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October 24, 2017
3 Natural Ways to Lead Higher in the Frenzy
Is your life as busy as mine? Busy can be a relative term; but I know most of us work and live at a very fast pace, and we must lead with honor in the midst of the activities of the day. I attribute my success and positive outlook in my busy schedule to the infusion of generous encouragement and affirmation that I receive from so many people around me. Not only do I receive much more than I give, but I’ve never felt so free to be myself.
As a former Vietnam POW, you can imagine how meaningful freedom is to me and how sensitive I am about the concept. As a leadership consultant and coach, I see that we all have mindsets from our past that are like shackles holding us back from being our best self.
To lead with more authentic impact, I need to be a giver every day of the year in three specific areas: personhood, performance, and potential.
Give affirmation.
This is about personhood. We all want to count, to be valued, to know that we are important in this life.
In our daily interactions with others, we have a choice to be a giver or a taker; it’s much healthier to give than to be needy taker. [Tweet This]
My goal is to authentically lift others up and not add to the burdens of self-doubt that we all carry. I’m going to be more intentional about affirming their uniqueness, recognizing their talents, and helping them see how special they are.
Give encouragement.
This is about performance.
Positive feedback reinforces mental and muscle memory, and it also energizes the recipient. [Tweet This]
I want to encourage others, but sometimes my old habits as an Air Force instructor pilot kick in. Grading every maneuver against perfection was required in that job, but it’s not very helpful in leadership (and most relationships, for that matter). I need to raise my awareness and emotional intelligence to quickly and consistently recognize small successes and good execution.
Give others a vision for their future.
This is about potential. From my early years, I had a few people who saw something in me that I didn’t see. In small and large ways, they communicated that vision to me—subtly calling me out to reach my potential. During the difficult years in the POW cells, those messages echoed through my mind and inspired me onward toward the day when I would finally be free again. For years I’ve made it part of my mission to pay back the bank for this great investment that was made in me by so many. I want to take the risk and double down in expressing my faith in others because I personally know how valuable it can be.
Your Natural Leadership Style
We all have times when we fight the demons of discouragement and doubt, but focusing on ourselves usually makes us needy. Instead of being takers, let’s commit to become better givers. And it’s also important to lead and live from your natural strengths that make your leadership unique.
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Lee’s Coaching Clip on a Support Team – Watch Inside
Do you need a wingman to watch your six o’clock in life and leadership? You bet you do! Watch Lee’s advice in this quick clip –
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October 23, 2017
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October 22, 2017
On This Day in Leadership History, October 22nd
On this day in leadership history in 1907, The Panic of 1907 began when depositors began withdrawing money from many New York banks.
What’s the leadership lesson? Learn now how you can lead with honor during times of crisis. What are the important attributes of crisis leadership?
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October 21, 2017
7 Core Behaviors for Honorable Leadership
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October 20, 2017
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, October 20, 2017
“It takes work to gain clarity by communicating and over-communicating to get alignment.” – Lee Ellis
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October 18, 2017
Quick Tip – The one radical leadership habit that successful CEO, Tom Crawford, recommends
Want to know the one radical leadership habit that successful CEO, Tom Crawford, recommends? Honorable leaders are intentional about getting input from their people. Here is the way Tom expressed it:
– Knowledge is powerful.
– Knowledge shared is more powerful.
– Knowledge from the people in the company who touch it every day is the most powerful of all.
But the higher you go in the organization, the harder it is to “lean down” and listen. And like all the other great leadership attributes, it also requires the rare leadership combination of confidence and humility that few of us naturally have.
Watch the clip in this month’s coaching article, and please share your comments and experience in this post, too – we love hearing from you!
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October 17, 2017
Fill-in-the-Blank – “As a leader, strategic listening means…”
Fill-in-the-Blank – “As a leader or team member, strategic listening to others means having to _________________.”
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October 16, 2017
This Leadership Story Must Be Told – Capt Dan Nauman
Recently at the Air Force Association Annual Convention, I had the special honor of meeting UGA Aircraft Commander and flying Bulldog alumnus, Capt. Dan Nauman USAF, and his B-52 crew from Grim 13. Dan is pictured to my right.
They were awarded the General Curtis Lemay Award for Best Bomber Crew at the convention for their leadership and bravery in recovering a B-52 that had flameouts on six of their eight engines over enemy territory. I’m grateful that they lived to share this feat of amazing courage and aviation skills.
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An example of a B52 Bomber and its arsenal.
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An example of a B52 Bomber in flight.
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