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New Study – Creative people want women leaders

According to this new study, “intuitive, extraverted and spontaneous women are the best choice for leading creative people”. Now more than ever, creative people want a transformational leader, especially one who uses motivation and intellectual stimulation. Other dimensions of transformational leadership include taking individuals’ needs into account, visioning and modeling.

Read More about these findings on the Science Daily website, and please share your comments here in this post – Thank you

 

 

 

 

 

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Virtual Book Clubs – Special Bulk Book Offer

Several Engage with Honor readers are using Lee’s latest book for team development or virtual book clubs. If you want copies for your group, save 20% with our 10-Book Package in our Online Store.

Purchase copies in the Online Store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On This Day in Leadership History, August 13th

On this day in leadership history in 1942, Henry Ford unveiled his “Soybean Car.” It was a plastic-bodied car that weighed about 1000 lbs. less than a steel car.

What’s the leadership lesson? The soybean car doesn’t exist today, but I guarantee that it helped encourage other creative, innovative ideas with others. Your influence has many indirect (and hopefully positive) touch points, too.

Soybean Car – Wikipedia

 

 

 

 

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Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, August 11, 2017

“Freedom is the burning desire of every human being, but it comes with a responsibility.” – Lee Ellis

 

 

 

 

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3 Important Insights About Resilience

Even in the dog days of Summer, it’s a good time to build resilience and strength as a leader. Lee has 3 insights about resilience that we all must understand –

Life is a battle, and we all get knocked down. The challenge is to stay in the battle and fight to get back on your feet. It’s hard to defeat someone who won’t quit.
You must believe in yourself. There are cycles and seasons, and we all go through ups and downs. You must believe that you can work through the challenges that come your way.
You can’t fight this battle alone. POWs learned that isolation is a powerful weapon of the enemy. Have people around you who will encourage you—speaking truth into your life about who you are and how valuable you are.

See the new 12-point checklist to help build those resilience reserves!

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Leadership Lessons from White House Turnover

Interesting article on assessing the leadership implications of the recent changes in White House staff. What is President Trump’s strategy? What effect does it have on the rest of the team?

Please read on the News@Northeastern website and share your comments here – thank you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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How Leaders Bounce Back with Tenacious Resilience

By Lee Ellis

Going through tough times that seem impossible. Pushing through a challenge with unrelenting determination. Simply not giving up when you want to call it quits. Doing things that you don’t feel like doing in order to achieve your goal. What personally comes to mind when you think about resilience? What’s your frame of reference?

POW Resilience

Resilience was a matter of life and death for the Vietnam POWs. For our families back home, resilience was the only way they could have a life.

There were numerous reasons we POWs were able to resist, endure torture, and bounce back. First of all, we were a competitive and optimistic group. But much of what enabled us to hang in there for 5, 6, 7, or 8 years related to our sense of duty. Duty, the indispensable attribute taught in virtually every leadership training program, is built on a foundation of faithfulness, character, responsibility, and commitment.

We were resilient because we were faithfully committed to each other and to our country. Back at home, Sybil Stockdale’s sense of duty as a wife, mother, and chairman of the League of POW/MIA Families empowered her to bounce back.

My parents, Molene and Leon, and my brother, Robert, and his wife, Pat, took it as their duty to support me and other POW/MIAs. They made speeches, wrote letters, gave interviews, and worked unceasingly, doing everything possible to engage our community, and indeed all Northeast Georgia, in our cause.

The Fuel of Resilience at Work

“Resilience empowered by duty is vital to all organizational success.” [Tweet This]

It takes many different forms in response to various needs. In the face of an economic slump or competitive challenge, a business leader may have to struggle tenaciously for profitability, and even survival. An organizational layoff may force the remaining employees to persevere under a heavier workload. A manager with an unprofessional boss may have to shield other employees from irrational decisions and hostile behaviors, while still remaining loyal.

One COO with whom I worked had to navigate through a professional minefield. She wanted to remain completely loyal to her boss, but she found herself regularly challenging him about questionable decisions that were undermining the foundation of the organization and draining energy from the leadership team. Eventually, however, the CEO’s poor judgment crossed the line in several areas, resulting in his removal.

Because this COO had exhibited such a strong sense of duty and loyalty throughout this period, the organization continued to perform at a high level during a very stressful time. As is often the case, the resilience of this one person was crucial to the resilience of the organization.

3 Insights About Resilience

What are the critical points of resilience that are needed during challenging times to emerge with victory?

Life is a battle, and we all get knocked down. The challenge is to stay in the battle and fight to get back on your feet. It’s hard to defeat someone who won’t quit.
You must believe in yourself. There are cycles and seasons, and we all go through ups and downs. You must believe that you can work through the challenges that come your way.
You can’t fight this battle alone. POWs learned that isolation is a powerful weapon of the enemy. Have people around you who will encourage you—speaking truth into your life about who you are and how valuable you are.

Preparing for Resilience

“To survive and thrive as a leader, you must build resilience before it’s needed!” [Tweet This]

Here’s a list to review and consider which of these areas need work for you or your leadership team –

– Roots                        – Forgiveness

– Values                      – Deepest Desires

– Faith                         – Vision for the Future

– Role Models           – Past Experiences

– Determination      – Others

– Courage                   – Gratitude

My new Resilience Checklist infographic goes deeper on each item in this list. If you gain personal insight on any of these items, you’ll be more resilient when facing the next challenge.

You Must Bounce Back

Authentic leaders know that life is difficult. They expect to get knocked down, and they have the proper attitude and outlook to persevere. You have a choice about how you will respond to difficulties. Confront the brutal realities of your situation, but never give up hope. Develop your plan, connect with your support team, and bounce back. Please share your stories and experience below.

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Read More on Inspirational POW Resilience

[image error]Chapter 6 in Lee’s award-winning book, Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton, goes deeper on the principle of resilience and bouncing back.

Read gripping stories on how the Vietnam POWs bounced back over and over again to eventually return home with honor.

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The Old vs New Way of Training

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With Leading with Honor‘s focus on scalable training solutions that use unique, natural leadership behavior as the basis for learning and retention, we’ve created one of the most customized, effective training methods available.

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On This Day in Leadership History, August 6th

On this day in leadership history in 1939, Dinah Shore started her own show on the NBC Blue radio network. After failing singing auditions for the bands of Benny Goodman, and both Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Shore struck out on her own to become the first singer of her era to achieve huge solo success. She had a string of 80 charted popular hits, spanning the years 1940–1957.

What’s the leadership lesson? Build up your resilience on what you love to do, and never give up. Keep going!

Dinah Shore – Wikipedia

 

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