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Psychological Safety Advice

Grateful for my friend Jason Harris, who is training and coaching leaders and groups how to employ psychological safety in their day-to-day���that is, how to create a safe and supportive environment for everyone to grow and learn. Here���s just one of his clips on the topic ���

 

#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #teamdevelopment #buildingculture

 

 

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Leadership History Lesson for August 18th

On this day in leadership history in 1916, Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace was made into a national shrine.

What���s the leadership lesson? What honorable leader(s) have you had in your life that was so important that they should have a shrine created in their memory? Keep their influence alive by leading with honor every day!

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace ��� Link

 

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Captured by Love Wisdom for Today, August 16, 2024

Captured by Love Quote ��� ���If you can remember to be thankful for what you do have, you have a superpower that can get you through the worst of circumstances.��� ��� Ralph & Bobbi Gaither

Purchase your copy at POWromance.com

 

#Romance #Lovestory #Military #marriagegoals #Resilience #VietnamPOW #Courage #Passion #CapturedbyLove #LoveLessons

 

 

 

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How Free are You as a Leader? Here���s the Checklist

Over 30 ways to lead with more freedom! Leadership freedom is about knowing yourself and being authentic���shedding away layers of protection that keep you from growing. The free checklist infographic below has been downloaded by thousands of people wanting to assess where they are in being an honorable leader.�� See where you stand���

View and Download the Leading with Honor Checklist

#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #leadershipbehavior #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker

 

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Coaching Clip – Women Leaders Who Know How to Connect with Others

In this month���s coaching clip, Lee shares his recent experience at the EAA AirVenture event and an excellent example of how women leaders intentionally connect with others. Watch and learn from their experience how to grow this attribute in your own leadership.

Read the entire article on this topic – “Are Independent Thinkers a Recipe for Team Success?”

 

Save 30% when you Buy the Two-Book Honor Package!

Purchase these award-winning books from Lee Ellis and FreedomStar Media in one package. Leading with Honor outlines the 14 leadership lessons learned in the POW camps of Vietnam. Then, Engage with Honor applies many of the original leadership lessons into a practical Courageous Accountability Model. (includes 1 ��� Leading with Honor Hardcover book, 1 ��� Engage with Honor Softcover book)

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Online Team Development Training

With over 20 years training and coaching leaders, we know that the most effective development comes in community. And our mission has shifted toward leaders developing their people���the most efficient way���growing and taking others with them. The challenge is that many leaders don���t feel qualified to conduct training, and it���s expensive.

With this Courageous Accountability online development course, we���ve created an online platform using the latest, real-time collaborative learning technology to ensure the best learning environment possible.

Request a Quote to have your team experience the Courageous Accountability Development Course.

 

 

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U.S. Air Force Chaplains 75th Anniversary

What a special evening with our U.S. Air Force Chaplains who work so hard to care for the spiritual needs of our USAF men and women. In my speech at their 75th Anniversary of the Air Force Chaplain Corps, I shared how much faith played an important part in my personal POW experience as well as our community of POWs.

Their work is important as we support the mental, emotional, and spiritual health of those that serve and protect our nation.

#courage #leadership #accountability #spiritualhealth #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker

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Leadership History Lesson for August 11th

On this day in leadership history in 1984, U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, during testing of the microphone, the President said of the Soviet Union, “My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”

What���s the leadership lesson? Honorable leaders can make mistakes, but they correct them with truth and integrity as quickly as possible.

Ronald Reagan – Wikipedia

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Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, August 9, 2024

“Honorable leaders recognize that people have different talents, and they learn to adapt their interactive behaviors to make the other person feel accepted and valued.” ��� Lee Ellis

#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #leadershipbehavior #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker

 

 

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Podcast Interview – How to Survive and Thrive

This week, I had the opportunity share for a couple of minutes on ���How to Survive and Thrive��� on the One Golden Nugget Podcast.��

Check it out and listen

 

#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #leadershipbehavior #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker

 

 

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Coaching Blog – Are Independent Thinkers a Recipe for Team Success?

Everyone should think and act like me, right? Early in life, many of us assumed that people thought the same way that we did���and if they didn���t, they were wrong. My way seemed the best, and everyone should want to operate like me. Thankfully, somewhere along the way, my worldview evolved to realize that others were just wired differently.

 

Learning This Lesson Under Pressure

I had begun to learn this in college, but as a young fighter pilot I was in a group that was highly confident, loved competition, and possessed the attitude that you were the best among the best.

Later in the POW camps when we were isolated and tortured, we became more humble. And then as we fighter pilots and aircrew were placed in large cells with 40-60 POWs, our humble growth in understanding differences continued. Locked up in a cell for a couple of years together, the similarities were obvious, but the wildly varying perspectives and talents also became apparent.

Those different talents helped us build an incredibly strong team that could accomplish almost any goal. Some were naturally gifted at secret communications, while others were gifted at memorizing data and messages. Some were good at teaching math while others at teaching music or a language like French or Spanish (we had no books, but our minds brought back much of what we had learned in the past). Some could walk on their hands back and forth in the large cell covering as much as 100 feet, and some could remember a movie and share it with the group on Saturday night. Some were talkers and some were listeners. Some loved to argue, and some avoided it like the plague.

The main point is that we learned about ourselves and how to recognize, appreciate, and value our differences.

 

This coaching clip expands on this idea. Please watch, and then continue reading the blog below ���

 

Honorable Leaders Value Differences

Here���s this month���s coaching point for you as a leader –

 

“Honorable leaders recognize that people have different talents, and they learn to adapt their interactive behaviors to make the other person feel accepted and valued.” [Tweet This]

 

In July while speaking at the annual EAA AirVenture (Experimental Aircraft Association), I had the great privilege to meet General Jackie Van Ovost USAF, an Air Force pilot and now commander of the U.S. Transportation Command. In her decorated career, she is recognized as a great leader and pilot. (Sidenote: as a teenager, she got her pilot���s license before she got a driver���s license.)

Col Lee Ellis USAF (Ret) and Gen Jackie Van Ovost USAF with the Captured by Love book

 

In one of her past interviews, she talked about how important it was for leaders to adapt to communicate and relate to people based on their unique talents. For example, when someone is highly introverted, they may not want to speak up in the meeting, especially to share a different perspective. So, she recognized that and reached out to them in private to gain their insights and make them feel heard and valued.

 

This principle of adapting to others is highlighted in the following –��

 

“The Platinum Rule says, ‘ Do unto others as they would like to be done unto.’��� [Tweet This]

 

Please read that again and reflect on it for a few seconds.

The Platinum Rule may sound like a conflict with the Golden Rule (���Do unto others as you would like to be done unto���), but they complement one another. The Golden Rule is talking about valuing, appreciating, and respecting. To capitalize on each person���s unique talents, leaders must make others feel valued and important by interacting with people the way that they want to be treated. The Platinum Rule is exactly what Gen. Van Ovost was doing to connect with her people.

Here are just three examples of how people have different talents ���

Reflective and focused vs. Expressive and adaptiveFast Paced and challenging vs. Patient and harmoniousSpontaneous and general vs. Planned and specific

You can see these talents are very different, which requires adapting your behavior to connect with the person on each side.

 

It���s crucial for leaders to coach themselves to observe people and uniquely connect based on their talents. Whether it���s at work or at home, adapting the way that you interact with people is one of the most powerful ways to gain respect and influence with others. As a complimentary gift, download a free chapter from my book, Engage with Honor, titled ���Connect: Know Yourself���Know Your People���.

Try it for the next few weeks, and then post your comments below on how it works for your leadership. ��

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Save 30% when you Buy the Two-Book Honor Package!

Purchase these award-winning books from Lee Ellis and FreedomStar Media in one package. Leading with Honor outlines the 14 leadership lessons learned in the POW camps of Vietnam. Then, Engage with Honor applies many of the original leadership lessons into a practical Courageous Accountability Model. (includes 1 ��� Leading with Honor Hardcover book, 1 ��� Engage with Honor Softcover book)

Purchase Your Honor Package in the Leading with Honor Store

Purchase Your Honor Package on Amazon.com

 

Online Team Development Training

With over 20 years training and coaching leaders, we know that the most effective development comes in community. And our mission has shifted toward leaders developing their people���the most efficient way���growing and taking others with them. The challenge is that many leaders don���t feel qualified to conduct training, and it���s expensive.

With this Courageous Accountability online development course, we���ve created an online platform using the latest, real-time collaborative learning technology to ensure the best learning environment possible.

Request a Quote to have your team experience the Courageous Accountability Development Course.

 

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