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How to Promote Honor and Accountability in Your Culture – Watch This Encouraging Clip

If you find yourself discouraged by the lack of honor and accountability in our culture, Lee reminds us that we all have a voice to promote and encourage honorable leadership in our lives and work. Be encouraged by the clip below, and please share with others – thank you!  

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Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, August 19, 2016

“When your gut tells you that something is not right, follow your gut feeling; it is right 98 percent of the time!” – Gen. Wilbur L. Creech

Take Your Peek at Lee’s New Book, Engage with Honor – Early Release

Did you hear about the early eBook release of Lee’s new book, Engage with Honor? You can download it now on Amazon and start reading immediately! Here’s what others are saying:

“Engage with Honor inspires us to consider how accountability can be a strong thread in shaping corporate culture. Keep the passion Lee, for the ideas of honor, character, courage and commitment to shape the fabric of our culture.”

– Terence Chatmon, President & CEO, FCCI

“Engage with Honor is fascinating to read. The leadership lessons from his years as a POW are compelling, and it’s clear that the elements of his Courageous Accountability model – Character, Courage, and Commitment – are very real in his own life.”

– Bob and Lyn Turknett, Founders, Turknett Leadership Group

“[Engage with Honor] is a powerful, poignant read that is an absolute must for today’s current and future leaders, both in military and civilian environments.”

– Commander Mary Kelly, USN (ret), Author of Why Leaders Fail and The 7 Prescriptions for Success

Engage with Honor – Amazon Link

How to Conquer Your Leadership Limitations

Abby is undeniably beautiful. Soulful eyes, flowing hair, articulate, alert. She is fiercely loyal and protective of those she loves. Everyone sees her potential, but she’s stuck by the limitations of her past. She’s my neighbor’s dog, and she’s in search of purpose and significance. 

Showing up mysteriously on my neighbor’s front porch one day, this beautiful Collie was muddy, desperate, injured, and full of fear. Only God knows what she must’ve endured. So, my neighbors adopted her, got her medical attention, and cleaned her up; they feed her, buy her toys, spend time with her, and love her unconditionally. She is now a very fortunate dog, and she has everything at her disposal to be content, happy, and purposeful.

Unfortunately, though, she doesn’t know it. She’s still nervous, barks erratically, is threatened by strangers, has trouble resting at night and paces back and forth, and can’t relate with other dogs. She can’t get beyond her past, and she has lost a large part of her original identity given by her creator.

An Abby in All of Us

All of us struggle at times with negative thoughts, either from learned patterns of bad relationships or from distorted perspectives we’ve been tempted to pick up along the way.

“And, you’ve probably noticed that you can’t change your behavior without changing the thoughts behind your behavior.” [Tweet This]

As a leader, knowing yourself—your beliefs, your attitudes, your values—inevitably brings up the following questions –

Am I limited by my past acts or thoughts? Or, can I change the way I think and lead?
What do others think of me? And, are the thoughts true or false?
How can I get beyond my natural limitations and become a better friend and leader?
What new perspective or attitude can I adopt today that will affect how I lead tomorrow?

With a new paradigm—a new (or renewed) set of beliefs—many of the limits we thought constrained us disappear. We are equipped to live with focus and confidence. In our consulting work with organizations, the most powerful tool that we use are individual and team assessments that raise awareness about the unique design of each person that affect belief and performance.

The Bottom Line

“Your own level of belief is likely to be the biggest limitation in terms of discovering your ultimate potential as a leader.” [Tweet This]

With the right perspective about yourself and your unique purpose and calling, you are an unstoppable force. Leading with Honor is about the process of learning the principles that will help guide your actions and decisions.

What are the obstacles that are keeping you fulfilling your purpose? Where do you start? Or, how can you help someone else push beyond the false mindset that is limiting them? Start or join the dialogue on this important topic.

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Leadership Behavior DNA Comparisons

How does Leadership Behavior DNA compare against other assessment services such as The Birkman Method, MBTI Myers & Briggs, and DISC? LBDNA Services and Benefits Distinctives for more details (after you click the link, a PDF document will automatically download).

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Honorable Leadership in Action – David Goldfein

We wanted to officially congratulate Gen. David L. Goldfein who was sworn in as the Air Force’s 21st chief of staff recently. His tactical responsibilities are to ensure that the 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen under his command are fully trained and equipped. One of Goldfein’s first acts as chief of staff was to make a leadership pledge to his Airmen –

“(This is) my commitment to you — to work every day to give you everything I’ve got, to leave nothing on the table, to remain laser-focused on warfighting excellence, to find the opportunity in every challenge, to treat team building as a contact sport, and to be worthy of this honor,” he said. “And I can’t wait to get started. Fight’s on!”

You can read the entire article here.

Advance eBook Release of Engage with Honor – Get Your Copy

Want a sneak peek of Lee’s new book, Engage with Honor: Building a Culture of Courageous Accountability, before the September 2016 release? 

Get an advance release copy of the ebook on Amazon.com. After reading, please post a review on Amazon – thank you!

On This Day in Leadership History for August 14, 2016

On this day in leadership history in 1936, the first basketball competition was held at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. The U.S. defeated Canada, 19-8. What’s the leadership lesson? When pep talks aren’t working, healthy competition will motivate some team members like no other leadership method! Make it a part of your leadership strategy.

1936 Olympics – Wikipedia

How Courageous Accountability Gets Results – See Inside

As a leader or even a person who likes to succeed, consider the following reasons how courageous accountability keeps a focus on results:

Requires leaders to clarify goals and objectives and manage the process to achieve them.
Requires leaders to stay connected to resolve issues and obstacles as they arise—rather than as disappointments at the end.
Provides the best opportunity for excellence in execution.
Minimizes broken promises, surprises, and unmet expectations.
Yields better outcomes that positively impact the bottom line.

Read the entire chapter of Lee’s upcoming September release, Engage with Honor. And please share – thank you!

Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, August 12, 2016

“Connect the dots between individual roles and the goals of the organization. When people see that connection, they get a lot of energy out of work. They feel the importance, dignity, and meaning in their job.” – Ken Blanchard and Scott Blanchard

Trying to Change My Spouse and Other Leadership Errors

I’ve always been very honest in my posts—maybe too transparent at times to make a point. I’ll go out on the edge one more time on the topic of connecting uniquely with other people. I actually tried to change my wife to be more like me for the first years of our marriage. Then when I began developing assessments twenty-six years ago, I saw our scores. We were two to three standard deviations apart on almost every factor of personality. We have totally different talents. What she does well, I’m not good at and vice versa. She intuitively knew it, but I had never accepted it. The assessment made the art more scientific. I could see it in the graphs and there was no denying that we’re very different.

It was a revolutionary revelation that also changed my understanding of leadership and management. If you’ve experienced the same dynamic early in life with a spouse, sibling, parent, or child, you understand the importance of this revelation. The truth is that people are born with a wide array of talents—we’re not the same. If you know someone that needs this revelation, share this post with them – thank you

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