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February 16, 2016
Special Honor and Remembrance – True Hero, Col Fred Cherry (1928-2016)
Colonel Fred V. Cherry USAF (Ret)
This morning, we remember Colonel Fred V. Cherry who flew west this morning, February 16, 2016. Colonel Cherry was a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam from October 1965 to February 1973, and was awarded the Air Force Cross for his heroism as a POW.
He was a great friend, a true hero, and an inspiration to us all. For gallantry in resisting the enemy in the POW camps, he was awarded the Air Force Cross, second only to the Congressional Medal of Honor. We will miss him.
Thank you joining me in honoring his memory –
Colonel Fred Cherry – Biography
February 15, 2016
Practical Ways to Change Your Thinking to Change Your Results – See Inside
Leadership Consultant, Peter Chatel
Here’s a great checklist on how to get better results by changing your thinking from friend and consultant, Peter Chatel –
“Thoughts lead to actions and actions to results. So, if you want to change your results, then change your thoughts! Try starting with these ten thought starters”:
Think Big-Picture – look for the wholeness of the situation
Think Focus – reduce your distractions
Think Creative – combine your experiences for a fresh perspective
Think realistic –real versus what is wished for
Think strategic – direction, organization, finances, plan
Think reflective – slow down to speed up
Think unique – find the outliers where new insights reside
Think sharing – two heads are better than one
Think possibility – improbable doesn’t mean impossible
Think generosity – what good am I doing today?
Peter Chatel – LinkedIn Summary
February 14, 2016
On This Day in Leadership History, February 14, 2016
On this day in leadership history in 2005, the video-sharing website YouTube was activated. The service was created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005. In November 2006, it was bought by Google for US$1.65 billion.
What’s the leadership lesson? They created the platform to solve a problem of video-sharing with friends. What problems are you solving in your work? And how can you personally contribute to new solutions? Pay attention, and be creative!
YouTube – Wikipedia
February 12, 2016
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, February 12, 2016
Happy Birthday, President Lincoln!
“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts.” – Abraham Lincoln
February 11, 2016
Sharing the Love This Weekend for the Gary Sinise Foundation
During this weekend of celebrating love, we’d like to share our love for the Gary Sinise Foundation. Founded by actor, philanthropist, and friend, Gary Sinise, it honors our defenders, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need. They do this by creating and supporting unique programs designed to entertain, educate, inspire, strengthen, and build communities. Lee Ellis and Leading with Honor supports this worthwhile cause—
Please learn more and show your support, too!
Are you 40, 40, or 20? Find Your Leadership Tilt
40% of leaders are naturally results-oriented, 40% of leaders are naturally relationship-oriented, and 20% have characteristics of both. Which one are you?
Be bold and learn more about your natural leadership tilt –
Check it out, and please share!
February 10, 2016
Advice on Getting Your Dreams to Become a Strategic Reality
Here’s quick leadership advice on getting your dreams to become a reality. We like Randy Samelson’s latest book, “Breakthrough: Unleashing the Power of a Proven Plan” because it’s simple, six-step planning model.
Samelson says that “most dreams get stuck along the way to becoming reality. ‘Stuck’ is where dreams go to die.” To get unstuck, he asks leaders to discover a 3,000-year-old template “to help you break through the barriers that will inevitably confront you.”
He believes a credible plan includes three elements:
It is written.
It is measurable.
It is responsive to the unexpected.
Check it out and let us know what you think –
February 9, 2016
How Do You Stay Aligned and Organized? See Inside
Leaders—we need your advice. What are the tools or processes you use to keep your team aligned and organized? It could be a product, online app, meeting process, etc.—anything that’s been valuable to you.
Please share your comments and suggestions in this blog post – thank you!
February 8, 2016
Courageously Face Your Leadership Strengths and Struggles – Here’s How
Confronting our personal leadership strengths and struggles not always easy, but it is necessary to grow personally and professionally. Most of the time, the one thing holding us back from achieving vision and goals is ourselves!
Many leaders have used the “Courageous Leader Package” as a personal development program.
Learn More and see if it’s something you want to use.
February 7, 2016
On This Day in Leadership History, February 7, 2016
On this day in leadership history, the E6B computer celebrates 75 Years of flight. Every pilot and navigator trained in the air force for more than 50 years had to be proficient in using this simple device, and it was so fast, tangible, visual, accurate, and easy to learn and simple to use with many different applications that they needed for flight planning.
What’s the leadership lesson? Your great ideas and inventions can contribute and go beyond your expectations in helping and influencing others. Be inventive, be creative, and always be teachable as you grow as a leader!
E6B Device – Wikipedia
