Lee Ellis's Blog, page 41
January 12, 2024
Captured by Love Wisdom for Today, January 12, 2024
���People who remain grateful for what they have���regardless of their circumstances���are the happiest people in the world.��� – Jim & Dora Bell
POWromance.com #Romance #Lovestory #Military #marriagegoals #Resilience #POW50th #VietnamPOW #Courage #Passion #CapturedbyLove #LoveLessons
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January 11, 2024
My Recent Appearance on Wreaths Across America
Wow, what an honor to be a guest on the ���Wreaths Across America��� radio program to talk about the history and future of honorable leadership through the lens of my experience. This nonprofit organization is doing fantastic work in displaying honor and respect to our fallen heroes.
Please listen and share at this link or your favorite podcast provider.
#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #leadershipbehavior #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker
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January 10, 2024
Ask These 4 Quick Questions to Check Your Character
Do you want to build trust with others? Character is a key ingredient and makes your team feel safe under your leadership. Typically, when we make a mistake and admit it and work to correct back, most people will trust us more. But that takes courage.
Ask yourself these four questions:
Have you clarified your standards and values of ethics? If not, we recommend that you start with the Honor Code shown here. You can use it to form your own standards. Does your walk match your talk? Ask yourself are you truly committed to living by these standards. Are you willing to be accountable? Do you have someone to give you counsel when you are not sure where the lines of ethics are? Who is a mentor or teammate that can help you be accountable? Do you take ownership of your mistakes and shortcomings? Do you act quickly to correct back on course i.e. apologize and make amends for your wrong actions and words? If you have doubts and fears, it���s going to be hard to be vulnerable and admit that you are struggling to live up to these standards.
We have the opportunity to make honorable, character-filled decisions every day to make a lasting difference���to live and lead with honor. This is the essence of respect which provides positive and powerful influence.
Read the entire coaching blog – “What���s the Foundation for All Leadership Decisions?”
#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #leadershipbehavior #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker
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January 9, 2024
New Interview with Mark Divine!
Author, podcaster, and retired Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine and I had a great conversation a few days ago on the Mark Divine Show about life and leadership lessons that can benefit anyone.
We discussed the themes of what it means to be secure vs insecure, how to be independent yet interdependent with others, and how to inspire others in your daily work.
Listen at the YouTube link below or your favorite podcast provider. And please post your comments and wisdom below, too.
#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #leadershipbehavior #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker
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January 7, 2024
Leadership History Lesson for January 7th
On this day in leadership history in 1924, George Gershwin completed “Rhapsody in Blue” at the age of 26. Despite his short life passing away at only 38 years old from a brain tumor, he made a significant impact in the music world.
What���s the leadership lesson? As an honorable leader, be intentional about using your natural talents and strengths to improve the world.
George Gershwin – Wikipedia
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January 5, 2024
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, January 5, 2024
“Do you want to build trust with others? Character is a key ingredient and makes your team feel safe under your leadership.” ��� Lee Ellis
#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #leadershipbehavior #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker
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January 4, 2024
Coaching Clip – How Character-Focused Leaders Build Trust
Besides the competency and skills to do a job with excellence, building trust as a leader with others is paramount to success. In this new coaching clip, Lee connects the dots on how to use good character to build trust. The new year is a perfect time to refine this valuable trait!
Read the entire blog on this topic – “What���s the Foundation for All Leadership Decisions?”
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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January 2, 2024
Coaching Blog – What���s the Foundation for All Leadership Decisions?
(Editor���s note: we���re excited to announce a new series of coaching blogs for 2024 that focus on the leadership models that we have developed over the past 25 years. We hope that they���re helpful in your leadership.)
���A picture is worth a thousand words.��� Data shows that visual images provide the fastest way for the majority to grab the big picture of the idea. Hence, we at Leading with Honor�� use models to illustrate some of the key principles of leadership.
We���re going to unpack the Leadership Attributes Model below and recognize first that character is the foundation and/or core for all other leadership attributes. Sustaining good character is a daily challenge. We are humans and every one of us is tempted to step away from some of the bricks that support the foundation of good character.
As we all have seen throughout history, when character is not present the only way a leader (or country) can survive is through power and control of others, usually accompanied by a false narrative and media propaganda. Because of the growing challenges in our culture (in particular, media and politics), it���s a good time to focus on the importance of character.
My new coaching clip expands on this idea. Please watch, and then continue reading the blog below ���
Consider these related words that are synonymous with character: truthful, respectful, committed, ethical, responsible, accountable, and values driven. These behaviors are essential for a person to live and lead with honor.
But there is one more key point���you must have courage to sustain your character. You���ll see in the model that courage provides the ���push��� to give us the energy and willfulness to overcome our doubts, fears, and false pride to live and lead with character and perform all of those other attributes.
Character Examples to Show the Way
I refer to my Vietnam POW experience often because it was such a life-changing training exercise on character and honor. Repeatedly, our courageous POW leaders demonstrated ��character under the toughest condition. Their commitment to follow the military Code of Conduct and achieve ��our mission to ���Return with Honor��� was inspiring. ��Their example of character and courage ��enabled us to take torture, resist the enemy, serve honorably, and achieve our goals.
I���ve written two leadership books that share stories and leadership lessons from that experience, and they are just as important today in our culture as they were during our experience in Vietnam.
The Companions of Character and Honor
I intentionally link these two words together���character and honor���because they���re so similar. Whether deciding not to take office supplies home for personal use, to more serious infractions issues that could land you in prison, they form the foundation for all life���at work, home, and in the community.
Ten years ago, we developed a graphic that has become a manifesto for character for tens of thousands of leaders and teams called the Honor Code. These seven items can help every person sustain their character daily.
Though initially seen as simple, when we���re in tough situations it���s not easy to live by these standards. From time to time, I tend to drift away from these standards and must coach myself to ���own it��� and correct back.
Typically, when we make a mistake and admit it and work to correct back, most people will trust us more. But that takes courage.
“Do you want to build trust with others? Character is a key ingredient and makes your team feel safe under your leadership.” [Tweet This]
Ask these four questions to do a quick check on your character.
Have you clarified your standards and values of ethics? If not, we recommend that you start with the Honor Code shown here. You can use it to form your own standards.Does your walk match your talk? Ask yourself are you truly committed to living by these standards. Are you willing to be accountable?Do you have someone to give you counsel when you are not sure where the lines of ethics are? Who is a mentor or teammate that can help you be accountable?Do you take ownership of your mistakes and shortcomings? Do you act quickly to correct back on course i.e. apologize and make amends for your wrong actions and words? If you have doubts and fears, it���s going to be hard to be vulnerable and admit that you are struggling to live up to these standards. Discuss with someone you trust or a counselor to help you believe in yourself to the point where you can courageously live by these standards and correct back quickly when you begin to drift away.
Unfortunately, we see frequent examples of poor character from leaders and politicians in the news���willing to sidestep to get their way.. But we have the opportunity to make honorable, character-filled decisions every day to make a lasting difference���to live and lead with honor. This is the essence of respect which provides positive and powerful ��influence. ��I hope that you���ll join me in committing to the benchmark of exceptional character and honor this year.
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Frederick Barnard said this in 1921, so we have been using it for over 100 years.
P.S. I’m excited to announce a special event coming up on January 13th — the “Vietnam War 50th Celebration of Character & Courage” at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C.�� Please join me in-person, or you can view online. Get more details here.
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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December 31, 2023
Leadership History Lesson for December 31st
On this day in leadership history in 1999, Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigned. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was designated acting president.
What���s the leadership lesson? Honorable leaders know that ���forced respect��� never works in the long run. Genuine respect is won with authenticity, trust, humility, and mutual respect for others.
Vladimir Putin – Wikipedia
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December 29, 2023
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, December 29, 2023
���And you can never be other than who you are until you’re willing to embrace the reality of who you are. Only then can you truly become who you’re most deeply called to be.��� ��� Dr. David Benner
#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #leadershipbehavior #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker
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