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November 20, 2022
Leadership History Lesson for November 20th
On this day in leadership history in 1959, Britain, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and Sweden met to create the European Free Trade Association.
What���s the leadership lesson? What other organizations can you develop strategic partnerships in your work or industry? Mutually beneficial partnerships can strengthen everyone���s position to greater success.
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November 18, 2022
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, November 18, 2022
“It���s important to guard your mind and heart regarding negativity, because there are tactics created to divide us and intensify our negative biases.” ��� Lee Ellis
#grateful #thanksgiving2022 #wisdom #positivity #buildingculture #leadingwithhonor
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November 17, 2022
Latest Leadership Book Recommendation from Lee���s Bookshelf ��� Faith, Family and Fighter Jets
The Latest Leadership Book Recommendation from Lee���s Bookshelf ��� ���Faith, Family and Fighter Jets: How to Live Life to the Full with Grit and Grace��� by Todd ���Riddler��� Riddle.
This brand-new book is so good that I had to give Todd my personal endorsement ��� ���Todd the Riddler has done a great job of bringing together the challenges of life as a fighter pilot with the challenges of everyday living. His candid approach clearly connects with highly confident folks like us fighter pilots���especially the male ones who are quick thinkers and slow learners in relationships. His stories can help us all learn and grow. So kick the tires and light the fires and start turning those pages.���
Please check out Todd���s book on Amazon.com and recommend it to others���you���ll be glad you did.
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November 16, 2022
Tips to Be Grateful in a Season of Negativity
While we���re in this annual season of Thanksgiving, let���s pause, push back on the negativity in our culture, and reflect on our many blessings. Here are some that come to mind for me: ��
Faith. The essence of my faith, Christianity, reminds us to live the Ten Commandments and love our neighbor as ourselves, and they���re central to a free and healthy society.
Family. Having lots of unconditional love is the foundation for becoming a healthy person. Since no family is perfect, individually none of us are either.
Friends. As humans, we must have good relationships to be healthy.
Freedom. I���m thankful that we Americans live in the freest country in the world. Let���s pause to reflect objectively on the brilliant, honorable, and sacrificial work that our founding fathers did to create and sustain this great country.
Finances. I���m amazed at how prosperous we are in America today. Growing up as a country boy in Georgia only 60 years ago, some of our neighbors had no electricity and about 20 percent had no indoor plumbing. Some did not have running water. Most people did not go on vacations to resorts, and airline travel was only for the privileged.
Fate and Good Fortune. Now, here���s a challenge for you. Think back over your life history and recall someone who spoke into your life with encouraging words. They brought good fortune to your fate because they helped you believe in yourself. Recall the person, the situation, how you felt, and how it impacted you then and now.
Read and watch this month’s coaching on this topic – “6 Immediate Ways that Leaders Can Be Grateful”
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November 15, 2022
The 4Cs of Courageous Accountability
#courage #character #collaboration #leadership #clarity #leadingwithhonor
Read more about the 4Cs and purchase the book, Engage with Honor: Building a Culture of Courageous Accountability
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November 13, 2022
Leadership History Lesson for November 13th
On this day in leadership history in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC. It took nine years of planning, dedication, and generosity of many people to make this memorial become a reality.
What���s the leadership lesson? Honorable leaders know that great things can happen when people come together with a unified purpose. Learn more at www.vvmf.org.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Wikipedia
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November 11, 2022
Happy Veterans Day!
Happy Veterans Day from Lee Ellis and the Leading with Honor Team
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November 10, 2022
Coaching Clip – How to Be an Influentially Grateful Leader
In this new 4-minute coaching clip, Lee gives us some positive, practical advice on how to lead with a grateful heart and attitude. Applying these principles can transform any threat of negativity for you and your team.
Also, read the related blog on this topic – “6 Immediate Ways that Leaders Can Be Grateful”
Show Your Gratitude This Season
So many leaders have given their team a copy of Leading with Honor as a thoughtful expression of their contribution. This award-winning book reveals intimate stories from Lee’s 5-year Vietnam POW experience and the leadership lessons that he learned there.
Bulk savings packages available when purchasing multiple copies.
Purchase Leading with Honor
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November 8, 2022
New Interview – The Jocko Podcast
With an estimated 1.6 million subscribers, the Jocko Podcast just featured Lee in one of the most in-depth interviews of his military and coaching career. Jocko unearthed some never-before-discussed topics with Lee that bring new life to his POW experience.
Listen or watch this conversation on your favorite podcast platform (iTunes, Spotify, Google, etc.) or the YouTube link below.
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Coaching Article – 6 Immediate Ways that Leaders Can Be Grateful
In today���s culture it seems that being positive and thankful is not easy to keep ���top of mind.��� I���ve noticed that most media outlets��� emphasis and tactics are not focused on sharing good news but lean heavily toward using criticism and negative points to attract our attention.
It becomes even more obvious on social media where the click bait headline tries to grab you into opening their story.
“It���s important to guard your mind and heart regarding negativity, because there are tactics created to divide us and intensify our negative biases.” [Tweet This]
Here’s my 4-minute coaching on ways to be grateful as a leader, and then continue reading the article below –
While we���re in this annual season of Thanksgiving, let���s pause, push back, and reflect on our many blessings. Here are some that come to mind for me:
Faith. The Judeo-Christian faith on which our country was founded has been the foundation for our freedom. The essence of Christianity reminds us to live the Ten Commandments and love our neighbor as ourselves, and they���re central to a free and healthy society. I am so thankful that my parents anchored our family in the Christian faith.
Family. Having lots of unconditional love is the foundation for becoming a healthy person. Since no family is perfect, individually none of us is either. Growing up, the love of my biological family and those that adopted me as family were critical to my being the person I am today.
Friends. As humans, we must have good relationships to be healthy. I���ve been blessed throughout my life with so many wonderful friends that have encouraged me and helped me grow for many decades.
Freedom. Because my freedom was taken away for more than five years when I was locked in the cells of the POW camps, this one stands out very clearly to me. I���m thankful that we Americans live in the freest country in the world. Let���s pause to reflect objectively on the brilliant, honorable, and sacrificial work that our founding fathers did to create and sustain this great country.
Finances. I���m amazed at how prosperous we are in America today. Growing up as a country boy in Georgia only 60 years ago, some of our neighbors had no electricity and about 20 percent had no indoor plumbing. Some did not have running water; it was all drawn from a well. Most people did not go on vacations to resorts, and airline travel was only for the military, business leaders, and the very wealthy. Health insurance was almost non-existent. Compare that to today���s affluent culture.
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is kind of the kickoff for the holiday season. For many, the shopping demons take over and life is a swirl until early January. But let���s all pause these next few weeks to be intentionally thankful. The list above is a good place to start, but I want to add one more that can help us all grow as leaders.
Fate and Good Fortune. Think back over your life history and recall someone who spoke into your life with encouraging words. They brought good fortune to your fate because they helped you believe in yourself. Recall the person, the situation, how you felt, and how it impacted you then and now.
How did it help you grow and become who you are today as a person, family member, teammate, and leader? If you pause and reflect on just one person who did that for you, I think you will see how important encouragement from others is and what a blessing it has been. Be especially thankful for that person this year. If they are still alive, consider reaching out to them and saying, ���Thank you,��� and sharing the impact they had on you.
If they have passed on, consider how you can give that gift to one of their relatives or someone else that you know needs your encouragement. I hope you will take this challenge and then post your story of how you have been thankful to someone who encouraged you.
Next month we���ll see very specifically the power of encouragement. In the meantime, please know that I���m thankful that you are a follower of Leading with Honor.
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Show Your Gratitude This Season
So many leaders have given their team a copy of Leading with Honor as a thoughtful expression of their contribution. This award-winning book reveals intimate stories from Lee’s 5-year Vietnam POW experience and the leadership lessons that he learned there.
Bulk savings packages available when purchasing multiple copies.
Purchase Leading with Honor
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