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This 75-year Harvard study found the 1 secret to leading a fulfilling life

A Harvard study tracked two groups of men over 75 years and those with the most fulfilling lives had one thing in common.��

Check it out to achieve healthier life and leadership goals ���

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Coaching Clip – Can You Hear Me? The #1 Request from Your Staff

In the last 25 years, I���ve surveyed hundreds of groups asking them to reflect on their greatest leader and share the one attribute that set them apart (assuming the person had good character and integrity).

Lee���s brief coaching clip this month shares the answer and coaches leaders on how to use it effectively –

Also, read the companion coaching article on this topic – “3 Reasons Why Listening is a Leadership Game-Changer”

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Join Lee for This Special Event – Finding Peace and Purpose Tele-Summit

This is pretty exciting.

Lee Ellis will be taking part in an interview series, along with the amazing Dr. Gary Chapman (The 5 Love Languages) and the hysterical Dr. Dennis Swanberg.

It���s going to be a lot of fun and I don���t want you to miss it.

This Tele-Summit is called�����Finding Peace -How to Live in Confidence, Crush Confusion and Become Who God Created You To Be.��� ��

16 experts in various fields will encourage you like never before and offer instruction on how you can overcome worry and become all God created you to be.

Click here and you’ll be added to the fun:

“Find Peace/Live Purpose – The Tele-Summit.”

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Imagine living life in confidence, knowing you are doing what God called you to do.

Is that even possible? You bet! If only you���d known years ago but, it���s never too late.

Do not miss it. Here���s the link to join in.�����Find Peace / Live Purpose.”��

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You���ll hear experts in many fields from marriage to career, to finance.

You���ll get the perspective of a Christian Psychologist and from someone who overcame a spirit of fear.

You���ll hear entrepreneurs, authors, speakers, and people who will tell stories you���ll never forget.

You���ll hear from the man that wrote THE book on how to ���Rise Above The Chaos.���

You���ll get advice for life from a ventriloquist. Wait. What??�� Yep.

You���ll get new insights on how to look and feel great again from a Christian Nutritionist���.

How to overcome adversity from a former Prisoner of War.

How to look years younger by an��award-winning��skincare��expert.

And so much more.

���Finding Peace -How To Live in Confidence, Crush Confusion and Become Who God Created You To Be.���

 

Here are just a few of the guests:

Jess Rothchild����� Christian Psychologist

Matt Tommey����� Founder of The Thriving Christian Artists Conferences

Cherie Zack����� Women���s minister on marriage and overcoming fear. (You may have heard her on her syndicated radio show)

Jim and Martha Brangenberg����� Podcast hosts and speakers who make work worth doing.

Jim Banks����� Conference Speaker and Trauma Counselor

Steve Brogan����� Comedy Ventriloquist / Speaker and Sole Entrepreneur

Erick Rheam����� Author of ���Rise Above Chaos.���

Dr. Gary Chapman����� Author and Speaker of ���The 5 Love Languages.���

Dennis Swanberg����� Humorist / Speaker / ���America���s Minister of Encouragement.���

And much more.

You will be encouraged and instructed in the ways of God to live in confidence, crush confusion and find the purpose He created you to live.

 

Click here��and get��added to the festivities:�����Find Peace / Live Purpose.”

I am so excited to bring this to you and I believe you are going to hear something that changes your life

Have a super day!

We���ll see you there.

 

P.S. The host will be Matt Fore ��� Christian Speaker, Entertainer, and author of the book ���Live the Happy ��� How To Worry Less and Laugh More.���

P.P.S. You���ll also receive a�� night of entertainment as��part of the Summit. More on that.

You can save your spot here;�����Find��Peace/Live Purpose.”������

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3 Quick Tips on the Art and Discipline of Listening

What an extraordinary skill for leaders! Honing this skill can strongly contribute to catapulting you to success, because everyone likes to talk and be heard.��

Listening well is another aspect of human nature that continues what I���ve been writing about the last two months. It seems obvious, but things that are obvious often get overlooked as critical tools for becoming a great leader. Here are 3 reasons why listening is a true leadership gift ���

 

Listening is needed by others. In the last 25 years, I���ve surveyed hundreds of groups asking them to reflect on their greatest leader and share the one attribute that set them apart (assuming the person had good character and integrity). Are you ready for the Rollaboard revelation? Listening was the most common response by a large gap over number two. Honorable leaders discipline themselves to listen to their people.

 

Listening is not easy. Based on many years of using our Leadership Behavior DNA assessment, we know that 40% of the population is naturally bent toward results, mission, and tasks. Their minds automatically spring toward logic and rational, objective thinking. And as leaders they naturally trust their own idea more than others���. So listening is not natural for them.

The other 40% are naturally bent toward people and relationships. Their minds automatically spring toward feelings, and emotions like empathy. Many of them are big talkers and not good listeners and even those who are good listeners will still have a problem. To be a great listener, you must adapt and listen from both mindsets.

 

Listening helps others believe in themselves. When you listen to others you are being available, accessible, and approachable, making them feel safe, comfortable, and valued. This feeling of being worthy helps them gain inner confidence and believe more in themselves. You are helping them grow into a healthier and more productive person and leader���just like others have hopefully done for you.

 

I believe in you, and we would love to hear your stories of how you have grown in listening to others! Please post below.

Also, read the entire article on this topic – “3 Reasons Why Listening is a Leadership Game-Changer”

Special Offer: Know Yourself, Know Your People

This package combines the latest award-winning book,��Leadership Behavior DNA, along with the personalized report that forms the basis for the book!��

Read step-by-step as the book help you understand and interpret the results from your personal report ��� The��Behavioral Leadership Package��includes:

The��Leadership Behavior DNA��book����� Along with training the reader on the most important tenants of leadership, it also goes deep into the explaining the 8 Factors and 16 Traits that form the bedrock for helping manage the differences in yourself and others.��A 2020-2021 ReaderViews Reviewers Choice Gold Award Winner in the Self-Help Category.The��Leadership Behavior DNA��Assessment����� This is one of the only assessments in the world that specifically assesses and interprets natural leadership behavior. Receive a personalized 19-page report showing your unique Style Group, communication style, results vs relationships balance, and a development plan to apply these results.

$120.00 �����SAVE 20%��(1 �����Leadership Behavior DNA��Book, and 1 �����Leadership Behavior DNA Assessment Report)

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Leadership History Lesson for April 10th

On this day in leadership history, Joseph Pulitzer was born in 1847. At the end of his life, his will left $2 million for a fund which established annual prizes for literature, drama, music and journalism.

What���s the leadership lesson? Honorable leaders look for ways every day to give positive feedback and encouragement to others around them. Choose to give good energy to others.

Joseph Pulitzer – Wikipedia

 

 

 

 

 

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Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, April 8, 2022

������no conflict can be solved so long as all parties are convinced they are right. Solution is possible only when at least one party begins to consider how he might be wrong.��� ��� Arbinger Institute

 

 

 

 

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Coaching Article – 3 Reasons Why Listening is a Leadership Game-Changer

The art and discipline of listening���what an extraordinary skill for leaders! Honing this skill can strongly contribute to catapulting you to success, because everyone likes to talk and be heard.��

Listening well is another aspect of human nature that continues what I���ve been writing* about the last two months. It seems obvious, but things that are obvious often get overlooked as critical tools for becoming a great leader.

Wheels on Luggage

As one example of overlooking an opportunity, do you assume that we���ve always had wheels on luggage? It does seem so obvious, but it wasn���t until 1987 that a Northwest Airlines captain, working in his home workshop, decided to put wheels on luggage. His goal was to make the life of the flight crews a bit easier.

His design caught on and out came The Original Rollaboard��, and within a short time this concept was so popular that commercial aircraft were modified to carry wheeled luggage overhead.

Watch this month’s brief coaching clip on this topic, and then continue reading the article below –

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Human Nature Under the Microscope

Most of us have some knowledge of human nature, but how have we applied it? I had always been interested in it, but it took a new turn when I was locked up as a POW with male combat veterans for many years. I was captured at 24, and the average POW was six years older than me. Many had already been leaders, but learning became a daily process for all of us during those years.

In those cells, we could not help but listen to each other and get to know a lot about each other in a more in-depth way. It���s impossible to pretend 24 hours a day that you are something that you���re not, because the good, the bad, and the ugly eventually come out. This life-changing experience gave us lessons that we can use today, and listening was one of them.

 

Maturity and Security in Listening

In March, we talked about the importance of believing in yourself.

When leaders are truly comfortable with themselves, they can be vulnerable and authentic. They don���t have to pretend they are perfect or know all the answers. [Tweet This]

Authenticity is one of the strongest influencers that leaders can have.

But this month I want you to consider how believing in yourself frees you to connect with and give to others. If you are secure, you are more likely to be a giver than a taker.

Here are 3 reasons why listening is a true leadership gift ���

1. Listening is needed by others.

In the last 25 years, I���ve surveyed hundreds of groups asking them to reflect on their greatest leader and share the one attribute that set them apart (assuming the person had good character and integrity).

Are you ready for the Rollaboard revelation? Listening was the most common response by a large gap over number two. You may be thinking, ���Why is that?��� which is a good question. When you intentionally listen to someone, they feel valued and important. It���s human nature���we see it in babies, but all research shows the same to be true of adults. Honorable leaders discipline themselves to listen to their people.

2.Listening helps others believe in themselves.

When you listen to others you are being available, accessible, and approachable, making them feel safe, comfortable, and valued. This feeling of being worthy helps them gain inner confidence and believe more in themselves. You are helping them grow into a healthier and more productive person and leader���just like others have hopefully done for you.

Do you see how belief and security in yourself provides a solid foundation to adapt your behavior in any relationship to focus more on giving to others? And in relationships at work and home, giving often means listening with a high degree of respect and emotional intelligence.

3. Listening is not easy.

Based on many years of using our Leadership Behavior DNA assessment, we know that 40% of the population is naturally bent toward results, mission, and tasks. Their minds automatically spring toward logic and rational, objective thinking. And as leaders they naturally trust their own idea more than others���. So listening is not natural for them.

The other 40% are naturally bent toward people and relationships. Their minds automatically spring toward feelings, and emotions like empathy. Many of them are big talkers and not good listeners and even those who are good listeners will still have a problem.

To be a great listener, you must adapt and listen from both mindsets.

If someone is communicating from emotional/heart/relationships perspective and your first response is from rational/logical/results perspective, it will be received as cold and distant. Identify with the person���s perspective first, and then explore if they���re receptive to a rational perspective.

In personal relationships, research from some of the top marriage therapists shows that a good healthy dialogue requires the ability to know when and how to operate from what they call ���separate knowing��� and ���connected knowing��� which is very similar to the rational/logical/results and the emotional/heart/relationships thinking mentioned above.

“If you look back at all your relationships, you will likely recall times when a relational train wreck occurred because one person was communicating from the head and one person from the heart.” [Tweet This]

Your goal is to become more aware of where they are and where you are. To be a good listener, you must join them on their level���head or heart.

When you believe in yourself, you don���t have to use your logic to prove you are right and you don���t have to agree with them to feel accepted and safe. You���re able to focus on them, which is mutually beneficial. Their respect and value go up, and yours does too.

I believe in you, and we would love to hear your stories of how you have grown in listening to others!

LE [Tweet This Article]

Special Offer: Know Yourself, Know Your People

This package combines the latest award-winning book,��Leadership Behavior DNA, along with the personalized report that forms the basis for the book!��

Read step-by-step as the book help you understand and interpret the results from your personal report ��� The��Behavioral Leadership Package��includes:

The��Leadership Behavior DNA��book����� Along with training the reader on the most important tenants of leadership, it also goes deep into the explaining the 8 Factors and 16 Traits that form the bedrock for helping manage the differences in yourself and others.��A 2020-2021 ReaderViews Reviewers Choice Gold Award Winner in the Self-Help Category.The��Leadership Behavior DNA��Assessment����� This is one of the only assessments in the world that specifically assesses and interprets natural leadership behavior. Receive a personalized 19-page report showing your unique Style Group, communication style, results vs relationships balance, and a development plan to apply these results.

$120.00 �����SAVE 20%��(1 �����Leadership Behavior DNA��Book, and 1 �����Leadership Behavior DNA Assessment Report)

Click to Order Your Package

 

 

*Lee refers to these two previous articles:

“4 Leadership Lessons Learned Under Pressure” – Click to Watch and Read

“3 Ways to Have a Heart in Leadership” – Click to Watch and Read

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Leading with Honor FAQ – Teammate isn’t pulling weight

Leading with Honor FAQ ���

���My teammate shows up late for meetings or doesn���t deliver on promises. What should I do?���

Lee Ellis��� Answer ���

���Consider recruiting another teammate to go with you to meet with the person and ask them, ���What���s up?��� Not everyone is at the same level of maturity, or professionalism, and sometimes people may be going through a rough time personally. Help the individual identify the problem and a plan to solve it.

If you are the leader and see this, you can move into it in a similar fashion, keeping in mind that ultimately you have a responsibility to help the individual get better as well as a responsibility to the team to discipline those who are not accountable. This is where you walk the tightrope and where you earn your spurs as a leader. For more on teams holding peers accountable, I recommend The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni.���

View more FAQs on the Leading with Honor website.

 

 

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Honoring the Life of Lance Sijan – New Podcast

On the night of November 9, 1967, Lance Sijan was ejected from his crippled fighter-bomber over the steep mountains of Laos. Although critically injured and virtually without supplies, he evaded capture in savage terrain for six weeks. Finally caught and placed in a holding camp, he overpowered his guards and escaped, only to be captured again.

He resisted his interrogators to the end, and he died two weeks later in Hanoi. His courage was an inspiration to other American prisoners of war, and he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

Lee Ellis and others recount Lance���s inspirational life and contribution in this new podcast ���

Learn more about the Ready for Takeoff podcast and listen to more interviews.

 

 

 

 

 

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Leadership History Lesson for April 3rd

On this day in leadership history in 1948, U.S. President Harry Truman signed the Marshall Plan to revive war-torn Europe. It was $5 billion in aid for 16 countries. What���s the leadership lesson?

In addition to day-to-day business, honorable leaders look for ways to be abundantly generous with their time, talent, and money. Keep an open hand and be a giver.

The Marshall Plan – Wikipedia

 

 

 

 

 

 

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