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April 1, 2022
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, April 1, 2022
“Many aspects of leadership are important, but if the sum doesn���t bring positive influence, you can never be an effective leader.” ��� Lee Ellis
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March 31, 2022
Infographic ��� How to Build a Culture of Courageous Accountability
Free Infographic! A lack of positive accountability in personal and work relationships can be catastrophic for all involved. Want to know the 5 primary obstacles to accountability? This practical tool shows the lack of accountability, the obstacles, the 4C���s of making accountability a regular part of honorable leadership.
Check out it and post your comments and experience too ��� thank you
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March 29, 2022
National Vietnam War Veterans Day
We���re celebrating today, March 29th, as the annual National Vietnam War Veterans Day marking the day the last U.S. troops left South Vietnam which ended America’s direct military involvement in 1973.
We remain grateful to the men and women that served to protect our freedom during this time in history, and we remember those that paid the ultimate price. #NeverForget
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March 28, 2022
4 Quick Tips to Balance Professional Care with Getting Results
Healthy leaders recognize that when their team members feel good about themselves, they naturally perform better���meaning they feel comfortable with themselves.
With this insight, secure leaders are able to be intentional about affirming others. It���s a practical way of moving a person toward being more confident and secure.�� Those types of connections have more power than you can ever imagine, but they may not feel automatically natural. Here are four steps that will help you get there ���
Train your mindset so that it will support your heart in this effort.
Dr. Richard Boyatzis��� teaching on emotional intelligence and resonant leadership lay out the evidence that scientifically proves the power of compassionately caring and connecting with others in this way.
Develop your strategy and tactics to be more intentional in encouraging and affirming others.
– Accept that you will have to be vulnerable and genuinely open yourself to make this connection.
– Look for ways to affirm them, remembering it must be true and genuine. You may even want to write a short one or two sentence script if it seems difficult to do.
Look for a good opportunity and deliver your message. At first this may be a bit mechanical for those who are highly results-oriented, but it will get more comfortable. Soon it will start to come more naturally.
Make it a habit and use tools if needed. There was a story about a senior vice-president at Bellsouth (now part of ATT) who put ten dimes in her pocket each morning. Every time she affirmed someone, she moved a dime to the other pocket. Her goal was to move all ten dimes over before the end of the day. How is that for being intentional? It may sound hokey, but it worked.
Remember���the goal is to become more intentional in connecting with the hearts of your team (and others too). Give it a try and then let us and others know how it���s working for you.
Also, read and watch the entire blog on this topic – “Natural Leadership Behaviors of Great Mentors”
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March 27, 2022
Leadership History Lesson for March 27th
On this day in leadership history in 1933, about 55,000 people staged a protest against Hitler in New York City. World War II started six years later in 1939.
What���s the leadership lesson? Honorable leaders know the right thing to do, and they raise their awareness and influence to invite others to join the cause.
1933 Madison Square Garden Protest – Wikipedia
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March 25, 2022
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, March 25, 2022
“Connecting with the heart of others helps heal the feelings of lack and self-doubt from their past.” ��� Lee Ellis
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March 24, 2022
The Latest Book Recommendation ��� ���What Now, Lieutenant?
The Latest Leadership Book Recommendation from Lee���s Bookshelf ��� ���What Now, Lieutenant?: Leadership Forged from Events in Vietnam, Desert Storm and Beyond��� by Gen. Richard “Butch” Neal
In this riveting story, he was 24 years old when he participated in his first significant combat experience (and surprisingly, what he was called upon to do, was something he never imagined). The fighting lasted six hours, and toward the end, they were almost out of ammunition. That battle was the crucial event in his life; an ultimate ���What Now, Lieutenant?��� moment that taught him so much that came into play in other such moments in my future.
Please learn more on the GoodReads website about this book.
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March 22, 2022
Coaching Article – The Natural Leadership Behaviors of Great Mentors
“The goal of many leaders is to get people to think more highly of the leader.
The goal of a great leader is to help people to think more highly of themselves.”
– Carla Nortcutt
Most great stories have a struggling protagonist and a mentor, someone who speaks into their life to help them find their way.�� You may recall Mentor from The Odyssey, the original ���mentor��� who spoke into the life of Telemachus, inspiring him to live up to his potential and preserve the home front until his father Odysseus��� return. In more recent times we���ve seen Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker, John Keating and his students in Dead Poets Society, and Gandalf and Frodo in The Lord of the Rings. In real life there was Moses who served that role for Joshua, and Socrates mentored Plato, who then mentored Aristotle.
More recently, Warren Buffet has mentored several famous business leaders. In the POW camps Capt. Ken Fisher was that person for me. The bottom line is that mentors speak into the lives of others to inspire and challenge them to overcome their doubts and achieve their potential.
Helping Others Become More Secure
In the past, we’ve unpacked the topic of core identity and how to move from insecure leadership to secure leadership. Every person is constantly sliding back and forth on this continuum, but there are practical ways you can help others move toward a more Secure Self. And this is crucial to being an honorable and effective leader.
Healthy leaders recognize that when their team members feel good about themselves, they naturally perform better���meaning they feel comfortable with themselves. They have that healthy degree of inner-security that we have been talking about.
With this insight, secure leaders are able to be intentional about affirming others. It���s a practical way of moving a person toward being more confident and secure.�� Those types of connections have more power than you can ever imagine, but they may not feel automatically natural. To get a better sense of your natural leadership style, take the Leadership Behavior DNA assessment.
4 Steps to Connect with the Heart
Whether it���s part of your natural leadership behavior or not, you need to be intentional in doing it. Here are four steps that will help you get there ���
Train your mindset so that it will support your heart in this effort. Watch Dr. Richard Boyatzis��� online videos on resonant leadership –
His many years of research and teaching in emotional intelligence and resonant leadership lay out the evidence that scientifically proves the power of compassionately caring and connecting with others in this way.
Develop your strategy and tactics to be more intentional in encouraging and affirming others.
– Accept that you will have to be vulnerable and genuinely open yourself to make this connection.
– Begin to observe others and see them as valuable human beings that are struggling to gain a foothold with their own security and confidence.
– Look for ways to affirm them, remembering it must be true and genuine. You may even want to write a short one or two sentence script if it seems difficult to do.
Look for a good opportunity and deliver your message. At first this may be a bit mechanical for those who are highly results-oriented, but it will get more comfortable. Soon it will start to come more naturally.
Make it a habit and use tools if needed. There was a story about a senior vice-president at Bellsouth (now part of ATT) who put ten dimes in her pocket each morning. Every time she affirmed someone, she moved a dime to the other pocket. Her goal was to move all ten dimes over before the end of the day. How is that for being intentional? It may sound hokey, but it worked. She was an amazing leader who got great results, and people did not want to let her down.
Remember���the goal is to become more intentional in connecting with the hearts of your team (and others too). So, do you see the power you have? Are you willing to engage with your people to help them feel more secure and confident? Expect a real return on your investment. Give it a try and then let us and others know how it���s working for you.
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THE BOOK
Read the award-winning book on how to discover natural talents and manage differences
THE ASSESSMENT
Download a sample report from our 10-minute, validated questionnaire. We use it everyday to train and develop leaders and teams. Request more information on how you can use our assessment in your organization or practice.
THE TRAINING
Learn more about live and virtual training services are available, or become certified to administer the assessment.
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People And Profits: A Leader���s Guide to Balancing Results And Individual Needs
Over a year ago, Glassdoor released a list highlighting the 20 companies with the highest-rated work-life balance during Covid-19, and the data still holds true. It indicates the desired pandemic balance needs to be 40% results, 60% individual needs. Many employees are anxious, stressed, and unsure about their future.
They need a leader who cares about them, and Leading with Honor regularly trains leaders and teams on the need for a results vs relationship balance.
Check out the entire article on the Zenger Folkman website, and post your experience and wisdom below too ���
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March 20, 2022
Celebrating Women’s History Month – Condoleezza Rice
We���re celebrating National Women���s History Month with a focus on Condoleezza Rice ��� she was first for many things:
Condoleezza “Condi” Rice is a diplomat, political scientist, civil servant, and professor who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Rice served as the 66th United States secretary of state from 2005 to 2009 and as the 20th national security advisor from 2001 to 2005.Rice was the first female African American secretary of state and the first woman to serve as National Security Advisor.Rice was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and grew up while the South was racially segregated.She obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Denver and her master’s degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame. In 1981, she received a PhD from the School of International Studies at the University of Denver.She worked at the State Department under the Carter administration and served on the National Security Council as the Soviet and Eastern Europe Affairs Advisor to President George H. W. Bush during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and German reunification from 1989 to 1991.Rice later pursued an academic fellowship at Stanford University, where she later served as provost from 1993 to 1999.On December 17, 2000, she joined the Bush administration as President George W. Bush’s National Security Advisor. In Bush’s second term, she succeeded Colin Powell as Secretary of State.She was the second female secretary of state, after Madeleine Albright.
Condoleezza Rice – Wikipedia
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