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November 4, 2021
An FAQ on Accountability at Home
Leading with Honor FAQ ��� ���How can accountability principles that you use for training be adapted into my personal life (family, wife, and children)?���
Lee���s Answer – ���Very much the same as described in the previous chapters and in this one. Human nature is the same. The one thing about home life is that we don���t always have the power we think we do and therefore have to lead more by influence and example. That���s a good thing I think.
“It���s just hard for some people who lead by ���command��� at work (people jump when they speak) to make the adjustment at home���where things need to be more collaborative. Of course the collaborative approach generally works best for developing the next generation, both at home and work.���
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November 2, 2021
Endorsement from Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce
Thank you Robb Nichols, Executive Director, Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce, for your kind words about the ���Leading with Honor��� message –
���As part of our leadership program [for local business professionals in our county], Lee drove home leadership lessons with stories of his fellow soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines as well as his personal courage in the face of torture and his five-year experience as a POW. Every class member was captivated by his realistic truths and advice and at the end of the day, had a greater respect for all men and women who wear the uniform and the drive to implement the lessons he instilled inter own lives.���
Learn more about having Lee speak or train at your next event.
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November 1, 2021
Gift-Giving Offer – Buy Together and Save 30% Off
Express thanks to your team this year by purchasing these award-winning books by Lee Ellis.
Leading with Honor is the 2012 release outlining the 14 leadership lessons learned in the POW camps of Vietnam. Engage with Honor is the 2016 release that applies many of the original leadership lessons into a practical Courageous Accountability Model.
Purchase in the Leading with Honor Store.
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October 31, 2021
Leadership History Lesson for October 31st
On this day in leadership history in 1926, Magician Harry Houdini died of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix. His appendix had been damaged twelve days earlier when he had been punched in the stomach by a student unexpectedly. During a lecture Houdini had commented on the strength of his stomach muscles and their ability to withstand hard blows.
What���s the leadership lesson? Honorable leaders know to keep an attitude of humble confidence in their work and interaction with others.
Harry Houdini ��� Wikipedia
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October 29, 2021
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, October 29, 2021
“Leaders should get out front in questioning rules and traditions that no longer serve a purpose, while at the same time rejecting the overreach of a ‘no-boundaries’ attitude.” ��� Lee Ellis
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October 28, 2021
New Video FAQ – ���Is a person���s character malleable or unable to change?���
In this 3-minute video clip with Leading with Honor Founder and President, Lee Ellis, and Director of Learning, Eddie Williams, they answer the question on whether a person���s character is malleable or unable to change.
Also, watch and read more in the Leading with Honor FAQ section.
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October 26, 2021
Recommendation from Lee���s Bookshelf: ���The Adversity Paradox���
Another Leadership Book Recommendation from Lee���s Bookshelf: ���The Adversity Paradox��� by J. Barry Griswell and Bob Jennings.
Obstacles and setbacks are an inevitable part of life, especially in today���s harsh and volatile economy. This book will help you evaluate the very experiences that could stall or tumble a career and use them to build uncommon success?
Learn more at the GoodReads website, and please post your comments if you���ve read this book ���
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3 Quick Tips to Better Leadership Boundaries
Leaders must live in the tension of dichotomy or paradox. Often, it���s both. We should get out front in questioning rules and traditions that no longer serve a purpose, while at the same time rejecting the overreach of a ���no-boundaries��� attitude. This is clearly not an easy task and leaders must set the example.�� Clarify your own boundaries and then battle to live within them. Here are four steps from our Courageous Accountability Model
that can guide you forward.
Clarify. Make sure everyone understands expectations, the boundaries and their purpose and why they exist. Consequences must also be understood when boundaries are violated. You need to make sure your expectations and consequences are clear also.
and 3. Connect and Collaborate effectively. Consider the unique people and groups and how their expectations about boundaries and consequences may be different. For example, sales people will make more mistakes with details than ops people. Always have and always will. You must connect with them differently. Discuss boundaries with others. Seek wisdom and be willing to flex when the need arises.
Confront or Celebrate. Celebrate those who meet expectations and confront those who don���t with appropriate consequences. Be wise, don���t react, follow up with a balanced and firm response.
The wisdom of the ages reveals that boundaries must exist as guardrails in every area and context of life for many reasons. They faithfully protect us and others from the consequences that come when we transgress into dangerous territory.
Also, read the entire article on this topic – “3 Behavioral Steps to Better Leadership Boundaries”
The Complete Model for Courageous Accountability
The Engage with Honor Launch book, self-study, and online team development course are all options to help you build healthy accountability in your team team structure. Check out each option, and see which one helps move your goals forward –
“…Ellis demonstrates that this difference comes from having the character and courage to do the right thing. A must read for all leaders.��� – Dr. J. Phillip London, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board – CACI International Inc
���I believe our country is at one of the most crucial periods in our entire history. Lee���s book represents an important ���instruction manual��� for righting the ship.��� – Bob Littell, Chief NetWeaver – NetWeaving International & The Enrichment Co.
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October 24, 2021
Leadership History Lesson for October 24th
On this day in leadership history in 1992, the Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series.
What���s the leadership lesson? How should honorable leaders assess new people, teams, organizations that potentially compete for your work or business? Are you threatened or challenged to continue providing the best service possible? Keep the right perspective.
1992 Toronto Bluejays Season – Wikipedia
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October 22, 2021
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, October 22, 2021
���You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end���which you can never afford to lose���with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.��� ��� CDR James Bond Stockdale (1923-2005)
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