Quotes/Wisdom Leading with Honor Quotes/Wisdom

“For leaders, listening and asking questions with an open mind isn’t easy and often feels a bit ‘loosey-goosey,’ but it’s a powerful tool that we all need to learn and practice.” – Lee Ellis      

“One of the most important leadership lessons is realizing that you’re not the most important or the most intelligent person in the room.” – Mario Batali      

“The responsibility of leadership is not to come up with all the great ideas but to create an environment in which great ideas can happen.” —Simon Sinek        

“Clarity of purpose sharpens focus, lifts confidence, and promotes fulfillment. Unfortunately, many people are not living on purpose. Either they don’t know how to uncover their purpose, or they lack the motivation to search for it. No wonder they lack energy and zeal.” – Lee Ellis        

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” —Winston Churchill      

“Courage isn’t having the strength to go on. It is going on when you don’t have strength.” – Napoleon Bonaparte        

“Lies, half-truths and distortions are what leaders do when their ideas are not good enough to win votes.” – Lee Ellis        

“Loneliness is emotional. Isolation is structural.” – Gallup Organization      

“To grow as a leader, work on the balance of using your strengths while being aware of your struggles and learn how to adapt your behaviors in the moment to operate more effectively.” – Lee Ellis        

“The status quo in work and leadership is fleeting. By law, situations will naturally get worse if we don’t change (grow) to get better.” – Lee Ellis      

“Leadership involves a delicate balance between impatience and patience. Go too fast and people resist. Go too slow and they become complacent.” – Jonathan Sacks    

“Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.” – Charles Stanley      

“Regardless of age or experience, listening must be reciprocal. We all need to listen, but unfortunately we still have a few leaders who are tone deaf.” – Lee Ellis        

“There is some truth in every angle, but not everyone is driven by pure motivations. So, it’s more important than ever for honorable leaders to be very discerning.” – Lee Ellis      

“A time of crisis is not just a time of anxiety and worry. It gives a chance, an opportunity, to choose well or to choose badly.” – Desmond Tutu      

The formal definition of honor is “adherence to what is right or to a conventional standard of conduct.” “Without honor, a society can slip into chaos and even tyranny.” – Lee Ellis        

“To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.” – Confucius        

“When confronted with a crisis or challenge, the natural tendency of most humans is to either withdraw or dominate. As honorable leaders, we must choose to engage.” – Lee Ellis      

“Unfortunately, there are many groups and cults trying to co-opt the legitimate race issues that need to be rectified, so wisdom and discernment is needed right now to sort out the best interest of all our citizens.” – Lee Ellis        

Happy Independence Day from Lee Ellis and the Leading with Honor team – “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” – Ronald Reagan