Lee Ellis
By Lee Ellis (Editor’s Note: Every month, Lee Ellis offers a free Leading with Honor Coaching Video Clip to help you and your team grow and excel in character, courage, and commitment. Sign Up and get instant access. Your personal information is safe with us.) During Lee’s speaking tour in Brazil training hundreds of business […]
by Phil Eastman (Editor’s Note: From time to time, we want to feature blog articles from other authors that highlight a particular issue related to leadership and personal development.) I was once told that the secret to any book’s success is its title. Unfortunately a book title does not always properly portray what is inside. […]
In this short interview, human performance consultant, Lee Ellis, shares why he thinks leadership development is important. One phrase he mentions is, “Leaders must change and grow, they cannot do things the same way forever. If you want your team or organization to grow, you have to be willing to change and evolve as a […]
By Caitlin Florence (Editor’s Note: From time to time, we want to feature blog articles from other authors that highlight a particular issue related to leadership and personal development.) Company culture and vulnerability were discussed in-depth at this year’s Inc. Leadership Forum. Here are some conference takeaways from Caitlin Florance, Marketing Partnership Manager for Hiscox […]
Today, Lee Ellis and FreedomStar Media remembers Major LeRoy Homer. A USAF veteran, Major Homer was the co-pilot on United Airlines Flight 93 when it was hijacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001. Some of his military accomplishments included flying missions in support of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990-1991, Rwanda in 1994, […]
Lee was honored to be a recent guest on Anything is Possible radio. The host, Jack Krasula, has also featured guests such as Roger Staubach, John McCain, Lou Holtz, and others. In the long-form interview, Lee shares more in-depth details about life, and clear advice on finding your passion and purpose as a leader. What […]
Hello! Would you take 2 minutes and answer a short survey? Lee Ellis’ organization, Leadership Freedom LLC, would like to have your valued opinion and comments on the current state of leadership in our nation. The results will be used in future meetings, events, and communication to reinforce the need for honorable leadership in our […]
by Lee Ellis As a child, riding a seesaw was fun, wasn’t it? Well, except when you didn’t have equal weight on both sides—then it was just out of balance and someone got stuck in mid-air. That bears the question—is your leadership out of balance? Most likely it is because statistically, more than 85% of […]
During this Labor Day week, Lee shared his thoughts on the holiday and leadership with Andrea Tantaros, political analyst and commentator and co-host on The Fox New Channel’s “The Five”. On her radio show, she and Lee talk about leadership lessons learned in life as well as the POW camps of Vietnam where Lee spent […]
This very insightful article in Harvard Business Review asks the question “Why do we wait too long to train our leaders?” Whether the leaders in your business or organization are trained in leadership or not, they’ll still leaders! The analogy used is that no athlete who is serious about their sport would continue to train […]
Lee’s latest recommendation from his bookshelf is How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins. Not only is it a valuable personal read, but it has also helped Lee in his consulting practice with the organizations that he serves. Have you read this book? If so, please share—here’s a brief excerpt: “Every institution, no matter how […]
Lee offers advice and insight from his Vietnam POW experience to the 400,000+ wounded warriors that are dealing with the after effects of combat. After a life-changing experience, what does it take to be resilient and bounce back? How do the principles of character and courage help one through a life or work challenge? Read […]
Leadership consultant and author, Lee Ellis, visited with Gov. Mike Huckabee on his radio show yesterday, and they had some honest discussion about life and leadership. In the interview, Lee shares the top lessons that he learned through his POW experience as well as current topics such as the mayor of San Diego and the […]
Regardless of your perception of actor Ashton Kutcher, we had to share his recent speech at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards regarding his perspective on life and work. You may be surprised. What part of his message makes you want to cheer? Related Articles: Leaders Dig Deep and Treasure Their Trials: A How-To Article “What […]
By Dorothy Crenshaw Becoming a thought leader—everyone’s always talking about it, but who’s really doing it? It’s a cliché in PR and marketing circles. We tend to promise clients we can help make them a thought leader, pepper our proposals with the term, and invoke “thought capital” to differentiate corporations and their most marketable attributes. […]
In this latest 3-minute interview, author and speaker, Col. Lee Ellis USAF (Ret), talks about a funny moment during his Vietnam POW experience, as well as the overall importance of having a good sense of humor in challenging times. This story and others are shared in his latest book entitled ‘Leading with Honor’. How has […]
Read Lee’s bold editorial on TheHill.com as he encourages leaders in Washington D.C. to be courageous leaders. Do you believe it’s possible for courageous leaders to emerge out of the mire of our political system? What does it take, and who’s doing it well? Click to Read Here And if you believe that this is […]
In 2008, General Motors faced bankruptcy until the U.S. Government bailed them out. In the last 5 years, we’ve seen GM steadily begin to turn the ship around, become profitable again; launch new, more innovative products; and remove some layers within their organization. In these short video interviews with the newest GM CEO Dan Akerson, […]
There are dozens of city and state political elections over the next four months, and we want you to be prepared on how to vote for your local public servants. What’s more important—character, courage, or competence? When both candidates seem technically qualified, what’s the deciding factor? To help, we invite you to download and share […]
We often read or hear in the media about leaders whose lack of courage reaped painful consequences. But these “spectacular” failures are just the tip of the iceberg. Doubts and fears of a much smaller magnitude have caused legions of leaders to fail in less obvious ways. Although these failures don’t make the newspapers, they […]