Leading with Honor: Finding Your True North?

LEAD WITH HONOR

“Our culture desperately needs courageous servant leaders men and women who have clear vision and strong character, who instill confidence and inspire excellence, who don t fold under pressure, compromise on principle, or practice deception. In short, we need leaders who are committed to leading with honor.”  That quote was the first paragraph of the introduction to a new book written by a friend, colleague, and mentor:  Lee Ellis.  His book is titled “Leading with Honor.”  

This book speaks to our time and culture in a way no other book has.  It directly confronts our culture on the issue of character and principles.  We see it everyday, and experience it almost every hour if not more frequently.  Today, it is somehow ok to tell “white lies” and to misdirect others as long as the outcome is justified.  In addition, and sadly so, we have lost our Moral Compass so we no longer seem to know where the True North is any longer.  

If you are feeling this and sensing the need to once again find your moral compass and travel towards True North again, I encourage you to read this book.  Lee writes in a very personal and practical way and will coach you in subtle, but tremendously strong principled ways to learn your True North and be a character driven person again....leading with honor!

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Introductory Video with Lee:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTTUjkyxuy4

Leading with Character First

Leading with Character First is not always easy. To live a life of Character is one of the toughest challenges we all face today in our society and culture. However, the rewards far outweigh any downside. I encourage you to study a book or go to a seminar or conference on character and/or leadership in the near future.

Challenge yourself to be a better leader and a better follower, because only then can you really align people, passions and positions for maximum performance.

“Character in Motion.”

The main theme of one of my seminars was “Character is Evidenced through Leadership Behavior.” Ask yourself, “What is the cost to business and the bottom line if we don’t grow as a leader and lead that growth with character? If we don’t grow as a leader, we will not be consistent in who we want to be, and regardless of our technical skills, people will see the real character of who we are through our behavior. We are all operating in our natural behavior so much so, that our values get ignored. We need to be focused on how we can reconnect with those values and demonstrate character growth through behavior development.

Remember that character skills get built just like technical and people skills.  Want to know more about how to Lead with Character in Life?  You can read the Foreword and Chapter #1 of my book on Amazon here:  The Tricycle Effect. 

Until next time, Keep Leading with Character First!

Trike On!  Coach Dane