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by Lee Ellis (Author)
Honor and accountability are linked together as a formula for great leadership, and a healthy mindset of accountability can inspire every team and organization to achieve a higher level of performance. The key is engaging with courage, commitment, and caring concern as opposed to motivation by fear, intimidation, and self-preservation.
From his early experiences as an Air Force jet fighter pilot and POW in the prison camps of Vietnam to an award-winning author, presenter, and leadership consultant, Lee Ellis shares his concerns about the lack of accountability in our culture and how you can apply a positive, proven accountability model to get better results as a leader.
Engage with Honor: Building a Culture of Courageous Accountability will unify your team so that you can focus on celebration rather than confrontation by sharing -
- Why a lack of accountability leads to confusion and chaos.
- Gripping personal leadership experiences from the Vietnam POW camps.
- A proven model for creating a positive accountability culture.
- Tips and practical tools to apply what you've learned.
Engage with Honor Book: Finalist - Cover Design Non-Fiction 2017 Award Winner Reader Views Reviewers Choice Award Engage with Honor Book: First Place - Business/Sales/Economics Category 2017 Award Finalist International Book Awards Engage with Honor Book: Finalist - Business: Management & Leadership Category 2016 Award Finalist Best Book Awards Engage with Honor Book: Finalist - Business: Management & Leadership Category
Engage with Honor Book: Finalist - Best Cover Design: Non-Fiction
Author Biography
Lee Ellis is Founder and President of Leading with Honor(R) LLC and FreedomStar Media(R). He is an award-winning author, leadership consultant, and expert presenter in the areas of leadership, teambuilding, and human performance. His past clients include Fortune 500 senior executives and C-Level leaders in telecommunications, healthcare, military, and other business sectors. Some of his media appearances include interviews on networks such as CNN, CBS This Morning, C-SPAN, ABC World News, Fox News Channel, plus hundreds of engagements in various industry sectors throughout the world.
Early in his career, Lee served as an Air Force fighter pilot flying fifty-three combat missions over North Vietnam. In 1967, he was shot down and held as a POW for more than five years in Hanoi and surrounding camps. For his wartime service, he was awarded two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with Valor device, the Purple Heart, and POW Medal. Lee resumed his Air Force career, serving in leadership roles of increasing responsibility including command of a flying squadron and leadership development organizations before retiring as a colonel. Lee has a BA in History and a MS in Counseling and Human Development. He is a graduate of the Armed
Forces Staff College and the Air War College. He has authored or co-authored four books on leadership and career development. His last book, Leading with Honor(R) Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton received multiple awards since its release including Winner in the 2012 International Book Awards in the Business and Management Category, and selection on the 2013 U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Reading List.
Lee and his wife Mary reside in the Atlanta GA area and have four grown children and six grandchildren.
