Lee Ellis

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Lee Ellis is the author of "Engage with Honor: Building a Culture of Courageous Accountability." As president of Leadership Freedom LLC, a leadership and team development consulting and coaching company, Lee consults with Fortune 500 senior executives in the areas of hiring, team building, human performance and succession planning.

Articles by Lee Ellis

• 7 steps to reverse the trend of dishonorable behavior

  Friday, October 07, 2016

  What's trending in our culture? With nonstop 24-hour cable news channels and social media, we can quickly find out what's "hot" at the moment. Unfortunately, there's one negative trend that seems to be growing worse every day: the decline in responsible and honorable behavior. Dishonorable behavior is a problem especially where there is power or money at stake.

• Make use of your business-building advantage

  Wednesday, September 07, 2016

  ​As a veteran of the U.S. military, you have in your possession the necessary ingredients you need to start and build a successful business — and they have nothing to do with finances. The success of a business — or any endeavor for that matter — rises or falls on the quality of the leaders at the helm. In that respect, your military training has given you a leg up on your competition. The values of honor, respect, integrity and accountability run deep in our military traditions, and those same values, properly instilled, can propel business leaders — and their businesses — forward.