Award-winning author, presenter, and leadership consultant, Lee Ellis, surveyed hundreds of leaders about their greatest leader, and the most important natural behaviors beyond character and hard worker were Results and Relationships balance. This infographic from Leading with Honor helps you find your natural leadership tilt between results and relationships. Check out this neat tool, and please share your insight, too.

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President Lincoln experienced great frustration early in the Civil
War because there was little action and not many results on the
battlefield. His top generals would not initiate the fight, delaying
action in order to “recruit more soldiers,” or “get more training,”
or “rest the horses.” He kindly and patiently tried to encourage
them, but with little success. Ultimately, he had to fire
three successive rounds of Generals before he
discovered Ulysses S. Grant, a leader who took the
initiative and got results.
The normally amiable Lincoln succeeded because he adapted his
behaviors to the needs of the situation.
In Presidential Temperament, the authors say Lincoln “was predisposed
to restrain himself… But when he was faced with Southern secession, he
acted boldly and vigorously… When the crisis of the Civil War finally
broke… the non-directive, rational Lincoln became ceaselessly active and
persistently commanding.”2
LINCOLNLEARNEDTODOBOTH,
ANDWECAN,TOO.
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The struggle comes because some people are
Relationship-Oriented and some are Results-Oriented.
Typically, for each of us, one is easy and one is a struggle.
The first lesson in author
and leadership expert Lee
Ellis’ latest book, Leading
with Honor®
, is entitled
"Know Yourself". All leaders
need to understand their
unique mix of talent that
allows you to balance
results and relationships.
TaketheLeadingwithHonor®
Assessmentat
www.LeadingWithHonor.comtogetaFREE
snapshotofyourindividualleadershipstyle.
LEADERS MUST
GET RESULTS
to accomplish the
mission, stay in
business and be
competitive.
THEY ALSO
MUST BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS
because it’s people
(with motivations
and emotions) who
do the work.
Good Listener
Cared, Concerned About Me
Encouraging, Gave Positive Feedback
Trusted Me to Do the Job
Supportive, Lent a Helping Hand
Respected Others and Me
FIND BALANCEAND
WHICH ONE
THEDILEMMA
THESOLUTION
BALANCE
FINDYOURUNIQUE
ARE YOU?
40%
20%
RESULTS-
ORIENTED
BEHAVIORS
OFTHEPOPULATION
LEANSTOWARDS
HAVENATURAL
TALENTSFORBOTH
40%
RELATIONSHIPS-
ORIENTED
BEHAVIORS
OFTHEPOPULATION
LEANSTOWARDS
LEADERSHIPTILT
YOUR
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Presidential Temperament, Ray Choiniere, Kavid Kiersey (Promethus Nemesis, 1992)
.....but.....
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executivesintheareasofhiring,teambuilding,humanperformance,andsuccession
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Abraham Lincoln
results-oriented
relationship-oriented
Slow down, listen, and
soften your tone
Tighten up, toughen up
and proactively deal with
necessary conflict.
relationship-
oriented
leader
results-
oriented
leader