Book Notes
Leading with Honor
Lee Ellis
Lee Ellis was a US Air Force fighter pilot. Shot down over Vietnam he was kept captive for five and half years. This is the story of how he and his fellow prisoners survived and the leadership lessons they applied to endure and cope as a coherent team. Forged under the most extreme pressures the book is about conquering the fear and helplessness of being a prisoner and goes on to distill this experience into a set of principles and a mindset that can be applied to business.