Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 6, 2010

…it takes character to keep you there. John Wooden, the late legendary UCLA men’s basketball coach once stated this in so many words. Wooden’s observation came to mind when I read a New York Times ‘ article today entitled “ The Day the Patriots Empire Began to Crumble.&# The article argued that the Patriot’s lost their lustre when its coach, Bill Belichick, was caught cheating.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Recently I was delighted to see two great case studies written by good friends of mine appeared on Gary Hamel’s MIX. Both case studies reflect elements of the Connection Culture that I wrote about in Fired Up or Burned Out. The first case study written by Deborah Mills-Scofield is entitled “ The 160-year old Startup.&# The second case study written by Drew Williams is entitled “ Restoring Faith in the Institution: How Mission Shaped Communities Revitalized St.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Many thanks to internet entrepreneur Evan Carmichael for recognizing michaelleestallard.com as a top 50 leadership blog and a top five blog on the topic of leadership at work. This adds to the earlier recognition michaelleestallard.com received as a top blog on leadership.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Jason Pankau and I will present a webinar tomorrow on employee engagement and alignment. The webinar is for the New Talent Management Network. It will be held from Noon until 1:00 PM Eastern. Additional details and sign up information are at this link.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Take time to read this thoughtful speech entitled Solitude and Leadership by William Deresiewicz given to this year’s plebe class at West Point. He describes how great leaders develop the courage of their convictions, which includes moral courage. Reflection, time alone with one’s thoughts, interactions with trusted friends and reading great books, as Deresiewicz says, are part of the mix.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 7, 2010

We just launched our new Fired Up or Burned Out book website. Check it out at this link. The first five people to post below about a time when they felt fired up and explain why will receive a free paperback copy of Fired Up or Burned Out.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Click here to view the embedded video. Thanks to my friend David Zinger , head of the Employee Engagement Network , for bringing this outstanding TED presentation to my attention. It features Dr. Brene Brown speaking about her research on the importance of connection to joy and flourishing in life. Over the course of her remarks, Dr. Brown touches on issues of shame, authenticity, courage, worthiness and numbing our emotions to cope with pain.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Thanks to my friend Deborah Mills-Scofield for sending me this article from Science Daily entitled “ Exploring How Partners Perceive Each Others Emotion During a Relationship Fight.&# It looks at how expressions of hard, flat or soft emotion are perceived and how such perceptions affect relationships. This research suggests that a leader’s ability to express appropriate emotions at appropriate times is important to keep people feeling connected to the them (and emotional connection

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Jason Pankau and I spoke on a webinar for Linkage about maximizing employee engagement and alignment. You can see the 60-minute webinar at this link. You may also be interested in other free webinars offered by Linkage at this link.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 21, 2010

This morning I’ll be appearing as a guest on my friend Jim Blasingame’s nationally-syndicated “ Small Business Advocate &# radio program where we will talk about motivating employees. During the program I’m offering a free download of the digital version of Fired Up or Burned Out if listeners sign up for y email newsletter. To sign up for the newsletter and the free download click on this link.

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