Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Let me tell you about a new book that I’m recommending to leaders. It makes a great book for your leaders to read together as part of a book group. Human Value is one of the elements of a Connection Culture that I teach leaders to create if they want to engage the people they lead to give their best efforts. The definition of Human Value is when everyone in the organization understands the needs of people, appreciates them for their positive, unique contributions and helps them achieve th

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Click here to view the embedded video. In the workshops we teach, we use stories of great leaders in business, government, the social sector and sports who inspired people to do what’s right. This is a best practice to strengthen the positive effects of an organization’s identity (i.e. mission, values and reputation). Check out this outstanding TED video of Stanford psychology professor Philip Zimbardo speaking on the topic of how culture encourages or discourages evil.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Several writers at The New Yorker understand how important the force of human connection is to help people thrive. I’ve previously written about Ken Auletta’s masterpiece “ The Howell Doctrine ,” and, of course, there’s Jim Surowiecki’s The Wisdom of Crowds. Two other writers at The New Yorker have made significant contributions on this topic.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Here’s new research from two Princeton professors that concludes the bottom line to increase one’s happiness is “improve your relationships.” Check out an article about it at this link.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 7, 2011

This post is a continuance of my prior post on evil in organizational cultures. The “dark triad” — psychopaths, narcissists and machiavellians — represents a small part of the population. What unties this group of destructive personalities is that they lack empathy for other human beings and care only about themselves. Some end up in correctional institutions while others end up in leadership positions where they create dog-eat-dog cultures or cultures that are indifferen

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 1, 2011

If you’re interested in employee engagement, take my advice and join the Employee Engagement Network. It’s a terrific resource that includes contributions from many of the more than 4,400 members worldwide.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 11, 2011

TCU is on a roll. It’s been recognized by U.S. News as one a top 100 academic institution and one of the universities on the move up in the rankings of America’s best colleges. It’s athletics’ teams are generally among the top teams in Division I college sports. More recently the Chronicle of Higher Education named TCU as one of the “43 best colleges to work for.” This is no accident.

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