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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | MICHAEL LEE STALLARD DECEMBER 7, 2011 When a Psychopath Inhabits the C-Suite 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. | MICHAEL LEE STALLARD DECEMBER 23, 2011 Malcolm Gladwell, Atul Gawande on Connection 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. Here’s one example. Brilliant, isn’t it. | | | | | |
| MICHAEL LEE STALLARD DECEMBER 19, 2011 One Easy Way to Be Happier Click here to view the embedded video. Americans are connection deprived. quarter of Americans live alone and the number of Americans who haven’t had a conversation with a best friend over the previous six months has tripled since 1985 to nearly 25 percent of the U.S. population. Massage, dancing, sex, social media and praying boost oxytocin. | | | MICHAEL LEE STALLARD DECEMBER 5, 2011 Best Practice: Stories to Encourage Good, Avoid Evil 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). | | | | | | | |
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MICHAEL LEE STALLARD | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011 The Employee Engagement Network
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. employee engagement employee engagement network MORE >> -
MICHAEL LEE STALLARD | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011 Great Leaders: TCU’s Chancellor, Victor Boschini
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. ” This is no accident. ”). Not TCU. MORE >>
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