Michael Lee Stallard

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7 Practices of Alan Mulally that Helped Ford Pass Competitors

Michael Lee Stallard

When Mulally arrived at Ford in 2006, the automaker’s culture could be described as silo rivalries with leaders embroiled in turf wars. The remarkable turnaround of Ford led by Alan Mulally — without U.S. government financial aid — provides an outstanding example of how to gain competitive advantage through organizational culture.

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Byron Wien’s 20 Lessons Learned

Michael Lee Stallard

In 2006, Mr. Wien was named by New York Magazine as one of the sixteen most influential people in Wall Street. Wien was named to the 2004 Smart Money Power 30 list of Wall Street’s most influential investors, thinkers, enforcers, policy makers, players and market movers. He appeared in the “Thinker” category.

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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

In 2006, Disney bought Pixar to boost its struggling Walt Disney Animation Studios unit. .: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration. Pixar has been phenomenally successful with the likes of Toy Story , The Incredibles , Finding Nemo, and Up, to name but a few of its films.

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Divided We Stand: Treating Corporate America’s Loneliness Epidemic

Michael Lee Stallard

A nationwide survey published in the American Sociological Review in 2006 shows that despite our proud motto, Americans are lonelier now than ever before. While this is one of the most recognizable sayings in America today, it is common to see the opposite in practice.

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Why the Health of Your Doctor Matters

Michael Lee Stallard

Shortly after, the prescription fraud was discovered and it led to the loss of his medical license in 2006. As his addiction grew overtime to taking 20-30 pills a day, he turned to writing prescriptions in his children’s and friends’ names to feed a growing habit. His life took a turn in 2004 and he “managed to taper off the drugs.”

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