Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 28, 2009

John Maxwell — author of the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership — does a masterful job of explaining the leadership principle of influence through the five myths about leadership: The Management Myth: Management focuses on maintaining systems and processes.

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Leadership Rogers Ethics Taylorism 200

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Two is the Magic Number: A New Science of Creativity Published by Michael Lee Stallard on September 15, 2010 10:08 am under connection culture A thought leader whose work I follow closely is my friend Joshua Wolf Shenk.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Although I don’t have space in this article to tell you all of what Admiral Clark did, his actions can be summarized in three words: Vision , Value and Voice. CNO Admiral Vern Clark’s leadership of the U.S. Here’s the link: [link] Leadership Development Carnival on November 9th, 2010 [.] why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 17, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Brain Research: To Improve Learning, Use Whole Body Published by Michael Lee Stallard on July 17, 2010 05:03 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture , employee engagement , knowledge flow We learn best when we think, feel and do.

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Learning-by-Doing McCarthy Godin Reference 356

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 9, 2010

Other good things that happened this week: Jurgen Noop from the Netherlands recognized my blog as one of the top leadership and management blogs. Many thanks, Jurgen! He is a man of remarkable wisdom and character. Have a great weekend! No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Blog Leadership McCarthy Godin 199

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit US Navy and U2: What Connection? The Leader to Leader Institute just posted an article on its website that Jason Pankau and I wrote for the Summer edition of the Leader to Leader Journal. That’s right. It’s true.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Develop Loyalty: Connect with Your Customers Published by Michael Lee Stallard on July 15, 2010 02:07 pm under Media Appearances , Uncategorized , connection culture , human value Now for something completely different!

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Loyalty Development McCarthy Godin 186

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 24, 2010

Here is an article about President Obama’s decision-making process and here is the Rolling Stone magazine article entitled “The Runaway General&# that brings General McChrystal’s character into question. President Obama’s recent action to replace General Stanley McChrystal is an excellent example.

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Ethics McCarthy Godin Open-book 210

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The article briefly describes the “ Connection Cultures &# we wrote about in our book, Fired Up or Burned Out , and mentions that on Friday morning, November 5, I’ll be speaking about how Christians can help improve the workplace at the New Canaan Society’s Darien Connecticut Chapter. The webinars are free to the public.

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Webinar Human Capital Talent Management McCarthy 220

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 30, 2010

Positive psychology has identified 24 character strengths that it believes — and a growing body of research shows — affect human flourishing. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Organization Outsourcing Leadership Hedge 186

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 8, 2010

Effective leadership, employee engagement and employee motivation are closely linked to the alignment of behavior with personal values. Effective leadership, employee engagement and employee motivation are closely linked to the alignment of behavior with personal values. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Drucker Wilde McCarthy Godin 286

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2013

Welcome to the April 1st, 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! However, this year is different, because I get to host the April Carnival and bring you an outstanding collection of the “best of the best” in leadership development. I started hosting this Carnival in July, 2008, my second year of blogging.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Servant Leader 250

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 1, 2010

recently interviewed Jason Pankau and yours truly about employee engagement and strategic alignment based on an article Jason and I wrote for the award-winning Leader to Leader Journal entitled “ To Boost Performance, Connect with the Core.&# You can listen to the unedited radio interview at this link. why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. To learn more, read this New York Times article entitled “ Masked Military Man is Superhero for Troops.&# Military. It’s odd, I know, but it’s working. why is everyone smiling?

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Open-book 210

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 14, 2009

Today’s post is a link to Stewart Rogers ‘ blog the Strategic Product Manager , which contains several great leadership quotes from McKinsey. Take a few minutes and learn about Leadership Lessons from McKinsey. 2 Responses Stewart Rogers , on August 18, 2009 at 6:40 am said: Thanks for the mention! Thanks a million!

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Gamification in Everything? Published by Michael Lee Stallard on November 18, 2010 01:11 pm under Uncategorized Every once in a while I come across an article or blog post that jumps out at me for its sheer brilliance or insight.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 287

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

What’s more, with so many different personality styles on your team, finding leadership tactics that work across the board can be a challenge. – The Product Management Perspective: The ten actions above are important for successful product leadership. Build relationships of trust.

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Taylorism Taylor Tactics Ethics 245

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 20, 2010

Here’s a great article about Chan’s work from the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled “ Finished College. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 220

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit BIF-6: Stunning Sights, Interesting People, Innovative Ideas Published by Michael Lee Stallard on September 15, 2010 06:16 pm under connection culture Life is good! why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Innovation Conference Kaplan Talent Management 210

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 28, 2010

It includes an article that Jason Pankau and I wrote entitled “To Boost Productivity and Innovation, Connect with the Core.&# The article is about how great leaders don’t just focus on star performers, they are intentional about connecting with employees at large. Examples in the article include Ret.

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Film McCarthy Godin Middle Management 170

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Reward talent, innovation, loyalty, attitude, creativity, work ethic, contribution, and leadership ability…not tenure. link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] Thanks for stopping by Drew.

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Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

This Leadership Development Carnival is the first of 2015 and the first since the Lead Change Group has taken the reins from Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership. Since the first Leadership Development Carnival in July 2008 , our community has grown, evolved, and thrived. ” Find Dan on Twitter at @greatleadership. .”

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Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 150

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 31, 2010

Unfortunately, as this thoughtful article that recently appeared in USA Today suggests, true friendship may be dying. We need family and friends who “have our backs.&# why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Organization 210

Organization McCarthy Godin Film 210

Lead on Purpose

JULY 1, 2009

A great example of enduring leadership was Samuel Adams , one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A recent IBD article illustrates the important qualities of strength and courage that helped Adams not only endure but also succeed: “Samuel Adams’ success came from his willingness to work tirelessly for the cause of liberty.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 296

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In the public arena, we vote for our leaders (this may provide the most obvious connection to our responsibility for bad leadership): In this case, we might ignore bad past behavior before we cast our vote. Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office.

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Leadership Follow-up Blog Greenleaf 150

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Writing From the Chick-fil-A Leadercast Published by Michael Lee Stallard on May 7, 2010 05:36 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture Today I’m writing about connection and community from the Chick-fil-A Leadercast in Atlanta.

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Reputation Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin 186

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 12, 2010

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McCarthy Godin Health Care Middle Management 199

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 2, 2010

Here are links to the text,a video of the television spot and an article I wrote about Steve Jobs for LiveMint, a “Wall Street Journal&# publication in India: [link] [link] Michael Posting your comment. Or could you please email it to me. Michael Lee Stallard on June 9th, 2010 Heather, Thanks for attending the webinar.

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Webinar McCarthy Godin Middle Management 186

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 19, 2010

The article goes on to say that “interpersonal connectedness&# is one of the components being considered. Government Accountability Office (GAO) developing a “key national indicators&# system that will be available online. Last year I spoke at the GAO’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. why is everyone smiling?

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GDP Metrics Competitive Advantage McCarthy 170

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Anyway, I liked your article. I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. salary X, if certain milestones are met on schedule and also tied work ethic and thorough performance-both field and paperwork… a person would have the ability to increase their pay by X. People understand this.

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Blog Metrics Brand CEO 325

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 10, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Has SAS’s Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code On Corporate Culture? This week I’m working on an article that explains why. Are you going to post your interview with him anywhere? why is everyone smiling?

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Collins Open-book McCarthy Software 207

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 3, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit What would Jack Bauer do? I’m also interested in how an individual’s identity affects decision-making when the issues to be decided upon have an ethical aspect. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Ethics 170

Ethics McCarthy Godin Middle Management 170

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture? The article is based on an interview I conducted with Goodnight at Giant Impact’s Leadercast conference in Atlanta. Just what Dr. Goodnight ordered.

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Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

Coaching Tip

APRIL 5, 2011

The primary task of management as a liberal art is to provide leadership for human beings to help them fulfill the mission of the organization. Drucker, 2008, p. And practicing leadership as a liberal art might, in fact, return management to its original, intended professional status.

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Drucker Leadership Definition Executive Coaching 102

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

This article appeared in In Design magazine. P.S. In the article I mention our daughter. – Michael Lee Stallard helps leaders at organizations such as General Electric, Google, Johnson & Johnson, NASA and Yale-New Haven Hospital boost productivity, innovation and overall performance. why is everyone smiling?

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Customer Loyalty McCarthy Godin Self-aware 239