N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The best leaders are focused on leading change and innovation to keep their organizations fresh, dynamic and growing. They find ways to consistently engage them and incorporate them into their innovation and planning initiatives. Bottom line – leaders who build a static business doom themselves to failure.

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Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 23, 2010

No doubt the business school’s culture benefits from Alec Horniman’s wisdom as a thought leader in the fields of leadership, organizations, change and ethics. Take a look at the excellent video of Dr. Horniman discussing the importance of ethics in business and you’ll see what I mean. why is everyone smiling?

Leadership 186

Leadership Ethics McCarthy Godin 186

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Be innovative. You’ll be seen as an innovator and not just someone who goes along with the group. This will help create a customer-driven organization and will help build longevity between your company and your client’s business. Take classes, attend seminars and join discussion groups to make sure your skills stay up to par.

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Taylorism Taylor Tactics Ethics 245

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 19, 2010

Skillsoft has 10 million licensed users that represent 55 percent of the Fortune 500 and 24 percent of the Global 2000 organizations in business, government, and education. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Film Video McCarthy Godin 207

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Another benefit of a written agreement is that it makes it easier for successors to step in to execute the terms of the agreement if one of the parties changes roles in their company, leaves their company or gets hit by a bus. 2 Comments so far davidburkus on October 11th, 2010 Good observation. why is everyone smiling?

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Ethics McCarthy Godin Middle Management 199

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 29, 2010

We discussed leadership, employee engagement, productivity and innovation. You can hear the podcast at this link. 2 Comments so far davidburkus on June 1st, 2010 Listen to it awhile ago, just got to this post. Great job Michael! Michael Lee Stallard on June 1st, 2010 Thanks David. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

McCarthy 207

McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 207

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I’m encouraged to see that more companies are doing these types of service projects. They were exercising compassion, kindness, empathy and other emotional muscles of the heart that make them better connectors and will help them develop a Connection Culture. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Conference McCarthy Godin Middle Management 265

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Values such as work ethic, excellence and open-mindedness can be cultivated with practice. Some leaders who do this fail to develop what is arguably the most important character value: humility. Humility is not easily developed when you have wealth, power and/or status. It’s especially difficult to develop humility without the help of others.

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Collins Ethics McCarthy Open-book 299

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It is much more important that your vision and mission be understood by company employees, and translated into the resultant authenticity of their actions. Your customers don’t care what you put on paper, but they care immensely about whether or not a company’s vision and mission are reflected in a fulfilled brand promise.

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Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 395

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 5, 2010

No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment. Trackback URI | Subscribe to the comments through RSS Feed Leave a reply Subscribe to RSS feed Michael Lee Stallard is President of E Pluribus Partners. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 186

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Third, a culture that has a high degree of sharing opinions and ideas creates a marketplace of ideas that fuels innovation. Second, decision makers make better decisions when they learn from the ideas and opinions of others. With those benefits in mind, I say to Doctrine Man, whoever he may be, live long and prosper! why is everyone smiling?

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Open-book 210

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

You might also be interested to know that in the coming weeks, Jason and I are doing a series of webinars on leadership, employee engagement, productivity and innovation for Linkage , the Human Capital Institute , the DNA Global Network and the New Talent Management Network. The webinars are free to the public. why is everyone smiling?

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Webinar Human Capital Talent Management McCarthy 220

Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

A company’s success is ultimately a roll-up of all products and services selling for a profit. This seems straight forward, and yet in my experience company leaders too often lose track of this important goal. In most companies product managers have a lot of products and significant responsibilities.

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Productivity Products Succession Management 192

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 15, 2010

This applies to groups of all sizes including classrooms and schools, families, business and government organizations, hospitals, sports teams and the social sector. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Cooper McCarthy Godin Middle Management 218

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 15, 2010

The article is about the topic of connecting with “core employees&# to boost strategic alignment, employee engagement, productivity and innovation. The article features the stories of the US Navy’s former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Vern Clark, and Bono, the lead singer of the rock band U2. why is everyone smiling?

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McCarthy Godin Film Drucker 218

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 15, 2010

The article is entitled “ To Boost Productivity and Innovation, Fire Up the People You Lead.&# Check out the article and the Winning Workplaces website , it has great ideas, many written by one of our favorite bloggers Mark Harbeke. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Article McCarthy Godin Newsletter 170

HR Digest

JUNE 15, 2023

On any fair day, the balancing act performed by the unsung heroes of a company – the human resources team (HR) , is quite overwhelming. We’re Only Human This influential HR podcast reminds everyone that behind the management that has to take tough decisions for benefiting the company, we’re all only human.

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Trends Talent Management Diversity Technology 98

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). They get the most up-to-date, critical information from customers of any group in the company. Sales: Without a solid sales team the company will not succeed.

Productivity 182

Productivity Products Management Leadership 182

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. Leaders should also be able to create a sense of urgency by enabling the employees to see the truth of the company’s current state and as well as feel the “romance” of its possible future state. I Think Not.

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Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 366

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 1, 2010

You can hear the podcast and learn more about StrategyDriven at this link. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 199

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# If your company has passive and/or timid leadership you will face serious problems in sustaining your competitive advantage.

Blog 387

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 24, 2010

If you are a leader or aspire to be one, ask yourself if you have developed the competence and character necessary to inspire others to follow you? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Ethics 210

Ethics McCarthy Godin Open-book 210

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Voluntary job quits have been steadily rising since late 2009 which is quite remarkable given the continued weakened state of the U.S. To finish off the bad news before shifting to the good, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in August, more Americans quit their jobs than lost them. why is everyone smiling?

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Conference Report Human Capital McCarthy 293

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2010

A few common methods include: The number of people reporting up through the organization The quantity or amount of product or services produced The “bottom line&# or income produced by the company The number of links, references or accolades to the leader or the organization Other methods that focus on things and not people.

Leadership 170

Leadership Bottom-up Long-term Taylorism 170

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 8, 2010

Not bad considering his day job is CEO of America’s 7th largest trade book publishing company, Thomas Nelson. Michael’s blog was recently recognized and the #1 leadership blog. 1 Comment so far Brandon on June 8th, 2010 This is a very cool post… I was watching ESPN the other day and saw all the stories about John Wooden.

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Power Leadership McCarthy Godin 186

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The word no ends discussions, stifles creativity, kills innovation, impedes learning, and gates initiative. I couldn’t disagree more…In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on what I refer to as the fallacy of no. While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.

Blog 385

Blog Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Brand 385

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.&# Next week the Summer edition of the Leader to Leader Journal comes out. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Film McCarthy Godin Middle Management 170

Lead on Purpose

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The money and effort they spend pays big dividends as the company progresses and matures. The companies that excel at hiring the right people seem to take this one step further: at all levels the leaders hire people whom they can groom as their replacements. The importance of focusing on your replacement cannot be overstated.

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Maturity Covey Training Taylorism 159

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 16, 2010

In past posts I’ve written about Dov, his book entitled How and LRN, the company he founded to promote principled leadership. Friedman cites Dov Siedman’s belief that in an interconnected world we need “sustainable values&# more than ever. I couldn’t agree more. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Competitive Advantage 191

Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin Middle Management 191

Lead on Purpose

APRIL 20, 2010

One the most effective ways to create value for your company is to become an expert at market sensing. To the extent you guide your company to create and sell the right products and services for your market, you will become the hero of your organization.

Taylorism 169

Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 169

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Ted (not his real name) has developed a small, pocket-sized, laminated card that describes his values and has given the card to all of the employees of his company. Each morning a one-page sheet entitled “Connect” is circulated throughout Ted’s company that includes a story about employees living out one of the values.

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Environment Learning-by-Doing Influence Books 316

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

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Productivity 290

Productivity Products Webinar Human Capital 290

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 22, 2010

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Network Organization 287

Network Organization McCarthy Godin Middle Management 287

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 3, 2010

The story in this season’s 24 also happens to be relevant to a series of presentations, articles and a book I’m working on about character values and how they impact the performance of individuals and organizations, including employee engagement, strategic alignment, productivity and innovation. why is everyone smiling?

Ethics 170

Ethics McCarthy Godin Middle Management 170

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

Truett Cathy, to keep the company private which will help preserve the values of this great organization. It was an inspiring message and he is genuine and clearly passionate about the organization, its people, customers and what it represents. Dan told the audience that he recently committed to his father, Chick-fil-A founder S.

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Due Diligence Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin 186

Lead on Purpose

MARCH 8, 2010

Innovative engineers are recognized for their inventions. By the time the fruits of their labor are apparent to others in the company (e.g. Over time, with continued successful product releases, wise executives will recognize the crucial role product managers play in their company’s success, and the rewards and credit will come.

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Taylorism Taylor Ethics Godin 145

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

To be a strong leader, you need to show an unshakeable work ethic. You set the bar of potential through your own work ethic, but you also have to shore up your defenses and patch up any weaknesses. This can be giving another company a chance to rise up past you. Your team is only as great as you show them to be.

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Management Stage-Gate Ethics Marketing 150