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The Collective Wisdom of Relationship-Centered Networks

Michael Lee Stallard

This applies to groups of all sizes including classrooms and schools, families, business and government organizations, hospitals, sports teams and the social sector. Strong relationships are key for any group to achieve the benefits enumerated above. Check out his book reviews and interviews at this link and you’ll see what what I mean.

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Strategic Alignment: Pixar Puts the “Corpus” Back in Corporation

Michael Lee Stallard

Does your organization act like one body? Does your organization act like one body? Great leaders increase strategic alignment by making it clear that “we&# are one organization. They find ways to make members feel proud of the overall organization. Does Catmull’s description fit your organization?

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We Need More “Heart and Soul” in the Age of “Mind and Strength”

Michael Lee Stallard

Organizations that have heart and soul enrich their owners, customers and communities in both economic and non-economic ways. When relationships fail among colleagues, communication breaks down and rivalries develop that reduce cooperation and team spirit. Many customers can sense this. Another fine example of heart and soul.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. 2) Make Virtue an Organizing Principle -. Cooperation – willingness to collaborate.

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How Companies Can Take a Stand Against Bribery

Harvard Business Review

External standards can also be a powerful tool in support of those efforts, helping companies strengthen ethics and compliance practices by offering a clear framework for action. It spells out the responsibilities of the board and top management, including ensuring that the organization’s strategy and anti-bribery policy are aligned.

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Research: Firms Give More Stock Options When They’re Committing Fraud

Harvard Business Review

For example, look at Sherron Watkins, formerly of Enron, and Cynthia Cooper, formerly of WorldCom. Both women helped uncover massive frauds inside their organizations that ultimately cost investors billions of dollars. Research suggests that employees are often in a position to discover and expose wrongdoing in organizations.

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People Skills Are Hard Skills - More Than You Know

Building Personal Strength

It is still common for most managers to refer to people skills as “soft skills,” because they aren’t specifically about the business of the organization. Copyright 2010. They aren’t about computers, vehicles, machines and other “hard” equipment. That's a lot of people skills - way more than managers or experts acknowledge.

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