Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 9, 2011

Check out this great article entitled “ Channelling Churchill, Ryan Inspires His Team “ on New York Jets’ football coach Rex Ryan The article makes several important points that support the conclusion we came to from our research on leaders who produce sustainable superior performance. Our research concluded that sustainable superior performance comes when leaders develop task excellence and relationship excellence.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 13, 2011

The emotional connections that we write, speak and teach about are just as important outside of work as they are in the workplace. Emotionally focused marriage therapy helps couples develop and maintain emotional connections. It has been shown to be extremely effective at saving troubled marriages. Maintaining emotional connections with children is wise too.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 14, 2011

Check out this thought-provoking interview with Peter Block. During the interview he states the following: “in the context of organization development, what we’re trying to do is humanize systems. The systems of consistency and control and predictability steal our humanity.&#. Do you agree? Can organizations achieve consistency, control and predictability while still preserving our humanity?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 13, 2011

Check out this article entitled “ Wellbeing on the Home Front.&# It describes how social connections at home, at work and in the community affect our wellbeing. Gallup’s new research provides additional support for the Connection Cultures we described in Fired Up or Burned Out.

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