2010

Michael Lee Stallard

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Overcoming Leadership Myopia

Michael Lee Stallard

Howard Behar and Michael Lee Stallard. American leaders need to wake up and smell the coffee. Research from two well-respected organizations makes it clear that we have a big collective blind spot that’s dragging down productivity, innovation and economic performance. Earlier this year, a Conference Board research report showed that job satisfaction is at the lowest level since the organization began measuring it more than 20 years ago.

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Pixar’s Competitive Advantage? A Connection Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

At the Technical Academy Awards ceremonies held in Hollywood, the Associated Press reported that it wasn’t the host, actress Jessica Biel, who attracted the most attention. Instead, it was an understated, bespectacled, computer engineer named Ed Catmull. When Catmull’s name was announced to receive an Oscar for his lifetime of work in computer animation, the crowd went wild, whistling and whooping.

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John Wooden: What the Obituaries Missed

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit John Wooden: What the Obituaries Missed Published by Michael Lee Stallard on June 5, 2010 08:17 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture , employee engagement , human value , inspiring identity , intentional connectors , knowledge flow John Robert Wooden, the legendary basketball coach, died yesterday.

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Servant Leaders Outperform Because They Connect

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Servant Leaders Outperform Because They Connect Published by Michael Lee Stallard on October 18, 2010 05:21 pm under connection culture , employee engagement , human value , inspiring identity , intentional connectors , knowledge flow Servant leaders connect with the people they lead and create Connection Cultures that are essential to achieve sustainable superior performance.

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Brain Research: To Improve Learning, Use Whole Mind

Michael Lee Stallard

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. That’s the message of Dr.

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Do Women Bring More Happiness to Families, Greater Effectiveness.

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Do Women Bring More Happiness to Families, Greater Effectiveness to Organizations? Published by Michael Lee Stallard on October 28, 2010 02:58 pm under connection culture , employee engagement , knowledge flow A participant in a recent session Jason Pankau and I were teaching on Connection Cultures and employee engagement shared that she connects with her sons by talking about sports.

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Are You A Life Giver or Life Drainer?

Michael Lee Stallard

Click here to view the embedded video. Many thanks to my friend Jeffrey Fry for sending me this wonderful video. It’s encouraged me to be bolder in affirming my family members, friends and the people I meet day-to-day. Validation, affirmation, recognition or whatever else you call it is relevant in the workplace and to life outside of work. When I speak or teach about Connection Cultures I tell people that the need for recognition reminds me of a battery that every human being has and th

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