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Connection Culture Recommended as a Best Book for Business Leaders

Michael Lee Stallard

If anyone has a pulse on the business book landscape, it’s Wally Bock. The author of the Three Star Leadership blog and a professional writing coach, Wally reads and reviews many books each year. The post Connection Culture Recommended as a Best Book for Business Leaders appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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Book Review: Leadership Is Dead: How Influence Is Reviving It

Michael Lee Stallard

In Leadership Is Dead: How Influence Is Reviving It , Jeremie Kubicek, CEO of the leader development company GiANT Impact, makes a clear and compelling case that “dominating leaders” who lead by coercion are on the decline and are being replaced by “liberating leaders” who lead through influence. I highly recommend this book.

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I’m Optimistic About the Future of Leadership

Michael Lee Stallard

I highly recommend reading Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s recent books, Leadership B.S. In them he makes a compelling case that most leadership training has failed to produce effective leaders and that the poor state of the vast majority of workplace cultures today is harming the health of people. Below I explain why.

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“Connection Culture” Book is Now Available!

Michael Lee Stallard

I am excited to announce that my latest book, Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy and Understanding at Work is now available! Here’s a few of the wonderful reviews Connection Culture has received: “A great leadership guide for leaders at every level.”. Vernon Clark, Admiral, U.S.

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Free Download: Best-Selling Book on Leadership, Employee Engagement

Michael Lee Stallard

Mohammed Al-Zaki on October 22nd, 2010 Thanks Michael for the online presentation and this book. I also recommend you take a look at the free e-book. About Michael Find out about Michaels latest book, Fired Up or Burned Out. 3 Comments so far Cristin on October 21st, 2010 Thank you! I appreciate your efforts.

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Closing Your Company’s “Leadership Gap”

Michael Lee Stallard

Tom Peters and Robert Waterman called it “management by wandering around” or “MBWA” in their classic book In Search of Excellence. In effect, these organizations experienced a leadership gap. Employee engagement surveys were developed to help address the challenge of identifying leadership gaps.

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Assessing Ballmer’s Leadership

Michael Lee Stallard

I believe the most relevant question to ask in assessing Ballmer’s leadership and why Microsoft missed the tidal shifts in tech is: did Ballmer and his leadership team develop a culture of control, a culture of indifference or a ” connection culture ?”