Michael Lee Stallard

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Your Leaders, Hubris or Humility?

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Your Leaders, Hubris or Humility? Collins is right. Collins also pointed out that so often a crucible in life — cancer, economic depression, emotional depression, death of a loved one, etc. why is everyone smiling?

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The Pride Paradox

Michael Lee Stallard

Jim Collins described the humility of Level 5 leaders in Good to Great and how it often came as the result of a life threatening event or religious experience. In Lincoln’s Melancholy by Joshua Wolf Shenk, we see how Abraham Lincoln’s suffering from depression throughout his adult life developed humility and determination.

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Has SAS's Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code On Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Has SAS’s Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code On Corporate Culture? Despite Collins’ attempts to draw out Goodnight, he hit a dead end. The audience responded with tentative laughter. why is everyone smiling?

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