Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2021

” These include Oprah Winfrey as she led her media companies, Tricia Griffith of Progressive Insurance, Alan Mulally when he was CEO of Ford Motor Company, CNO Admiral Vernon Clark of the U.S. Navy, and Steph Curry and Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

It’s no secret that the right organizational culture can make companies more successful. Listen as Katie Stallard and I describe what a Connection Culture is and how it helps companies to win in the full podcast episode. That was the topic of conversation in a recent Manage 2 Win podcast hosted by Jeff Russell.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 13, 2014

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 1, 2014

For example, in “ Seven Ways to Sell Your Ideas to Management ,” Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shares how to present your ideas in order to get them implemented – a skill you need to master if you want to be an influential leader in your company. Company Culture. Do your employees “get” the company vision?

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Advice 395

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 7, 2019

As the president of a company that helps coach leaders on improving connections within their businesses, I have seen the importance of strengthening bonds and trust among team members. He also gives employees a voice by keeping them informed of how the company is doing financially and by sharing operating metrics.

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 26, 2015

Two excellent examples are Zappos’ Culture Book and Smile Guide: Employee Perspectives on Culture, Loyalty and Profit, which is about The Beryl Companies. Create a book of employees’ stories or articles about living out the core values of your organization. You can read a review of Smile Guide by Bob Morris on ConnectionCulture.com.

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Books Loyalty Review Article 150

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 3, 2018

Recent research by Cigna , the insurance company, found that more than half of Americans are lonely. In an earlier SmartBrief article, I wrote about Costco’s Connection Culture and how it helped the organization surpass Google to be recognized as America’s best large company employer (according to research by Forbes and Statista).

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 24, 2017

As a result, Costco’s members trust the company will provide quality goods and services at an attractive price, and will be safe for its members and the people they love. Costco embraces this attitude of humility and honesty and that posture makes the company smarter and stronger. Surviving and Thriving.

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Competitive Advantage Ryan Bottom-up Customer Loyalty 309

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 19, 2014

Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, started a company to help women-owned businesses in developing countries market their natural personal care products to consumers in wealthy nations. Roddick was passionate about it, employees and customers of The Body Shop loved it, and the company grew rapidly to become a global success story.

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Globalization Productivity Products Marketing 291

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 17, 2016

How Micromanagement Derailed a Company. In the business world, the destructiveness of an excessively controlling person was demonstrated in the fall of the Pullman Palace Car Company in the late 1800s. George Pullman, an entrepreneur and engineer, created a successful company that built luxury railcars.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 24, 2014

For the past three years, Bill Lewis has worked for a large company based in the heart of New York City; even though his home in Texas is nearly 2,000 miles from the office, Bill’s daily commute only takes him a few steps. More and more companies are turning to remote employment as a means to lower costs and lock in skilled workers.

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How To Micromanagement Trends Workshop 327

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 31, 2014

The mentor does not necessarily have to be someone at a higher level in the company, but should be someone knowledgeable about the area and willing to help others grow. Select a mentor who is strong in the given area, and make the introduction. This is the forty-eighth post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.”

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 11, 2021

I’m reminded of a conversation I had more than ten years ago with a regional leader of a major technology company that gave employees the flexibility to work remotely. Like most tech companies, Tim’s office provided creature comforts such as a beautiful office design and free food. I will call him Tim.

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Cooper Competitive Advantage Survey Follow-up 195

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 26, 2017

Since leaders who increase knowledge flow within their organizations benefit from it and those who don’t risk failure, you might ask what you can do to ensure that knowledge flow is maximized in your company. General Electric does this by thinking of and describing itself as a “learning company.” KNOWLEDGE-FLOW SESSIONS.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 14, 2014

In Fired Up or Burned Out , we wrote about Cranium, the games company, and how it is intentional about designing games so that people will experience “high five moments.” #63 Celebrate High Five Moments.

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Sports Information Team Company 297

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 28, 2016

Although many companies provide personality testing to selected leaders, few offer it to people throughout the organization. One contributor to the continued success of Toyota Motor Company and its Lexus Luxury Division is the higher quality and lower cost benefits resulting from the Toyota Production System.

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Decentralization Lean Manufacturing Directory Learning-by-Doing 240

Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 16, 2014

Their rationale was that a centralized space would facilitate connection. Research supports that physical location and office space design does affect connection.

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CEO Company 345

Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 6, 2016

In 1983 Royal Dutch/Shell Group studied 27 companies that had survived more than 100 years, were still important in their industries, and continued to have strong corporate identities. In fact, each of the 27 companies had changed its business portfolio at least once.

Short-term 150

Short-term Long-term Competitive Advantage Chemicals 150

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 21, 2011

Recently, SAS was named number 1 on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 2010. He spoke of using parallel processing, a form of artificial intelligence, to create new solutions that address thorny risk management issues faced by financial services institutions such as banks and insurance companies.

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Software Conference Long-term Entrepreneur 287

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 31, 2016

Strugglers perform poorly, some for temporary reasons and others because they may not fit well in their roles or with the company. With the prolonged state of employee disengagement and disconnection there is good reason to believe that companies are vulnerable to losing many core employees in the years ahead.

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System Politics Micromanagement Class 247

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

In addition, there is a Culture Committee of 150 individuals who are spread throughout the company. The Culture Office has 30 people and is responsible for promoting Southwest’s culture. Texas Christian University (TCU) established the TCU Center for Connection Culture.

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Airlines Committee CEO Report 286

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 19, 2010

Skillsoft has 10 million licensed users that represent 55 percent of the Fortune 500 and 24 percent of the Global 2000 organizations in business, government, and education. why is everyone smiling?

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Film Video McCarthy Godin 207

Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Netsurvey’s data shows that 87% of employee “promoters” of their companies also give their direct supervisors high ratings. - The Four Secrets to Employee Engagement , Harvard Business Review Blog. It’s difficult for employees to be truly engaged if they don’t like or trust their bosses.

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Review Blog Company Management 150

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Seidman, founder and chairman of an ethics and compliance company and an organization promoting values-based leadership, honed in on what the best leaders have in common: trust, hope and humility. Great leaders trust people with the truth.

Short-term 396

Short-term Uncertainty Compliance Article 396

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 8, 2011

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.

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Influence Review Books Leadership 305

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2014

In most companies the overwhelming majority of employees feel that senior management does not value their opinions and ideas. The best ideas can come from anyone in the company so leaders must add to the environment whatever encourages self-expression and diversity of thought. Encourage self-expression and diversity of thought.

Competitive Advantage 285

Competitive Advantage Film Creativity Open-book 285

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Varsity Spirit goes to great lengths to make sure that employees are well versed in the importance of the company, how it was founded, company culture and why they do what they do. Webb said the people who make it at Varsity Spirit see the big picture.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 7, 2013

David Burkus’ new book, The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas , is among the best business books I’ve read this year. It provides a valuable review of research and practices related to the process of innovation.

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Innovation Constraint Creativity Review 259

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 4, 2011

Our conversation occurred as part of the Tandy Executive Speakers Series that featured CEOs of outstanding companies such as Nieman Marcus, Southwest Airlines and The Container Store.

Airlines 252

Airlines Video CEO Innovation 252

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

Recently, SAS was named number 1 on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 2010. He spoke of using parallel processing, a form of artificial intelligence, to create new solutions that address thorny risk management issues faced by financial services institutions such as banks and insurance companies.

Conference 261

Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 10, 2016

Shortly after becoming CEO, she announced that Xerox’s business model was unsustainable and that the company would confront reality then make the tough decisions necessary to restore the Xerox’s competitiveness. He ate in the company cafeteria with the rest of the employees and got rid of executive parking spaces.

Servant Leader 150

Servant Leader Ethics Hotels Follow-up 150

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 29, 2018

Late last year I had a telephone conversation with Alan Mulally, the CEO who led the turnaround of the Ford Motor Company. She shared with me how after years of working in organizations with cultures that were indifferent to the humanity of people she decided to create the type of culture she wanted to work in by starting her own company.

Management 199

Management Competitive Advantage Seminar Review 199

Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Jason Pankau and I recently recorded a podcast interview on happiness at work for Alter+Care, the healthcare real estate company. You can hear the podcast at this link.

Real Estate 186

Real Estate Company Team Building Teamwork 186

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 10, 2021

As Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton explain in The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action , their research shows common sense is surprisingly uncommon in practice. The wrong approach: one without the other. Connection seems disarmingly simple and common sense. So why don’t we see more of it?

Executive Coaching 370

Executive Coaching Mayo Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing 370

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Ratan Tata, head of the Tata Group of companies, showed he valued employees and their families as human beings following a terrorist attack on the Tata-owned Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel in Mumbai, India on November 26, 2008, six years ago this week. Oftentimes how a leader reacts in a crisis shines a light on his or her values.

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Hotels Crisis Education Skills 252