Michael Lee Stallard

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How to Improve Your Organization’s Culture Through Employee Connections

Michael Lee Stallard

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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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Encourage self-expression and diversity of thought. 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.

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Leading with Character: Creativity

Michael Lee Stallard

At 3M, they have an Entrepreneurial Policy which allows employees to spend up to 15 percent of their time at work developing their own creative ideas for the betterment of the company and the creation of new products or services. Result: Ritz-Carton is consistently recognized as one of the top performing hotel companies worldwide.

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Do Women Bring More Happiness to Families, Greater Effectiveness.

Michael Lee Stallard

Although I don’t have any hard research to prove it, I believe the vast majority of organizational cultures that are diverse in terms of the gender of their members, will outperform cultures that are not diverse. Women also tend to be more empathetic which increases connection too. why is everyone smiling?

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6 Actions Help ABC News Perform at the Top of Its Game

Michael Lee Stallard

Zach expressed the importance of these efforts to provide a healthy workplace culture at ABC News, which is a division of The Walt Disney Company. Wellness Series – The Wellness Series helps people manage stress. If you’re a leader, what actions are you taking to create a Connection Culture?

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Career Potential Webinars

Michael Lee Stallard

This series of free webinars includes presentations from experts in diverse fields related to career. Check out Launch Summit: Conversations on Career Potential. It begins tomorrow at 10:00 AM Eastern and continues through Thursday. I’ll be speaking about healthy work environments at 1:00 PM Eastern on Thursday, April 22nd.

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Brain Research: To Improve Learning, Use Whole Mind

Michael Lee Stallard

The more we incorporate different approaches to learning that speak to diverse individuals who are wired to learn differently, the greater the probability they will in fact learn. It reminds me of Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences and Robert Sternberg’s identification of different thinking styles. why is everyone smiling?