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When Values Clash: Overcome an Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture

Let's Grow Leaders

The Invisible Barrier to Great Corporate Culture Our favorite definition of culture comes from marketing guru Seth Godin. Often, these “how can we” conversations that combine two seemingly opposing values lead to innovations and business process improvements. Now, almost everyone can recite the values and define them.

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Culture Change Not Working? Start Here

Let's Grow Leaders

So getting back to culture, our favorite definition of culture, if you listen to the show for a while, you know, this comes from marketing guru Seth Godin, and he says that culture is simply people like us do things like this. You’ll never get those innovations if you don’t have the discussions.

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Leading From Who You Are (A Book Excerpt)

Lead Change Blog

When we each bring the best of who we are to the practice of leadership, we find that each person’s character varies the definition. Therefore, no two people will live the definition of a character-based leader the same. Seth Godin calls this emotional labor in his book Linchpin , quoting Arlie Hochschild.

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The Conference Board: Employee Engagement = Connections

Michael Lee Stallard

I like this definition. I like this definition. It is consistent with our research where we heard respondents consistently use the terms “connect&# or “feel connected&# to describe the emotions they experience in relation to their organization’s identity, the people they work with and their day-to-day work. .&#

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Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity

Michael Lee Stallard

Looking forward to it. I put the book on my Christmas list I hope that the webinar goes beyond the book or else I will take it off and put an Oregon Ducks jersey on my Christmas list instead :-p Posting your comment. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Research: Employee Engagement = Connections

Michael Lee Stallard

This definition is consistent with our research at E Pluribus Partners where we frequently heard respondents use the terms “connect&# or “feel connected&# to describe the emotions they experience in relation to their organization’s identity, the people they work with and their day-to-day work. why is everyone smiling?

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The Promise and Problems of Outstanding Teams

Great Results Team Building

Outstanding teams are by their definition teams who STAND OUT. In Seth Godin's book Linchpin, he writes that “You can either fit in, or stand out. They are willing to put up with the criticisms of people who question their innovative methods or rabid attention to every detail. Not both.”.

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