Michael Lee Stallard

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Today is the day!

Michael Lee Stallard

In the new edition, readers will discover updated research, diverse profiles of connection leaders, and actionable tips to apply connection in their lives, among other additional features. The second edition of Connection Culture is now available on Amazon.

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Leading with Character: Creativity

Michael Lee Stallard

Consciously build diverse teams. Diversity of backgrounds, thinking and experience and is the key to creativity. Even if the diverse backgrounds drive a little “Creative Abrasion” it will result in positive outputs as you’ve provided a safe, respectful environment where people feel comfortable with each other.

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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Encourage self-expression and diversity of thought. 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. Focusing on profit first would lead to compromising the purpose and sucking the passion and energy out of the organization.

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New Research: Friendly Workplace = Longer Life

Michael Lee Stallard

During our speeches and workshops we conclude the section where we present research from a diverse fields of knowledge that makes the case for connection to thrive at work and in life by stating: “ connection = life&# whereas “disconnection = death &# (we point out that this applies to both individuals and organizations).

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How to Improve Your Organization’s Culture Through Employee Connections

Michael Lee Stallard

Another obstacle some businesses face is successfully training others about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Otherwise, you might make your colleague feel defensive, which will make having an honest and productive dialogue less likely. Many organizations even require unconscious bias training.

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The Role Connection Plays in a Democracy

Michael Lee Stallard

Setting out freedom of speech and freedom of religion, our system is based on tolerance among a diverse population, recognizing that we can agree to disagree on even the most important matters in life.

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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.

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