Michael Lee Stallard

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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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3 Practices CEOs Can Learn from the Girl Scouts

Michael Lee Stallard

With membership falling, and the organization in a state of serious decline, Mrs. Hesselbein put sound management practices in place. She helped women to envision the Girl Scout organization as a professional, well-managed organization that carried out this important work. Promote “Human Value”.

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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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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. Theory C: A New Theory of Management. Otherwise, you might make your colleague feel defensive, which will make having an honest and productive dialogue less likely. This article originally appeared on Forbes.com.

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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?

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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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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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