Michael Lee Stallard

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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. It has been said that communication is 7% spoken words, 38% tone of voice/volume and 55% non-verbal (body language).

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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Pixar could see these guys were driven to make great films but knew they didn’t have access to the kind of technology Pixar had so they went after them. Encourage self-expression and diversity of thought. The Incredibles, Bird and Walker’s first project at Pixar, was a homerun. When Pixar focuses on making great films, profit follows.

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4 Ways Millennials Can Boost Productivity and Fulfillment at Work

Michael Lee Stallard

While popular belief holds that Millennials can’t get enough of technology, when global marketing firm McCann WorldGroup surveyed 7,000 Millennials in 2010, it found that 90 percent of respondents rated meaningful relationships as their greatest need. Technology might work quickly and simply, but human beings notoriously do not,” she writes.