Michael Lee Stallard

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Frances Hesselbein: A Leader of Leaders, Who Cared For People First

Michael Lee Stallard

back from decline decades earlier and transformed it into what Peter Drucker described as “the best-managed organization around.” She served leaders of not-for-profit organizations through the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute. She served military leaders and their families through her work at The U.S.

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3 Practices CEOs Can Learn from the Girl Scouts

Michael Lee Stallard

In 1976 she became CEO of the national organization, Girl Scouts of the USA. With membership falling, and the organization in a state of serious decline, Mrs. Hesselbein put sound management practices in place. It creates a marketplace of ideas so that people are more likely to spot new opportunities to improve the organization.

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3 Ways to Encourage Knowledge Flow

Michael Lee Stallard

Since leaders who increase knowledge flow within their organizations benefit from it and those who don’t risk failure, you might ask what you can do to ensure that knowledge flow is maximized in your company. Sessions are conducted at all levels of the organization. The expanded term for this element is knowledge flow.

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4 Reasons to Lead with Questions

Michael Lee Stallard

Most organization and team cultures today focus on racing to identify actionable solutions. Another worthwhile resource is Peter Drucker’s 5 Most Important Questions by Peter Drucker, Frances Hesselbein and Joan Snyder Kuhl. Drucker’s questions are as follows: What is our mission? Who is our customer? What is our plan?

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Burnout Results From Living in Conflict with Values

Michael Lee Stallard

That young man, Peter Drucker, left his well-paying job and went on to become the father of management consulting. In “ How Peter Drucker Changed My Life &# I wrote about how Drucker’s writings affected my own career decisions.

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6 Ways Leaders Can Dial up the Level of Value in the Workplace

Michael Lee Stallard

Although many companies provide personality testing to selected leaders, few offer it to people throughout the organization. Decentralization gained momentum when Peter Drucker persuaded Alfred P. Chances are it has been a tool to help leaders build a well-balanced team of people based on their personality types. This is a good start.

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Articles, Media on Leadership, the Science of Connection, and Taking a Creative Risk

Michael Lee Stallard

Peter Drucker once called Mrs. Hesselbein America’s best leader. ” It’s a variation of the “Task Excellence + Relationship Excellence” model I teach at organizations. Last week I met Frances Hesselbein, head of the Frances Hesselbein Institute, over a delightfully long lunch at the Waldorf Astoria.

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