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Micro-Connections Enhance Energy, Enthusiasm

Michael Lee Stallard

Small actions to connect with people around you are called “Micro-Connections.&# These actions boost enthusiasm and energy in the work environment. Greenwich, Connecticut), people would think you were strange. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Guest Post: The “General” Manager – Soldier Lessons for the.

Lead on Purpose

Know where to apply your energies and you’ll be working faster and more efficiently. To be a strong leader, you need to show an unshakeable work ethic. You set the bar of potential through your own work ethic, but you also have to shore up your defenses and patch up any weaknesses.

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What matters in 2010?

Lead on Purpose

Seth Godin , marketing guru and thought leader, did a cool project where he brought together more than seventy “big thinkers&# to write the ebook What Matters Now. His purpose: “Now, more than ever, we need a different way of thinking, a useful way to focus and the energy to turn the game around.&# What matters in 2010?

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Commitment

Lead on Purpose

My excuse (and I’ve heard this from many product managers) is that I’ve been heads down on an intense product release and it’s sucking all my time and energy. Listening to Tribes by Seth Godin. I started this blog (in 2007) to promote leadership principles in product management.

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Five questions to ask each week

Lead on Purpose

“Do business by design rather than by default.&# — The Product Management Perspective: We will improve our effectiveness and our ability to work with others by giving careful thought to these questions. As product leaders we need to plan and then move forward with focus and energy. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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John Maxwell on Connection

Michael Lee Stallard

Connecting is intentional, it is all about other, and it requires hard work and energy to connect. - Who do you need to spend energy on connecting with? . - Connecting is all about others, not about us. As soon as you get married, you have a power outage. - When you connect it takes you to a higher plain of communication.

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Lucky breaks

Lead on Purpose

Focus your mental energy on achieving success and you will see ‘lucky breaks’ come your way consistently. Success doesn’t just happen because someone’s stars line up. Success, both in business and personally, is something that’s consciously created. Success is created through conscious choice.

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