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The Toxic Leader

N2Growth Blog

I’m constantly amazed when working inside organizations that the names and examples of such people come up constantly in the conversation. Yet rather than being weeded out, they seem to survive and thrive in an institutional ethic that values by choosing short term greed over longer-term value and culture. LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

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Sustainable Leadership and Organizations: The Ideas of Martin Seligman

Michael Lee Stallard

In this second post on thought leaders affecting the evolution of organizations, I highlight the work of Martin Seligman. Seligman, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, founded the positive psychology movement when he became president of the American Psychological Association. why is everyone smiling?

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Leaders: Manage Job Loss During COVID-19 With Care

Leading in Context

I believe, though, that even when job loss or reduction in work hours is inevitable, there are still things leaders can do to help meet people’s deepest human needs. There is a sense that their options are limited by the constraints of the situation and the business’s current economic challenges.

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Antidote for Widespread Employee Discontent

Michael Lee Stallard

There are three types of workplace cultures: Dog-Eat-Dog Cultures, Indifferent Cultures (cultures that are indifferent to people and treat them as human doings), and “Connection Cultures” where people feel connected to their organization’s identity (i.e. Why do Connection Cultures work so well. We have a conscience.

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5 Signs Your Organization Might Be Headed for an Ethics Scandal

Harvard Business Review

Corporations often approach ethics as an individual problem, designing oversight systems to identify the “bad apples” before they can turn the organization into a “rotten barrel.” And our explanations for ethical scandals are incomplete without a focus on group dynamics. Vince Streano/Getty Images.

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The Conference Board: Employee Engagement = Connections

Michael Lee Stallard

It is consistent with our research where we heard respondents consistently use the terms “connect&# or “feel connected&# to describe the emotions they experience in relation to their organization’s identity, the people they work with and their day-to-day work. I like this definition. why is everyone smiling?

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Free Connection and Employee Engagement Webinar Oct. 21, 22

Michael Lee Stallard

The webinar will focus on the six universal human needs to thrive at work, the three elements of a Connection Culture that boost employee engagement and strategic alignment, and select best practices of great leaders who connect with and engage the individuals they lead. 21 and for individuals in Pacific time zones on Oct.

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