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How to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth

Skip Prichard

The culture required to drive a strategy of innovation is different from the culture required to develop efficiency or operational excellence. They want to work for a company that serves as a role model for ethical and values-centered behavior. Middle managers are instrumental in creating a deep personal commitment to change.

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US Navy and U2: What Connection?

Michael Lee Stallard

The article features the stories of the US Navy’s former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Vern Clark, and Bono, the lead singer of the rock band U2. The Leader to Leader Institute just posted an article on its website that Jason Pankau and I wrote for the Summer edition of the Leader to Leader Journal. why is everyone smiling?

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Leaders of the New Century

Michael Lee Stallard

Chief of Navy Operations Admiral Vern Clark and Bono, the lead singer for the rock band U2. .&# The article is about how great leaders don’t just focus on star performers, they are intentional about connecting with employees at large. Examples in the article include Ret. No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment.

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What U2 and the US Navy Have in Common: Connecting with Core Employees

Michael Lee Stallard

Navy One example of a leader who intentionally developed a Connection Culture using all three bridges is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. Instead, he increased the training budget. We need to give them the training and resources to enable them to fulfill their promise.

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John Wooden: What the Obituaries Missed

Michael Lee Stallard

If his players didn’t work hard enough during practice, as hard as he did preparing for it, he ordered them off the court, then had the student managers collect the balls, turn off the lights, and lock the doors. Coach Wooden operated a meritocracy that treated every player fairly. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Who’s Running Your Business in China?

Harvard Business Review

But Chinese employees have learned that the management skills and systems in multinationals in China come in many flavors, from the exceptional to the abysmal. And that means providing world-class training, clear and lucrative career paths and, increasingly, a work-life balance that allows people to enjoy the fruits of their success.

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Marshall, Not McChrystal, Should Be Role Model for Military Leaders

Michael Lee Stallard

Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1880 and trained at the Virginia Military Institute, Marshall was a career military man who will forever be remembered for his efforts to promote peace and bring about a strong connection between America and Western Europe. Eisenhower to the position of supreme commander of Operation Overlord.

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