Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Dan McCarthy posted a collection of top blog posts on leadership that included a post I wrote. Wally Bock presents The Joy of Helping posted at Three Star Leadership , saying “The best bosses revel in helping others succeed” Mark Stelzner presents Two Easy (And Legal) Ways to Gather Competitive Intel posted at Inflexion Point.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Going beyond five annual priorities diminishes focus and jeopardizes effective execution by tending to overwhelm those responsible for implementation. Here are five actions you can take to achieve focus for your organization and maximize the probability of achieving excellence in execution. Set Your Top Five. Communicate Your Top Five.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

For those seeking an example of a leadership model that encompasses both task and relationship excellence, an excellent example is the United States Marine Corps. Holder, a retired Colonel and current Marine Corps JROTC program instructor, describes the objectives of a Marine Corps leader as follows: “There are two leadership objectives.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Posts from Top Leadership Bloggers Published by Michael Lee Stallard on October 9, 2010 04:47 pm under employee engagement Check out this sampling of posts from top leadership bloggers as part of a leadership carnival hosted by Mary Jo Asmus.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 2, 2011

Check out recent favorite blog posts from a sampling of top bloggers on leadership below. Welcome to the January edition of the Leadership Development Carnival , New Year’s Edition! Scott Eblin has been finding some Leadership Lessons in Yoga. When is it proper for leaders to show emotion? Mike Henry Sr.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 23, 2010

We gave a three hour presentation to students in the MBA for Executives program and briefly visited friends such as professors Marian Moore and Alec Horniman. No doubt the business school’s culture benefits from Alec Horniman’s wisdom as a thought leader in the fields of leadership, organizations, change and ethics.

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Leadership Ethics McCarthy Godin 186

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 9, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit June Leadership Carnival Published by Michael Lee Stallard on June 9, 2010 12:33 pm under Uncategorized This month’s Leadership Carnival is hosted by Chris Young at MaximizingPossibility.com. But don’t despair.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Both individually and as a team, set no more than five challenging but achievable annual goals. If you go beyond five annual goals, it will diminish focus and effective execution by tending to overwhelm those responsible for implementation. #61 Set “Top Five” Annual Goals.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Here’s a collection of the best blog posts over the last month written by top leadership bloggers. Thanks to Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership for organizing it. Welcome to the November 7, 2010, early bird edition of leadership development carnival! Simmons gives us Power: The Heart Of Leadership | Bret L.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 22, 2014

Following are seven practices that helped Mulally save Ford by transforming its dog-eat-dog culture into a sled dog team that pulls together. Mulally frequently uses phrases including “One Ford,” “one team,” “the power of teams,” and “working together always works” to communicate how much he values team players.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 30, 2010

These executives, bankers and hedge fund managers who took over the once proud manufacturing industry in America and broke it up, outsourced the work or shipped entire factories offshore for obscene profits while destroying the lives of millions of employees don’t need happy coaches. Remember “smile or your fired”. why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 8, 2014

As seen on SmartBlog on Leadership. Both individually and as a team, set no more than five high level challenging but achievable annual priorities that are aligned with your vision and mission. Remote work can be lonely and people should feel you are on their team and want to help them achieve their potential.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Do Women Bring More Happiness to Families, Greater Effectiveness to Organizations? These conversations develop emotional connections and convey information that often has an impact on the execution of tasks. why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 29, 2018

As such, my colleagues and I recently submitted our paper titled “Theory C: Connection Culture as a New Theory of Management” to an award-winning leadership journal. They also read our articles and discuss them in team meetings to help them stay connected as a team and avoid drifting toward indifference. How You Can Help.

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Here is a video from YouTube of a conversation I had about leadership, employee engagement, productivity and innovation with Dr. Homer Erekson, Dean of TCU’s Neeley School of Business. Our conversation occurred as part of the Tandy Executive Speakers Series. Click here to view the embedded video.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Her leadership helped save it. Stated another way, these leadership behaviors create a team that pulls together and protects the culture from spiraling down into a dog-eat-dog environment. And it identified some of the best ideas for execution. Related Links: Overcoming Leadership Myopia (with Starbucks’ Howard Behar).

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 24, 2015

Bryan expanded the leadership team and asked them to work together to create the culture they always wanted to work in. FCB New Zealand’s leadership team took a different approach. Learn more about employee engagement and leadership by signing up for my Connect to Thrive newsletter.

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Stress Competitive Advantage Budgeting Globalization 150

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 17, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Brain Research: To Improve Learning, Use Whole Body Published by Michael Lee Stallard on July 17, 2010 05:03 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture , employee engagement , knowledge flow We learn best when we think, feel and do.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 26, 2010

In January I will be speaking at Texas Christian University as part of its Tandy Executive Leadership Series. The summit is Asia’s largest leadership and HR conference with more than three thousand attendees. We recently committed to other public speaking engagements. No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2010

After the coach learned that a young African-American, second-string guard on his team, Clarence Walker, would not be allowed to participate in the tournament because of the color of his skin, he declined the offer. The coach decided to accept the NAIB’s offer, and the team packed up to head to the play-offs in Kansas City.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 9, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit What Steve Jobs, Ed Catmull and A.G. You can learn more about it at this link. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 4, 2011

Here is a video from YouTube of a conversation I had earlier this year about leadership, employee engagement, productivity and innovation with Dr. Homer Erekson, Dean of TCU’s Neeley School of Business. Click here to view the embedded video.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit BIF-6: Stunning Sights, Interesting People, Innovative Ideas Published by Michael Lee Stallard on September 15, 2010 06:16 pm under connection culture Life is good! why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 10, 2010

This is especially true when it comes to more complex agreements and agreements that are executed over longer periods of time. You would be surprised how often people assume there is a meeting of minds when in fact substantial differences exist. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 11, 2010

We have podcasts and webcasts scheduled with organizations including Giant Impact (TBD), the New Talent Management Network (11/16) and the Corporate Executive Board’s Toolbox for HR (10/20). Here’s the link. Soon we expect to announce podcasts or webcasts with the Human Capital Institute and HSM. why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 3, 2011

Today in America, 75 percent of employees are not engaged in their work and of the 25 percent who are engaged, 60 percent of them are not aligned with organizational goals (this according to 2009 research from the Corporate Executive Board). The bottom line is that only 10 percent of America’s workforce are mobilized (i.e.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 26, 2011

These thoughts provide a framework for executing that stewardship and for building the teamwork that will enable us to fight and win in war. Leadership is about setting priorities. Caring Leadership. Service is a team effort. Montpelier is a warship, designed to steam into harm’s way and win. Know your people.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

You may remember Corporate Executive Board research found that emotional factors were 4X as effective as rational factors when it came to motivating employees to give their best efforts.) In summary, America has a big problem related to employee engagement and it’s getting worse. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 19, 2010

Another well-repected organization, The Corporate Executive Board, released research last year that showed 90 percent of employees are either not engaged and giving their best efforts or they are not aligned with organizational goals. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 10, 2016

Integrity: An Essential Component of Servant Leadership. He ate in the company cafeteria with the rest of the employees and got rid of executive parking spaces. Be a model for your team. They are straightforward and forthright, expressing themselves with clarity, so that others always understand what is being communicated.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Pfizer colleagues rate various aspects of the organization, including Pfizer’s strategy, the division/business unit’s strategy, organization system and structure, the CEO and executive leadership team, division/business unit leadership, the respondent’s direct manager, colleagues with whom the respondent works, and climate/engagement.

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Ethics Pharmaceuticals Globalization Commitment 150

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture? Michael Lee Stallard is president of E Pluribus Partners, a leadership training and coaching firm. Just what Dr. Goodnight ordered. why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 2, 2016

He was named one of “Top 25 Business Leaders of the Past 25 Years” by PBS; “Executive of the Year-2001” by the Academy of Management; and “Director of the Year-2001-02” by the National Association of Corporate Directors. Encourage your team to express gratitude for what they have done for one another. The great British writer G.K.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

In addition, Corporate Executive Board research shows that 40 percent of engaged employees are not aligning their behavior with organizational goals, The bottom line is that only one out of ten employees are both engaged and aligned with strategy. Organizations with aligned and engaged employees clearly have a competitive edge.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 19, 2011

Research by the Corporate Executive Board has shown that emotional factors are four times as effective as rational factors when it comes to the amount of effort employees put in their work. Emotions are important to organizational effectiveness.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 28, 2010

Because Marshall possessed humility of character, he knew that he was not always right and had to defer to the decisions of his superior in the chain-of-command then put extra effort into executing such decisions. Sources: Carl Joachim Hambro, Nobel Peace Prize Presentation Speech—George C. on July 5th, 2010 [.] why is everyone smiling?

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