Michael Lee Stallard

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7 Practices of Alan Mulally that Helped Ford Pass Competitors

Michael Lee Stallard

Mulally frequently speaks about the vision and factors it into decision-making, including in discussions to evaluate new product development priorities. It helped him forge an agreement with the United Auto Workers union to make certain changes necessary for Ford to make a profit in return for bringing production back to the U.S.

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Overcoming Leadership Myopia

Michael Lee Stallard

Research from two well-respected organizations makes it clear that we have a big collective blind spot that’s dragging down productivity, innovation and economic performance. All the Six-Sigma, Lean, benchmarking and metrics in the world won’t help us lead people if we fail to recognize these realities.

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3 Practices to Protect Your People from Toxic Stress and Burnout

Michael Lee Stallard

Increased stress and complexity, and the demands to achieve higher productivity are taking a toll. greater revenue growth, 21% greater productivity, 22% greater profitability, 10% higher customer service metrics, 41% lower quality defects, and 37% lower absenteeism. Burnout is on the rise in healthcare. What can be done?

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3 Lessons from the Attack on Amazon

Michael Lee Stallard

Connection not only makes us more productive, it also makes us healthier and happier. It shows that connection makes people perform better, give greater discretionary effort, better align their behavior with their leader’s goals, communicate better, cooperate more and contribute to the organization’s marketplace of ideas that fuel innovation.