Michael Lee Stallard

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When “Failure Is Not an Option”

Michael Lee Stallard

It may be reflected by managers in a variety of settings from corporate suites, where accountants meet with CEOs to make decisions about financial statement reporting, to research departments, where scientists review research findings to secure important regulatory approvals, to the front lines, where sales people labor to meet monthly goals.

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Having an Old-fashioned Nervous Breakdown Might Be a Good Thing

Michael Lee Stallard

Battle Creek Sanitarium, with its marble floors and Persian rugs, offered an array of social opportunities, including plays and lectures, nightly dances in ballrooms with music provided by an orchestra, indoor pools to swim in, bicycles to ride on the property and fields for playing sports. There, notes Chernow, “[John D. Rockefeller, J.]

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Leading with Character: Creativity

Michael Lee Stallard

One of our ongoing goals must be to continuously make the world better by improving what we do. Although the media likes to glorify the lone creative genius, a closer look at creativity reveals that it is, to a large degree, a team sport. An organization that settles for the status quo will never be a great organization.

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Connection at Home During Covid-19

Michael Lee Stallard

Gone is the time you spent socializing with friends at a sporting event or volunteering alongside others in the community. Unless you are an “essential worker,” gone is the time you spent interacting with strangers, colleagues and friends as you commuted to work, ducked out to grab a meal or run an errand, and did your job.

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Why Relational Connection Is So Important During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Michael Lee Stallard

In a connection culture, people are more likely to communicate, collaborate, cooperate and work together toward a common goal. To get through the COVID-19 pandemic, we need a connection culture that is rich in relational connection while maintaining physical distance between individuals when there is a risk of transmission.

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Servant Leaders Outperform Because They Connect

Michael Lee Stallard

When Admiral Clark became the chief, first term re-enlistment didn’t meet the Navy’s goal of 38 percent. So far I’ve seen good examples not only in the military but also in business, the social sector organizations, families, rock bands and sports teams. Retired CNO Admiral Vern Clark was formerly the chief of the U.S.

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Leadership “Moment of Truth” for FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi

Michael Lee Stallard

Another moment of truth in Puyol’s career came when he stopped two teammates from excessive celebrating following a goal. Lionel Messi needs to prove he is a leader who cares about the people he is responsible for leading and that he values relationship excellence in addition to skill, agility, and goal-making.