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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 article is about the topic of connecting with “core employees&# to boost strategic alignment, employee engagement, productivity and innovation.

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Leaders of the New Century

Michael Lee Stallard

It includes an article that Jason Pankau and I wrote entitled “To Boost Productivity and Innovation, Connect with the Core.&# Chief of Navy Operations Admiral Vern Clark and Bono, the lead singer for the rock band U2. Examples in the article include Ret. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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

Michael Lee Stallard

In addition to the negative impact on decision-making, diminished communications from the lack of connection reduces the marketplace of ideas inside the organization, which in turn reduces innovation. Knowing that their input has been factored into a leader’s decision is motivating and it positively impacts their future participation.

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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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Why Do We Spend So Much Developing Senior Leaders and So Little Training New Managers?

Harvard Business Review

During the last five years of my corporate management career, I had a great deal of leadership development. Along with many other executives, I attended talks by noted management authors, I went to (often lengthy) team-building exercises, and I participated in discussions on different leadership styles.

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Build Your Team Like an Executive

Harvard Business Review

These differences in philosophy and approach frequently differentiate those who advance to and succeed at the executive level — and those who stay in the ranks of middle management. When you ask leaders how they build a strong management team, the answers are revealing.

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

Michael Lee Stallard

Eisenhower to the position of supreme commander of Operation Overlord. link] Michael Lee Stallard on July 4th, 2010 Victor Davis Hanson, writing for the National Review, takes a position similar to my own: [link] Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership Blog » Blog Archive » Leadership thinking Carnival style!

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