Michael Lee Stallard

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Healing Our Workplaces through Cultures of Connection

Michael Lee Stallard

While formal programs and policies can be impactful, the informal practices of everyday life—the norms and culture of how we engage one another—significantly influence social connection. These shared beliefs and values drive our individual and collective behaviors that then shape programs and policies.

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More Evidence: Trust and Connection=Life, Distrust and Isolation=Death

Michael Lee Stallard

The hospital system revised its medical malpractice policy from “denying and defending” most claims to sitting down with plaintiffs and their lawyers to discuss the claims prior to taking any formal legal action. The best policies, like good preschool and military service, fortify emotional bonds.”

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“Interpersonal Connectedness” One Factor in Metric to Replace GDP

Michael Lee Stallard

He argued in “ The Limits of Policy ,” that it would be wise for government leaders to “try to use policy to strengthen relationships.&# What’s measured is what gets done. David Brooks, also of The New York Times , effectively supports my view. No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment.

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The Flawed “Customer First” Focus (and Other Management Practices to Question)

Michael Lee Stallard

These practices include, but are not limited to: the “customer first” mentality, non-compete agreements, email, standard vacation policy, office design, annual performance appraisals, and even the need for managers. In his latest book, Under New Management , David Burkus challenges a number of conventional business practices.

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Leaders: Use stories to help achieve sustainable superior performance

Michael Lee Stallard

Hospital policies during those years restricted the time young Herb could spend with his family, time that would have reduced the stress, anxiety and sadness he felt. As a seven-year old boy, Pardes was hospitalized for several months with Perthes disease.

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Byron Wien’s 20 Lessons Learned

Michael Lee Stallard

Mr. Wien was named to the 2004 Smart Money Power 30 list of Wall Street’s most influential investors, thinkers, enforcers, policy makers, players and market movers. In 1998 he was named by First Call the most widely read analyst on Wall Street and in 2000 was ranked the No. He appeared in the “Thinker” category.

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Leading with Character: Creativity

Michael Lee Stallard

At 3M, they have an Entrepreneurial Policy which allows employees to spend up to 15 percent of their time at work developing their own creative ideas for the betterment of the company and the creation of new products or services.