Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 25, 2021

This week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Lee Newman, the Dean of IE Business School, in Madrid, Spain. We talked about Connection Culture, the current longing for connection coming out of the pandemic, and how leaders can be proactive to help reconnect their teams. The conversation was broadcasted on LinkedIn Live and is available to watch on demand.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2021

Astronaut crews living and working in space experience as a matter of course what many of us experienced unexpectedly during the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic. Consider these similarities: They are physically isolated for a long period of time from family, friends, and the majority of their work colleagues. Their daily in-person interactions are limited to the few people they live with and their other interactions are intermediated through digital technology.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 31, 2021

Should the term “nervous breakdown” be embraced again? One of my (Michael’s) favorite journalists, Jerry Useem, provides a fascinating look at the history of the nervous breakdown in this article he wrote for The Atlantic titled “ Bring Back the Nervous Breakdown. ” Where Useem lands aligns with my thinking as an advocate for fostering connection, both for its positive effect on individuals and for how it improves the performance of groups, as well as what I share with clients about the harmful

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 30, 2021

I’m happy to share that I will be giving keynote speeches at two exciting virtual conferences this February. I hope you will consider joining me. Campus Community Conference: Better Together 2021. If you work in the field of higher education, then this event is for you. Campus Community’s inaugural conference will take place on Thursday, February 25.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 8, 2021

LinkedIn members can take it for free Our new LinkedIn Learning course, Creating a Connection Culture, is one of the most popular courses on the LinkedIn Learning platform. LinkedIn Learning members can take the course for free at this link. Once you click to begin taking the course you will have 24 hours to complete it. Check it out and share this post and free link with your family, friends and colleagues.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 10, 2021

Can we embrace the spirit of E Pluribus Unum and move forward in 2021 as people who value connection, cooperation and making progress together toward the common good? Whether your political leanings are toward the left, center or right, whether you identify as a conservative, moderate, progressive or liberal, the political divisiveness and social strife that marked 2020, and were on full display in the troubling events last week in Washington, D.C., underscore the need for cultures of connection

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Article Published by Soundview Magazine Connection is more critical today than ever. That’s the topic that I addressed in an article recently published by Soundview Magazine , a publication that gives readers the opportunity to learn key concepts from the best new business books. In the article, I outlined: Some eye-opening statistics on connection and loneliness.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 27, 2020

Katie Stallard and I were delighted to see the reaction to the virtual training we did to kick off the American Cancer Society’s virtual Leadership Institute Network Series. Here’s what Kristine Revelle, Senior Consultant, Learning, at the American Cancer Society wrote about it: “At the American Cancer Society, we were excited to kick off our new virtual Leadership Institute Network series with Michael and Katie Stallard presenting on the need for leaders to cultivate cultures

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 23, 2020

Podcast Appearance on Badge Cast 1 Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Lt. Brian Ellis, host of the Badge Cast 1 podcast. Badge Cast 1 is a production of the National Command and Staff College , an organization dedicated to providing leadership training to public safety professionals. In this conversation, we talked about why connection matters in today’s public safety organizations and shared practical, science-backed advice for today’s public safety leaders.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 10, 2019

“The level of toxicity in the workplace is at an all-time high,” warns Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”). Taylor’s organization recently set up a pop-up coffee house in the middle of the Oculus at the World Trade Center complex in New York City to bring attention to the issue and its new report titled “ The High Cost of a Toxic Workplace Culture: How Culture Impacts the Workforce—and The Bottom Line.”.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

If you want to boost employee engagement, consider going back to the basics. Begin by answering this question: What promises should I make to the people I am responsible for leading? . Here are promises you might consider making: I promise to provide clear instructions about what I expect and what constitutes good performance. I promise to provide the training, resources and encouragement you need to achieve good performance.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 11, 2019

How to Cultivate the Best Culture--and Train for It I had the privilege of contributing an article to this month’s issue of Training magazine. The article explains how organizations can train managers to create the best workplace cultures. These cultures boost human connection and maximize employee engagement, quality of decision making, productivity and innovation.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 14, 2019

Podcast Appearance on the LEADx Leadership Podcast with Kevin Kruse Recently, Kevin Kruse, host of the LEADx Leadership show podcast, featured a webinar I created with the LEADx team in one of the show’s episodes. Kevin is a New York Times bestselling author and Inc. 500 entrepreneur who providers listeners with advice from top leadership experts in a format suited for a busy professional’s daily commute.

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

It’s no secret that the right organizational culture can make companies more successful. That was the topic of conversation in a recent Manage 2 Win podcast hosted by Jeff Russell. Listen as Katie Stallard and I describe what a Connection Culture is and how it helps companies to win in the full podcast episode. The post Manage 2 Win Podcast on How Connection Cultures Make Organizations Successful appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Workplaces are full of disconnected people. There are still far too many leaders who, consciously or unconsciously, allow cultures of control or indifference that are disengaging and stressful for those under them. Despite continued low levels of employee engagement around the world, I have hope that workplace cultures can be turned around. Recently, I have been encouraged by conversations with several young entrepreneurs who are tapping into the power of human connection and creating ways to br

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Studies show the continued growth in the number of people who are lonely, which has reached epidemic levels in many countries. Recently, my wife, Katie, and I had the opportunity to teach a Connection Culture Workshop for the Institute for Management Studies in Columbus, Ohio. Mary Held, head of IMS Columbus, made us aware of this outstanding brief on the global loneliness epidemic published by The Week.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2018

Check out this FindingBrave podcast interview I did with Kathy Caprino. We discuss how high stress and low human connection is harming individual (and organizational) health and reducing life expectancy. The post High Stress + Low Human Connection = Poor Health appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 19, 2018

Check out my new article in Government Executive on the perils of isolation and stress. Unfortunately, most people are unaware of the devastating effects of stress and isolation that I write about in the article, including that it’s harming their health and performance. The article is titled “ You’re More Vulnerable to Isolation and Stress Than You Think.” If you know someone who may be struggling with this, please forward the article to them.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2018

Recently, I had the opportunity to publish an article in Forbes on the rise of the loneliness epidemic and its antidote: connection. Read the article to learn seven practical ways to boost connection and fight loneliness in your organization. The post Article in Forbes: Seven Practices That Protect Your Organization From the Lethality of Loneliness appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 29, 2018

With employee disengagement remaining at very high levels in America and globally, and growth in significant new scientific findings that shed light on conditions necessary for human flourishing, it’s time to reconsider management theory and our approach to maximizing the performance of individuals and organizations. 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.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 10, 2017

As the current year draws to a close, now is the time to establish your plan to begin the new year on a strong note. Here are three tips for leading your team into a new year of goals. STEP 1: REFOCUS. Review progress toward current year goals and define the top five priorities you want your team to accomplish in the coming year. Why five priorities?

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

This week I want to share two outstanding TED Talks with you that demonstrate how both quantitative and qualitative research are coming to the conclusion that human connection improves the quality and length of our lives. I’d encourage you to watch the entire talks. For those who don’t have time, a few highlights follow. Richard Waldinger, Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, on Happiness.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 24, 2017

Costco Wholesale moved in front of Google to earn the title of America’s best large employer this year. To determine America’s best employer each year, Statista and Forbes survey 30,000 workers at U.S. organizations, asking them questions about their work experience. Costco has consistently appeared in the top three. Clearly, Costco is doing something right.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 17, 2017

Don’t miss Dr. Todd Hall’s webinar tomorrow titled “How to Beat Stress and Elevate Engagement.” See details and signup here. The post How to Beat Stress and Elevate Engagement appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 8, 2017

It’s encouraging to see more leaders identify connection as a primary factor contributing to their organization’s sustained success. Fortune magazine recently recognized Theo Epstein, President, Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball and the Cubs organization, as #1 on its world’s greatest leaders list. Last year the Cubs won the World Series and broke the franchise’s 108-year World Series title drought, the longest in professional sports.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 11, 2017

Many organizations today are interested in the wellness and wellbeing of their people. They promote wellness programs that encourage exercise and mindfulness. Few, however, address the number one health problem. In a 2016 interview with Politico, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said the most common illness today isn’t heart disease. It isn’t diabetes.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 14, 2017

On Christmas day in 1984, Carol Grieder, Ph.D., then a graduate student in the University of California, Berkley lab of Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D., stopped by the lab, curious to see the results of an experiment that had taken place several days earlier. Eight months of research and variations of experiments had led her to this point. There, in an image on x-ray film, was evidence that an enzyme existed that helped protect people from premature cellular aging.

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

The New England Patriots just won their fifth National Football League Championship since 2002, but their success isn’t a surprise to those who study connection. Here’s what we wrote about the team in the 2007 book Fired Up or Burned Out : “In recent years, the New England Patriots football team has won an astounding three National Football League Championships without a roster of big name stars.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The human brain accounts for two percent of our body weight yet consumes 20 percent of our energy. Given the intellectual nature of most work today, we use up a considerable amount of energy. This makes getting sufficient rest essential to keeping you and your team energized. Great Leaders Understand the Value of Rest. A leader from the past who knew the value of rest was the U.S.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Peter DeMarco, a writer in Boston, lost his 34-year old wife, Laura Levis, following a severe asthma attack. Last week, The New York Times reprinted Mr. DeMarco’s “ A Letter to the Doctors and Nurses Who Cared for My Wife.” It went viral. Take time to read it. Mr. DeMarco’s letter expresses his profound gratitude for the words and deeds of doctors, nurses, technicians and the cleaning crew during his wife’s seven days in the ICU.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Congratulations to Texas Christian University (TCU) for being recognized by The Wall Street Journal as #2 in the U.S. for student engagement, an assessment that measures, according to the Journal , “how connected the students are with their school, each other and the outside world, and how challenging their courses are…” To learn about TCU’s unique “Connection Culture” check out this TCU Magazine article and the TCU Center for Connection Culture.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 31, 2016

The prevalence and extreme nature of star systems today contribute to widespread employee disconnection and disengagement. Here’s why. Defining Terms: Star, Core, and Struggling Employees. Employees can be regarded as stars, core employees, or strugglers. Stars are superior performers. They are either a part of senior management or on track to move up the organization’s hierarchy.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 27, 2016

George C. Marshall was one of the most extraordinary individuals to have lived during the twentieth century. Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1880 and trained at the Virginia Military Institute, Marshall was a career military man who will forever be remembered for his efforts to promote peace and bring about a strong connection between America and Western Europe.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 8, 2016

Burnout is on the rise in healthcare. Increased stress and complexity, and the demands to achieve higher productivity are taking a toll. Each year nearly 400 physicians commit suicide , more than double the rate of the general population. Healthcare workers are also susceptible to anxiety, depression and addiction. What can be done? One of the most effective ways to address rising pressure on healthcare workers is to foster a life-giving culture of supportive relationships that benefits all, inc

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 3, 2016

Do you have “still face” managers in your organization? By still face managers, I mean supervisors whose lack of emotion makes it difficult for them to connect and to get people fired up. They seem unable to express appropriate emotion when interacting with others. The disconnection the other person experiences can be confusing, discouraging or lead to reaching a wrong conclusion.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 10, 2016

Definition. Integrity can be defined as always interacting with others ethically and honorably. People with integrity aspire to the highest ethical standards and expect the same behavior of others. They conduct themselves honorably in any situation that may arise. They treat every person with respect and fairness. 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

MARCH 6, 2016

What makes an organization sufficiently resilient to survive over a sustained period of time? In 1983 Royal Dutch/Shell Group studied 27 companies that had survived more than 100 years, were still important in their industries, and continued to have strong corporate identities. One key finding was that leaders of these organizations believed it was important to leave their organizations in as good as or better shape than when they became leaders.

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