Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

And I can assure you that the advice I share with you today has stood the test of time… It helped me inspire my Weatherchem team to create the original Flapper® dispensing closure. For that matter, why didn’t Congress have the smarts to invite a contingent of assembly line workers to share viewpoints from the factory floor?

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Committee Automotive Ethics Productivity 140

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2010

After the coach learned that a young African-American, second-string guard on his team, Clarence Walker, would not be allowed to participate in the tournament because of the color of his skin, he declined the offer. If asked for advice, Wooden would reply, “I don’t give advice, I give opinions.&# why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

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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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

AFTER exploring accessible connections, research those you most respect and try to cultivate a contact or, at a minimum, try to get good advice from them. Test business development, starting with advice from your banker, accountant, and lawyer. Their advice can be invaluable. This skill takes practice.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2013

What advice would you give new college graduates about launching themselves into the workforce? The hundreds of responses offered a wealth of advice and insight about what it takes to make a successful transition from college into the workforce. Each rule is adapted from a quote from a participant in the discussion.

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Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Advice Career 13

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

In Performance Reviews Made Effective , Wally offers sound advice that will not only make them more effective, but also helpful instead of painful. She says, “As our work becomes more complex, so do our ethical dilemmas.” The Workplace Environment: Culture, Change, Innovation, and Empowerment.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 205

HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Platforms like LinkedIn make it even easier to reach out to those you admire and ask for advice on things you’d like to understand better. Reaching out to them can give you even greater insight into how they did it and what they’d like to do differently. Capitalize on the resource.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 14, 2010

With issues that are more complex, and/or require broader support and implementation, you may want to have broad participation (an issue I will write about in a later post). Invite a mix people to participate in creative conversations — some who are close the issue at hand, others who are not as close.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Do people seek your input, advice, and counsel ? If you still don’t know whether or not your attitude is affecting your performance, I would strongly suggest participation in a 360 review process where your strengths and weakness are objectively assessed by those whom you interface with on a frequent basis.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Ostensibly, all participants benefit from the synergy. They exchange ideas, swap cards, engage in base-level volunteer work and participate in several concurrent networks. Curiously, that charity has been clouded by public investigations of questionable ethics and dubious fund-raising practices.

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Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 51

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

When all departments are consulted and participate in the decisions, then the company is empowered. Repairing ethically wrong actions. Bad advice from the wrong consultants. The mark of an empowered team is its participation in this process. Without always noticing it, individuals and organizations change 71% per year.

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