Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 28, 2020

Early on, these office-turned-remote workers may have put in longer hours and worked hard to show they were being productive in the changing environment. Related to that is collaboration and innovation. Cultivating a connection culture and strengthening the bonds of connection will help you, your team, and the organization thrive.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2021

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Actively contribution to innovation.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

This is particularly true in today’s complex and uncertain operating environments in which a culture of solidarity and knowledge sharing become critical drivers of staying relevant. It is well understood by psychologists and social scientists that people who laugh together generally have stronger feelings of empathy and bonding.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Even the most eager leader will struggle in this negative environment. To be able to be “innovative change agents”, they must develop and sustain a strong bond with those they lead exemplified by a consistent display of integrity. People simply don’t trust many of our traditional leaders.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

They created a workplace environment in which my contributions mattered and in every human interaction with me demonstrated this. Moreover, employees who are engaged in the workplace are more open to innovative ideas and new tools. This attitude is a prerequisite for innovation and growth. Relationships Make the Difference.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Actively contribution to innovation.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

At a time when, “alongside those I led, I had a personal, often intense bond with troops I frequently knew better than my own brothers.”. Next, he discusses executive leadership , where commanding a force of 7,000 to 42,000 troops, it was impossible to know them all individually, so communications and leadership styles must adapt.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on how to control gossip in the workplace… If what you desire as an executive is to have a healthy, thriving, and productive company, it is essential that you curtail office gossip. When you take part in gossip you do none of these things.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Culture is something nearly all organizations are striving to improve, with most executives confident that doing so will improve the bottom line of the business. They examine the impact living close to the office has not only on the work environment but also on performance and profitability.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

Enhanced Employee Engagement: A well-trained manager can create a positive work environment, leading to higher levels of employee engagement, job satisfaction and retention. Lead by Example: Executive leadership should lead by example and demonstrate the leadership skills and behaviors they expect from their managers.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

It is well understood by psychologists and social scientists that people who laugh together generally have stronger feelings of empathy and bonding. Discoveries in this area also explain why many leaders are not just leveraging humor, but are also investing in creating playful and fun work environments. Jumping to conclusions….

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HR Digest

AUGUST 14, 2018

Placing value on relationships in your organization is as exact as placing value on teamwork, bonding, and cohesion amongst your employees. There will be no inhibitions amongst your employees and their innovative nature will be at full stretch. Executive Sponsorship. Corporate relationships. Authenticity and compensation.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 14, 2017

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Actively contribution to innovation.

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Skills Servant Leader Bond Cooper 61

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 2, 2018

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Actively contribution to innovation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 1, 2018

This is particularly true in today’s complex and uncertain operating environments in which a culture of solidarity and knowledge sharing become critical drivers of staying relevant. It is well understood by psychologists and social scientists that people who laugh together generally have stronger feelings of empathy and bonding.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Actively contribution to innovation.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 2, 2017

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the new book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Actively contribution to innovation.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 21, 2017

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Actively contribution to innovation.

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Skills Servant Leader Bond Cooper 50

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Actively contribution to innovation.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 15, 2016

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Actively contribution to innovation.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 6, 2015

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the new book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Actively contribution to innovation.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I call the opposite of a strategy tourist a Strategy Execution hero. Change jobs regularly to outrun major execution challenges. Learn to identify other tourists and bond as hard as you can. Jeroen De Flander helps you to improve your strategy execution skills in his new book, The Execution Shortcut.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Leaders need to understand that compassion humanizes them, allows them to build stronger trust bonds, and engenders confidence and loyalty from peers and subordinates alike. Gwyn Teatro Mike , so many view kindness, empathy, compassion and love as elements foreign to business environments and strong leadership. Thanks for sharing Dan.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Leaders need to understand that being authentically humble humanizes them, allows them to build stronger trust bonds, and engenders confidence & loyalty from peers and subordinates alike. At the same time I personally feel its a long way to go to see the environment what has been discussed in the article. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

I have found that highly productive executives and companies clearly understand the value, leverage, efficiency, and economies of scale that are generated by assembling highly focused, motivated, and productive teams. This in turn leads to a very focused, coordinated, and ultimately a very passionate work environment.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

Our business at Continuum is design and innovation (if you've used a Swiffer or pushed a new Target shopping cart, you've encountered us), so naturally we are always looking for ways to innovate how we innovate. Follow these rules, and you'll see a dramatic difference in your own team's ability to innovate: 1. Have at it.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

For chief executives and other senior leaders, it is not unusual for 60-80% of their pay to be tied to performance – whether performance is measured by quarterly earnings, stock prices, or something else. We propose that, instead, most firms should pay their top executives a fixed salary.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Have you ever said to yourself, How in the world did [insert name of powerful business executive] get to where he is? That executive who made it big probably doesn’t have more powerful brain cells than you… but what he (or she!) In today’s dog-eat-dog environment, a person’s word isn’t always his or her bond.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2017

To drive home the urgency, the coalition’s website, CEOAction.com , directs visitors to research showing that diverse teams and inclusive leaders unleash innovation, eradicate groupthink, and spur market growth. At the Center for Talent Innovation, we wanted to look into these suspicions. But as Tim Ryan, U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Library leaders knew that given the immense changes brought on by digital innovations, as well as shifts in the communities that the Library served, it would need to evolve. Involving staff in conceiving, designing, and implementing the change would result in a course of action that was more fit-to-purpose and more likely to be well executed.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2011

For all of the fervor around innovation, far too many organizations are hostile places for new ideas and the people who harbor them. All too often, new ideas are cooked up in a hothouse environment, like the executive inner sanctum or an invitation-only innovation offsite, and not shared widely until they've been sanctioned from on high.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 31, 2022

Contextualizing purpose must extend beyond building employees’ understandings of organizational purpose to creating environments in which employees willingly connect their own individual goals with the organizational purpose holistically. How L&D can make an impact. L&D CAN CREATE PURPOSEFUL COHERENCE (CONNECTION & MEANING).

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

.” When I see just how difficult and challenging it is for so many smart and talented organizations to innovate and adapt under pressure, I see people who are overeducated and undertrained. The post-9/11 environment demanded it. Or must it be managed to build better bonds and relationships throughout the enterprise?

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2011

When former auto executive Lee Iaccoca titled a book, " Where Have All the Leaders Gone ?" Everyone needs down-time to renew, reenergize, and re-bond with family. Time away while accumulating new experiences can stimulate imagination and support innovation. I think so. Pauses refresh. What is the vacation timing?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2013

Not surprisingly, as Jean Rogers, the Executive Director of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), points out in a Greenbiz blog , "It''s no surprise that banks and financial sectors are the institutions least trusted by U.S. environmental, social, and governance — or ESG) performance.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

In this environment, multinationals that are willing to accept some risk and invest in the country could benefit from first-mover advantages – but only if the new administration follows through with much-needed economic reforms. Having lost out on Africa’s recent growth boom, the economy nearly halved in size from U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2012

Technology, for a free-lancer like me, creates a powerful and not entirely mad illusion that we work in a peopled environment of rich diversity and experience. But what about younger people just entering a traditional office environment? A drain on innovation. For me, it's the best of both worlds. Is there an upside?

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