Leading with Trust

APRIL 1, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has turned our world upside down, and people are looking to their leaders for direction on how to move forward when it seems like life has ground to a halt. Millions of workers have been told to work remotely, often with little training on how to do so effectively.

Human Needs 117

Human Needs Uncertainty Morale Learning-by-Doing 117

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 21, 2011

Jim Goodnight to talk about his views on corporate culture and how it affects strategic alignment, employee engagement, employee retention and overall performance. What stood out to me as I observed Goodnight is that he loves to think about how to crack the code of difficult problems. Just what Dr. Goodnight ordered. _.

Software 287

Software Conference Long-term Entrepreneur 287

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

Jim Goodnight to talk about his views on corporate culture and how it affects strategic alignment, employee engagement, employee retention and overall performance. What stood out to me as I observed Goodnight is that he loves to think about how to crack the code of difficult problems. Just what Dr. Goodnight ordered.

Conference 261

Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

The Practical Leader

MAY 16, 2011

Warren has a long and very distinguished career. I didn’t know of Warren’s pioneering involvement with those organizations and his work with NTL founder, Kurt Levin, and Abraham Maslow (famous for his Hierarchy of Human Needs.) An Invented Life was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

McGregor 40

McGregor Open-book Review Leadership 40

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

Dubbed the “Alien Dreadnought,” Tesla’s new manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, was designed to be fully automated — no humans need apply. The company has also hired hundreds of workers to revamp production processes, train (and retrain) the robots, and swap them out when needed, among other tasks.

Power 10

Power Engineering Analysis Training 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

So, you act like an anthropologist to understand human needs and problems before jumping to solutions. Most of us in business, if we need to discover how to do something new, use PowerPoint or Excel spreadsheets to rationalize our approach. This is what I call "the illusion of rationality." Three words: fear of failure.

Creativity 13

Creativity Six Sigma Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 13