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Sleepless in Silicon Valley: What Keeps CEOs Up At Night

HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2024

Amidst the complexities of leadership challenges, the unique insights contributed by Anthony Horton, Stephanie Neal, and Chris McCarthy add a compelling layer to the unfolding narrative. Her research findings reveal that CEOs often underestimate the impact of interpersonal skills on employee turnover.

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Leadership, Employee Engagement and Innovation at BIF-6 Summit

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

After taking a couple days to mull it over I’ve decided to select a few presentations that will be most relevant to the themes I typically write and speak about i.e. leadership, connection, employee engagement, productivity and innovation. Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh is always thoughtful. why is everyone smiling?

Innovation

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BIF-6: Stunning Sights, Interesting People, Innovative Ideas

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit BIF-6: Stunning Sights, Interesting People, Innovative Ideas Published by Michael Lee Stallard on September 15, 2010 06:16 pm under connection culture Life is good! why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Innovation

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Influencing Creativity and Innovation

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

So what is your role in influencing creativity and innovation in others? We know it isn’t enough to simply add creativity to a list of values your organization espouses or to bring in consultants who get staff keyed up about innovating. Innovative ideas tend to require more risk than “more of the same”.

Creativity

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December Leadership Development Carnival

Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Neal writes, “Creativity is often described as the catalyst to innovation, and creativity does not need to be left up to chance.” Learn more about cultivating this mindset in “ Creative Innovation as a Leadership Mindset.”. Neal Burgis, Ph.D. wrote about another leadership approach on the Practical Solutions blog. Jennifer V.

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HR in 2024: Shaping Tomorrow’s Workforce Through Bold Leadership

HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

It is a crucible where tradition and innovation clash, forging a new paradigm in workforce dynamics. The year demands that the pulse of innovation beats strongest within the corridors of a dynamic and future-focused HR strategy. The architects of this revolution are the bold and forward-thinking leaders in human resources.

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StrategyDriven Employee Engagement Podcast

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

You can hear it at this link. No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment. Trackback URI | Subscribe to the comments through RSS Feed Leave a reply Subscribe to RSS feed Michael Lee Stallard is President of E Pluribus Partners. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Human Capital Institute's Employee Engagement Conference

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 26, 2010

The conference has scheduled a book signing for Fired Up or Burned Out. You can learn more about the employee engagement conference at this link. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Human Capital

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Best of the Web Leadership Articles

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 6, 2011

Author/speaker Jason Seiden just posted a “best of the web&# collection of articles on leadership that includes the post I recently wrote about the CEO of Starbucks. Innovation is a challenge because it is largely a right brain activity. This post from Dan McCarthy’s Great Leadership will point you in the right direction.

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StrategyDriven Podcast: Employee Engagement

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 29, 2010

We discussed leadership, employee engagement, productivity and innovation. You can hear the podcast at this link. 2 Comments so far davidburkus on June 1st, 2010 Listen to it awhile ago, just got to this post. Great job Michael! Michael Lee Stallard on June 1st, 2010 Thanks David. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

McCarthy

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Leaders vs. Managers

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 28, 2011

A community (or nation) that rates high on conformity is less likely to be adaptive, innovative, and probably even viable. Take for example Jeff Immelt's eleven year run as CEO at GE. His emphasis on ten new technological innovative streams has yet to prove as financially successful as Welch's legacy. Approaches? There's risk.

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Employee Engagement: Zane Safrit Show

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 5, 2010

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October 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Jim Taggert of Changing Winds provided Leadership and Innovation: Bridging the Gap. Jim shares: “ Innovation occurs throughout organizations. Jon states: “ Business leader activism is present, and CEOs are aligning their actions to do good for business and society. Discover Willy on Twitter at @coachforexecs.

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April 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 3, 2018

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided 3 Reasons Why Your Company’s “Superhero” Leadership Strategy Isn’t Working. Would you describe your company’s CEO as Wonder Woman, or your executive vice president as Batman? Here are 10 tips for building your credibility through the achievement of results.

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John Wooden and the Power of Virtue in Leadership

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 8, 2010

Not bad considering his day job is CEO of America’s 7th largest trade book publishing company, Thomas Nelson. Michael’s blog was recently recognized and the #1 leadership blog. 1 Comment so far Brandon on June 8th, 2010 This is a very cool post… I was watching ESPN the other day and saw all the stories about John Wooden.

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Winning Workplaces Features Article on Connection

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 15, 2010

The article is entitled “ To Boost Productivity and Innovation, Fire Up the People You Lead.&# Check out the article and the Winning Workplaces website , it has great ideas, many written by one of our favorite bloggers Mark Harbeke. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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SkillSoft to Film Videos on Employee Engagement, Strategic Alignment

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 19, 2010

Skillsoft has 10 million licensed users that represent 55 percent of the Fortune 500 and 24 percent of the Global 2000 organizations in business, government, and education. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Film

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Cartoon Boosts “Voice” in US Military

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Third, a culture that has a high degree of sharing opinions and ideas creates a marketplace of ideas that fuels innovation. Second, decision makers make better decisions when they learn from the ideas and opinions of others. With those benefits in mind, I say to Doctrine Man, whoever he may be, live long and prosper! why is everyone smiling?

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Employee Engagement Podcast with StategyDriven

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 1, 2010

You can hear the podcast and learn more about StrategyDriven at this link. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

McCarthy

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Speaking at the New Canaan Society

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

You might also be interested to know that in the coming weeks, Jason and I are doing a series of webinars on leadership, employee engagement, productivity and innovation for Linkage , the Human Capital Institute , the DNA Global Network and the New Talent Management Network. The webinars are free to the public. why is everyone smiling?

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May 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

MAY 8, 2018

Art summarizes, “ Integrative thinking is the process of using the tension from two conflicting approaches to a problem in pursuit of a new and innovative outcome. Jon Mertz of Thin Difference submitted CEOs as Activists and Five Signs You Are Leaning Toward Activism. ” Follow Art on Twitter at @artpetty.

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July 2016 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

JULY 4, 2016

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided How to Manage Yourself so Your Boss Won’t Have To. Jim summarizes: “This is a story about a rural-born and raised country girl who though hard work and adversity rose to become one of Canada’s most respected CEOs. What more does a great boss do?” Meet Annette Verschueren.”

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Darden's Leadership Sage

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 23, 2010

We gave a three hour presentation to students in the MBA for Executives program and briefly visited friends such as professors Marian Moore and Alec Horniman. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Leadership

Leadership Ethics McCarthy Godin

The Collective Wisdom of Relationship-Centered Networks

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 15, 2010

This applies to groups of all sizes including classrooms and schools, families, business and government organizations, hospitals, sports teams and the social sector. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Cooper

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US Navy and U2: What Connection?

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 15, 2010

The article is about the topic of connecting with “core employees&# to boost strategic alignment, employee engagement, productivity and innovation. The article features the stories of the US Navy’s former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Vern Clark, and Bono, the lead singer of the rock band U2. why is everyone smiling?

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Leaders of the New Century

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 28, 2010

It includes an article that Jason Pankau and I wrote entitled “To Boost Productivity and Innovation, Connect with the Core.&# Next week the Summer edition of the Leader to Leader Journal comes out. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Film

Film McCarthy Godin Middle Management

The Role of Business in the Pursuit of Happiness

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 8, 2010

Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos, has written a thoughtful account of what he has learned from experiences in life, in business and from his studies of the fast growing field of positive psychology. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

McCarthy

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Writing From the Chick-fil-A Leadercast

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

CEO Howard Schultz adopted this mission when on a business trip to Milan, Italy he observed that espresso bars were public spaces that brought people together (note: I’m presently writing an article about connection with Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks North America and Starbucks International). why is everyone smiling?

Reputation

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris: Week of 11/12/12

First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Kessler, and Catherine McCarthy The Yale Book of Quotations Fred R. I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition Dennis N. Perkins with Margaret P. Holtman, Paul R. Shapiro, [.].

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Hundreds of Employee Engagement Ideas

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 22, 2010

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Network Organization

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Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

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Productivity

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Sustainable Leadership and Organizations: The Ideas of Martin Seligman

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 30, 2010

If people in a culture believe and behave in ways that are consistent with these values — that include respecting and valuing people as human beings — it will boost employee engagement and strategic alignment, which in turn will boost productivity, innovation and overall performance. why is everyone smiling?

Organization

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Two is the Magic Number: A New Science of Creativity

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

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Creativity

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New Employee Engagement Articles in India, Canada

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

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Article

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Strategic Alignment: Pixar Puts the “Corpus” Back in Corporation

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 5, 2010

Ed Catmull, CEO of Pixar Animation, excels at this. They confront members who behave in selfish ways. They promote a feeling of partnership so that everyone feels like part of the team and that they can make a difference. On one trip when I visited Pixar’s corporate headquarters, I observed an extraordinary Connection Culture.

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Get to Know Colleagues' and Customers' Stories

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

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McCarthy

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People, Planet, Profit – Triple Bottom Line Radio

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

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Bottom-up

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The Anxiety of Learning

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 7, 2010

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Schein

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Thought-full Thursday: Deciding

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 22, 2010

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Employee Engagement: Federal News Radio Interview

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 1, 2010

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McCarthy

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Posts from Top Leadership Bloggers

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership announces a penalty in Individual Development Plans are Worthless….if Cheer for your favorite players from the Big Ten: Our regular referee for the carnival positions himself in the backfield today, but will return for the next game in November. if No Action is Taken. why is everyone smiling?

Leadership

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