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Antidote for Widespread Employee Discontent

Michael Lee Stallard

This according to a recent survey by Right Management. Leaders can develop workplace cultures that engage people and provide a source of competitive advantage. Without going too far into the psychology of connection, let me just summarize by saying simply that we are humans, not machines. We have emotions.

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Sustainable Leadership and Organizations: The Ideas of Martin Seligman

Michael Lee Stallard

2 Comments so far william czander on May 31st, 2010 Happiness coaches are part of the great conspiracy that began some 20 years ago when CEO’s , hedge fund managers and bankers discovered if they outsourced jobs to China and India it would increase the bottom line and they would all get rich. Remember “smile or your fired”.

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Pursuing Entrepreneurial Companies: Grad Advice | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

Leadership. by John • April 11, 2011 • Human Resources , Strategy • 0 Comments. That’s because the competitive advantage of the giant is scale. The leaders of these companies aren’t ‘managing the store’; they’re building new stores. Position your inexperience as a competitive advantage.

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Tom Friedman, Dov Seidman: Need For “Sustainable Values”

Michael Lee Stallard

Friedman cites Dov Siedman’s belief that in an interconnected world we need “sustainable values&# more than ever. In past posts I’ve written about Dov, his book entitled How and LRN, the company he founded to promote principled leadership. I couldn’t agree more. why is everyone smiling?

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Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won't Admit It | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

Leadership. by John • August 29, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. Human Resources.

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'Doing Right Things' or 'Doing Things Right' | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Leadership. ‘Doing Right Things’ or ‘Doing Things Right’ by John • March 28, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 0 Comments. Most CEOs want their companies to do things right because that’s a sign of good management. Human Resources. Leadership.

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Ask, Learn, Follow Up and Grow

Marshall Goldsmith

.” The traditional hierarchical model of leadership will not work effectively for major organizations in tomorrow’s changing world. In the “old days,” a person was hired into a position, learned the job, and – usually because of some form of functional proficiency – received a promotion into management.

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