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Courage, Connection and the Flow of Ideas

Michael Lee Stallard

James Fenimore Cooper, while writing in Paris, visited the Louvre every afternoon to speak words of encouragement that would help his friend, Samuel F.B. In early May I spoke at the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) International Conference and Exposition in Denver on the topic “Do Leaders Need to Make Employees Happy?”.

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Antidote for Widespread Employee Discontent

Michael Lee Stallard

This according to a recent survey by Right Management. Last year, The Conference Board published a report with the subtitle “America’s Unhappy Workers.” Connection is diminished when we feel we are being micro-managed or over-controlled by others. This is consistent with other research. Anderson Cancer Center.

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Guest Blogger Nathan Zeldes: Why and How to Communicate Across Company Lines

leaderCommunicator

Better yet, in some cases this allowed me to strike alliances and mount joint projects with like-minded engineers and managers – to the benefit of all our organizations. Attend professional conferences. So what can you do to safely navigate these perils? Once there, connect to the right people.

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Where Do They Go To Get Business Advice?

Strategy Driven

There are many demands upon entrepreneurs and senior management of companies. The need is ever-present for interfacing with senior executives and updating management skills, to avoid burnout and stimulate the seasoned professionals toward new heights. Internal Management. Mid-managers and supervisors. Conferences.

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Leadership and a Cup of Tea :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Leadership is about being a model of behaving in ways that create cooperation and collaboration. Governor’s Conference for Women. The Vietnamese name for teacher is Thay, and that moment of having “Tea with Thay” is still comforting when the business of the day begins to overtake me. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa.

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Should You Share a Room on a Business Trip?

Harvard Business Review

Years ago, when I worked at Holt, Rhinehart & Winston Educational and Professional Publishing , my female superior and I attended a national teacher''s conference in San Antonio, and were forced to share a hotel room because of a late booking. For Young, "the best thing about attending conferences is connecting with other like-minded women."

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How an NBA Team Thinks About Data, Talent, and Pricing

Harvard Business Review

Between ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandising, and media rights, Price Waterhouse Coopers estimates global sports revenues will grow to total roughly $145 billion. We now have entire conferences dedicated to the analytics of our business and our basketball operations. These aren’t mom and pop operations anymore.

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