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The Conference Board: Employee Engagement = Connections

Michael Lee Stallard

After defining connection, we identify the “Connection Culture&# as the environment that produces emotional and rational connections that, as The Conference Board’s definition says “influence [people] to apply discretionary effort to [their] work.&# The Connection Culture meets universal human needs.

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Antidote for Widespread Employee Discontent

Michael Lee Stallard

Last year, The Conference Board published a report with the subtitle “America’s Unhappy Workers.” ” The report pictured storm clouds on its cover and concluded that employee satisfaction was at its lowest point since The Conference Board began surveying it more that 20 years ago. We have emotions.

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Research: Employee Engagement = Connections

Michael Lee Stallard

After defining connection, we identify the “Connection Culture&# as an environment producing emotional and rational connections that, as The Conference Board’s definition says, “influences [people] to apply discretionary effort to [their] work.&# When these needs are met, people thrive individually and collectively.

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Sustainable Leadership and Organizations: The Ideas of Martin Seligman

Michael Lee Stallard

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?

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Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture? The article is based on an interview I conducted with Goodnight at Giant Impact’s Leadercast conference in Atlanta. The data suggest otherwise. Engagement and strategy.

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The Role of Business in the Pursuit of Happiness

Michael Lee Stallard

I could go on and on listing all the great things Zappos does to meet human needs to thrive, but half the fun (and the best way to learn) comes from reading through the book and jotting them down. Delivering Happiness is also a glimpse at what I believe the workplace of the future will look like. why is everyone smiling?

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Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

Skip Prichard

Maya Hu-Chan is a management consultant, executive coach, author, and speaker, and founder of Global Leadership Associates. As an executive coach and leadership consultant, I’ve worked with leaders around the world. It is so essential to their leadership, but it is also counterintuitive sometimes. It is the concept of FACE.

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