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?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 7, 2010

He astutely observed that survival anxiety must exceed learning anxiety for an individual to be sufficiently motivated to learn. Schein thinks of people as falling into three groups when it comes to change: collaborators, passives and resisters. Coutu is now editing and writing on her own). why is everyone smiling?

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Schein McCarthy Godin Middle Management 257

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?

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 207

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

In our endeavors to develop Connection Cultures we encourage people who work together to get to know one another’s stories and to reach out and learn customers’ stories, if at all possible. why is everyone smiling?

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 281

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 11, 2010

We will be talking about Connection Cultures , employee engagement, employee motivation and other ideas in Fired Up or Burned Out. We have podcasts and webcasts scheduled with organizations including Giant Impact (TBD), the New Talent Management Network (11/16) and the Corporate Executive Board’s Toolbox for HR (10/20).

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Article Human Capital Talent Management McCarthy 210

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 5, 2010

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?

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 186

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

You can hear it on their website at this link. No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment. why is everyone smiling?

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Bottom-up McCarthy Godin Middle Management 207

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

This morning I learned Chick-fil-A is an organization that is motivated to build community. Every organization needs an inspiring identity that motivates its members. Building community and connection motivated people at Starbucks. I’m glad to see Chick-fil-A is motivated to help build community.

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Reputation Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin 186

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 17, 2010

So many interesting developments in the brain science field. I hadn’t encountered it before. I’ll have to check out Diamond’s interview. Michael Lee Stallard on July 18th, 2010 David, Thanks for visiting my blog. Art Kliener, editor of Strategy and Business magazine, sent me a terrific article that you would like.

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Learning-by-Doing McCarthy Godin Reference 356

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. Mark is Winning Workplaces’ Director of Content Development. why is everyone smiling?

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Article McCarthy Godin Newsletter 170

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 20, 2010

Now What? &# Chan’s work fits well with our mission to develop strength of character and connection in organizations (you can learn why we believe character strengths are so important for individual, organizational and societal health in the Connection Culture Manifesto that was published by changethis.com). why is everyone smiling?

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 220

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?

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Film Video McCarthy Godin 207

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!

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Open-book 210

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

They were exercising compassion, kindness, empathy and other emotional muscles of the heart that make them better connectors and will help them develop a Connection Culture. By doing this, ITA Group employees were serving a cause greater than self. I’m encouraged to see that more companies are doing these types of service projects.

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Conference McCarthy Godin Middle Management 265

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2010

During the session, Michael and Jason will cover: Six universal human needs to thrive at work Three core elements of a culture that motivates employees to give their all Best practices of leaders who energize the people they lead Why task and relationship excellence are necessary to achieve sustainable superior performance.

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Webinar McCarthy Godin Middle Management 186

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

(You may remember Corporate Executive Board research found that emotional factors were 4X as effective as rational factors when it came to motivating employees to give their best efforts.) In summary, America has a big problem related to employee engagement and it’s getting worse. why is everyone smiling?

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Conference Report Human Capital McCarthy 293

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.

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Webinar Human Capital Talent Management McCarthy 220

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 28, 2010

These conversations develop emotional connections and convey information that often has an impact on the execution of tasks. I’ve seen that, in general, women are better at relationships than men and it has to do with their being highly verbal. Women also tend to be more empathetic which increases connection too.

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Sports McCarthy Bottom-up Godin 347

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?

Leadership 186

Leadership Ethics McCarthy Godin 186

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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McCarthy Godin Film Drucker 218

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 1, 2010

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

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 199

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?

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Film McCarthy Godin Middle Management 170

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Some leaders who do this fail to develop what is arguably the most important character value: humility. Humility is not easily developed when you have wealth, power and/or status. It’s especially difficult to develop humility without the help of others. Humility develops in several ways. Herein lies the paradox.

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Collins Ethics McCarthy Open-book 299

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 8, 2010

Effective leadership, employee engagement and employee motivation are closely linked to the alignment of behavior with personal values. In the case of clergy, putting a muzzle on pastors so they are unable to preach in a way that is consistent with their values is a sure path to burnout. why is everyone smiling?

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Drucker Wilde McCarthy Godin 286

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 9, 2010

Research by both The Conference Board and the Corporate Executive Board shows that the solution to this problem to develop the emotional and rational connections that employee have with their organization’s mission and values, supervisor, colleagues and day-to-day work tasks. why is everyone smiling?

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Webinar McCarthy Godin Middle Management 186

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 31, 2010

If you lead an organization, do you invest time to develop relationship excellence in your organization? Are you intentional about taking the time to build strong relationships with individuals who you trust and who trust you? No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment. why is everyone smiling?

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Organization McCarthy Godin Film 210

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 18, 2010

As the Navy improved sailor retention and developed greater alignment with Admiral Clark’s vision, it became faster and more responsive. Here’s the link: [link] Leadership Development Carnival on November 9th, 2010 [.] This gave people permission to speak up and to prove their case if they had ideas that would improve the Navy.

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Servant Leader Bond Mentor McCarthy 356

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 19, 2010

Government Accountability Office (GAO) developing a “key national indicators&# system that will be available online. In “ The Rise and Fall of GDP ,&# that appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Jon Gertner describes this effort. Gertner writes about the U.S. Last year I spoke at the GAO’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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GDP Metrics Competitive Advantage McCarthy 170

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 14, 2010

Good times often puff us up and develop hubris i n our character (i.e., Tough times, on the other hand, as hard as they may be, are opportunities to develop the humility we need to thrive over the long-term. As human beings, we are imperfect. over-confidence, arrogance and the negative aspects of pride). why is everyone smiling?

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Self-aware Long-term McCarthy Godin 275

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

With each Critical Connection you should strive to develop a “Rational Connection” and an “Emotional Connection.” Strengthening your relationship with them is, in addition to making checklists, another key to achieving excellence in your work. Look for ways to help them in their work and life outside of work. why is everyone smiling?

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Training 271

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Personally, I like to get most agreements in writing while taking time to develop a connection with the individuals I’m entering into the agreement with. I try to find shared interests, values and experiences that develop a connection and trust. 2 Comments so far davidburkus on October 11th, 2010 Good observation.

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Ethics McCarthy Godin Middle Management 199

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 22, 2010

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Network Organization McCarthy Godin Middle Management 287

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 17, 2010

Cultures that have these values exhibit superior strategic alignment, employee engagement, productivity, innovation and overall performance. Here’s a list of the values and their definitions: From Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification By Christopher Peterson and Martin E. why is everyone smiling?

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Self-aware Teamwork Open-book Emotional Intelligence 278

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 9, 2010

This week I thoroughly enjoyed speaking about the Connection Culture, Fired Up or Burned Out , employee engagement, leadership, productivity and innovation with Zane Safrit on his Blog Talk Radio program , Nathan Ives on the StrategyDriven Podcast , and Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown on their Real Recognition Radio program.

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Blog Leadership McCarthy Godin 199

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 24, 2010

If you are a leader or aspire to be one, ask yourself if you have developed the competence and character necessary to inspire others to follow you? Now take action by finding a mentor or coach you respect and who will help you develop these character strengths. Which of these character strengths are most important to your success?

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Ethics McCarthy Godin Open-book 210

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 7, 2010

For the latest developments and examples about how to boost connection, stay tuned to blog posts here and consider following my tweets on www.twitter.com/michaelstallard. The Connection Culture is ultimately grounded in character strengths and virtues. Learn more by reading the manifesto or go even deeper by reading our book.

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Conference Definition McCarthy Godin 199

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

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Productivity Products Webinar Human Capital 290