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Micro-Connections Enhance Energy, Enthusiasm

Michael Lee Stallard

Small actions to connect with people around you are called “Micro-Connections.&# These actions boost enthusiasm and energy in the work environment. Greenwich, Connecticut), people would think you were strange. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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The Art of Successful Giving: Adam Grant

QAspire

I created a series of sketch notes for Tiffani Bova’s “ What’s Next ” podcast where she meets brilliant people to discuss customer experience, growth and innovation. Tiffani Bova is a Global Customer Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce. The Human Side of Business : Seth Godin. Storytelling in Business : Nancy Duarte.

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Leading From Who You Are (A Book Excerpt)

Lead Change Blog

Seth Godin calls this emotional labor in his book Linchpin , quoting Arlie Hochschild. We choose the degree to which we bring our creative energies to an effort. We choose the degree to which we innovate, excite, mobilize and serve others. In the end, cooperation with a leader is contributed.

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What matters in 2010?

Lead on Purpose

Seth Godin , marketing guru and thought leader, did a cool project where he brought together more than seventy “big thinkers&# to write the ebook What Matters Now. His purpose: “Now, more than ever, we need a different way of thinking, a useful way to focus and the energy to turn the game around.&# What matters in 2010?

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Commitment

Lead on Purpose

My excuse (and I’ve heard this from many product managers) is that I’ve been heads down on an intense product release and it’s sucking all my time and energy. Listening to Tribes by Seth Godin. While that is true, it’s no excuse. I will write more about the book here soon.

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John Maxwell on Connection

Michael Lee Stallard

Connecting is intentional, it is all about other, and it requires hard work and energy to connect. - Who do you need to spend energy on connecting with? . - Connecting is all about others, not about us. As soon as you get married, you have a power outage. - When you connect it takes you to a higher plain of communication.

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The Promise and Problems of Outstanding Teams

Great Results Team Building

In Seth Godin's book Linchpin, he writes that “You can either fit in, or stand out. They are willing to have others characterize their investment of time and energy as being an obsession. They are willing to put up with the criticisms of people who question their innovative methods or rabid attention to every detail. Not both.”.

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