Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 7, 2010

The Connection Culture meets universal human needs for respect, recognition, belonging, autonomy, personal growth and meaning. When these needs are met, people thrive individually and collectively. The Connection Culture is ultimately grounded in character strengths and virtues. Military Gamification in Everything?

Conference 199

Conference Definition McCarthy Godin 199

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Ultimately, customers will respect you for your honesty and your service ethic; if they don’t. well, what can I say other than you can sleep well at night knowing you gave them what they needed, which was a helluva lot better than what they wanted. That’s why new product research is often highly misleading. April 2011.

CEO 256

CEO Human Resources Library Brand 256

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 8, 2010

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. In hiring, Zappos has developed a process to identify individuals who have both competence and character that fits a healthy work culture.

McCarthy 210

McCarthy Godin Middle Management Books 210

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

All humans need to feel appreciated. When your customer service team loses their drive, it’s detrimental to productivity, profits and personnel. Join us for this 60-minute webinar where you and your colleagues will discover: Strategies to Boost Morale and Work Ethic Among the Front-Line Staff.

Webinar 154

Webinar Library Motivation Video 154

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

According to their human resource department, it is harder to get a job at Zappos than to be accepted at Harvard Business School. Great places to work are more productive and more profitable than their peers. People have a basic human need to feel appreciated. People don’t quit their company, they quit their managers.

Newsletter 165

Newsletter Insurance Class Workshop 165

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

All humans need to feel appreciated. When your customer service team loses their drive, it’s detrimental to productivity, profits and personnel. Join us for this 60-minute webinar where you and your colleagues will discover: Strategies to Boost Morale and Work Ethic Among the Front-Line Staff.

Webinar 133

Webinar Library Motivation Video 133

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

As human beings we have emotions, hopes and dreams, a conscience, and deeply felt human needs. – Michael Lee Stallard helps leaders at organizations such as General Electric, Google, Johnson & Johnson, NASA and Yale-New Haven Hospital boost productivity, innovation and overall performance.

Customer Loyalty 239

Customer Loyalty McCarthy Godin Self-aware 239

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

The potential productivity boost from improving employee engagement and strategic alignment is staggering. When Goodnight founded SAS, he already knew that work environments affect employee productivity and retention. When these needs are met, people thrive, individually and collectively. . why is everyone smiling?

Conference 261

Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Considered the "Bible of business productivity," David Allen's, "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity," tackles how to be a stronger leader, businessperson, and more organized in your daily life. The Case for Servant Leadership Author Kent M.

Career 97

Career Books Servant Leader Leadership 97

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2016

Brilliant, hard-working machines will require job reviews every bit as much as lazy and toxic humans. Effective executives understand the productivity and customer loyalty future depends as much on motivating and managing their machines as inspiring their people. “Why would you treat them differently?”

Review 8

Review Kaplan Performance Review Kaizen 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Feeling safe is a primal human need. When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat. Our attention on whatever scares us increases until we either fight or run in the other direction, or until the threat diminishes on its own. Sometimes this strategy even works.

Company 62

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Feeling safe is a primal human need. When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat. Our attention on whatever scares us increases until we either fight or run in the other direction, or until the threat diminishes on its own. Sometimes this strategy even works.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 21, 2011

The enemy can be a direct competitor ( Myspace trumped by Facebook ), a sudden shift in consumer habits (The Beatles impact on Brylcreem ), a product recall ( Toyota Gas Pedals), an executive’s misbehavior (Dennis Kozlowski of Tyco jailed) or the mishandling of a disaster ( BP ‘s pil spill). Prudent leaders prepare for calamity.

Brand 140

Brand CEO Long-term Crisis 140