Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 9, 2010

What I found so enthralling was that he described what was possible, a better work culture and an organization where people thrived individually and collectively. Other good things that happened this week: Jurgen Noop from the Netherlands recognized my blog as one of the top leadership and management blogs.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Later this week at the United Nations, several organizations are gathering to talk about serving a cause greater than self. The conference is organized by the Foundation for Social Change, a group that is lead by super connector Louise Guido. I’m encouraged to see that more companies are doing these types of service projects.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 5, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit July’s Leadership Carnival Published by Michael Lee Stallard on July 5, 2010 03:56 am under E Pluribus Partners Every month I participate in a leadership carnival with several bloggers whose work I respect.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 16, 2010

To learn more, watch the following video series of Jason Pankau teaching a workshop on Connection Cultures for Churches. To learn more, watch the following video series of Jason Pankau teaching a workshop on Connection Cultures for Churches. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Do Women Bring More Happiness to Families, Greater Effectiveness to Organizations? The bottom line here is that if you are a leader you would be wise to make certain women are well-represented throughout your organization.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Now this may sound bleak to some but for wise leaders and organizations it presents a huge opportunity. Finally, on a bright note, the Gallup Organization published research that established a causal link between employee engagement and favorable business outcomes. Below, I’ll explain. why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 31, 2010

It is consistent with our research where we heard respondents consistently use the terms “connect&# or “feel connected&# to describe the emotions they experience in relation to their organization’s identity, the people they work with and their day-to-day work. I like this definition. why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

The world would be a better place if organizations engaged their employees on these principles. Does Your Manager Know Your Story? | Would your Manager or Leader know your story? These are really useful thoughts that can be used by everyone. Kevin on November 9th, 2010 Outstanding communication–thanks for sharing.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 9, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit What Steve Jobs, Ed Catmull and A.G. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? Meta Log in Entries RSS Comments RSS WordPress.org Copyright © 2010 Michael Lee Stallard

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Free Connection and Employee Engagement Webinar Oct. 21 and for individuals in Pacific time zones on Oct. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 10, 2010

The “Connection + Contract&# approach applies to “internal contracts&# inside your organization too. I’ve also noticed that the more a company stresses its ethical policies…the more ethical problems it seems to have. 2 Comments so far davidburkus on October 11th, 2010 Good observation.

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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. Organizations today are in desperate need of improving employee engagement and strategic alignment. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. Earlier, Jason, Carolyn and I wrote an article about the element of Voice (also know as “Knowledge Flow&# ) for the award-winning Perdido magazine that you can read at this link.

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McCarthy Godin Middle Management Open-book 210

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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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 25, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Real Dysfunction Today, Hidden in Plain Sight Published by Michael Lee Stallard on August 25, 2010 04:42 pm under Uncategorized Many individuals and organizations today are in a funk. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit MichaelLeeStallard.com on Newstex Published by Michael Lee Stallard on October 25, 2010 03:39 pm under Media Appearances , Uncategorized Newstex just added MichaelLeeStallard.com to its sources of authoritative content.

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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. Strong relationships are key for any group to achieve the benefits enumerated above. Check out his book reviews and interviews at this link and you’ll see what what I mean.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 24, 2010

We also teach leaders that disrespectful behavior is intolerable because it reduces “Human Value&# in a culture, and leaders and/or individual contributors who exhibit disrespectful behavior need to be removed from the organization if they fail to change. Replacing McChrystal with General David Patraeus was also wise.

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Ethics McCarthy Godin Open-book 210

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 11, 2010

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). We will be talking about Connection Cultures , employee engagement, employee motivation and other ideas in Fired Up or Burned Out.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Writing From the Chick-fil-A Leadercast Published by Michael Lee Stallard on May 7, 2010 05:36 am under E Pluribus Partners , connection culture Today I’m writing about connection and community from the Chick-fil-A Leadercast in Atlanta.

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Reputation Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin 186

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 18, 2010

CNO Admiral Vern Clark’s leadership of the U.S. So far I’ve seen good examples not only in the military but also in business, the social sector organizations, families, rock bands and sports teams. Here’s the link: [link] Leadership Development Carnival on November 9th, 2010 [.] Posting your comment.

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Servant Leader Bond Mentor McCarthy 356

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 14, 2010

In “ Detroit Goes from Gloom to Economic Bright Spot ,&# Bill Vlasic writes that the American automobile manufacturers are emerging from a near-death experience as leaner, more grounded, humbler, and more long-term oriented organizations. This applies to organizations as well as to individuals. How does humility help us thrive?

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Self-aware Long-term McCarthy Godin 275

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

It was an inspiring message and he is genuine and clearly passionate about the organization, its people, customers and what it represents. Truett Cathy, to keep the company private which will help preserve the values of this great organization. Dan told the audience that he recently committed to his father, Chick-fil-A founder S.

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Due Diligence Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin 186

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 5, 2010

Does your organization act like one body? Does your organization act like one body? Great leaders increase strategic alignment by making it clear that “we&# are one organization. They find ways to make members feel proud of the overall organization. Does Catmull’s description fit your organization?

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Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin Definition 186

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 7, 2010

This definition is consistent with our research at E Pluribus Partners where we frequently heard respondents use the terms “connect&# or “feel connected&# to describe the emotions they experience in relation to their organization’s identity, the people they work with and their day-to-day work. .&# why is everyone smiling?

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Conference Definition McCarthy Godin 199

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 3, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit What would Jack Bauer do? Is it ok to look the other way when a star employee is regularly uncivil to other employees who contribute less economic value and have less power and influence in the organization? why is everyone smiling?

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Ethics McCarthy Godin Middle Management 170

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 20, 2010

Starbucks partners were gathering there for a walk (see picture above) to raise money for a non-profit organization. Why not let employees vote for a local charity and organize an outing to help them. There was a terrific energy among group participants. They were handing out t-shirts and Starbucks baseball caps for participants.

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Decentralization McCarthy Godin Conference 218

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 8, 2010

Effective leadership, employee engagement and employee motivation are closely linked to the alignment of behavior with personal values. Effective leadership, employee engagement and employee motivation are closely linked to the alignment of behavior with personal values. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Drucker Wilde McCarthy Godin 286

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 15, 2010

Start trying these Micro-Connections out and watch what happens.Over time you will be energized and you’ll build trust and esprit de corps in your organization. Little things can make a big difference. No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Energy McCarthy Godin Middle Management 191

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Organizations that have heart and soul enrich their owners, customers and communities in both economic and non-economic ways. As a means of connecting the store with the broader community, I would welcome local non-profit organizations to use my space in the evenings for events such as fundraisers. What do I mean by heart and soul?

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Customer Loyalty McCarthy Godin Self-aware 239

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 17, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit What Are “Sustainable Values&# ? In our work, we recommend that leaders of organizations promote the universal character values celebrated by religious thinkers and moral philosophers throughout history. why is everyone smiling?

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Self-aware Teamwork Open-book Emotional Intelligence 278

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 6, 2010

Several studies support that this connection that develops trust is the most or among the most significant factors affecting the performance of organizations. The bottom line is that when it comes to human beings and organizations, trust and connection = life and flourishing whereas distrust and relational isolation = death and dysfunction.

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Policies McCarthy Bottom-up Godin 170

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

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? A relative degree of job security distinguishes SAS from other organizations. The report also concluded that the downward trend began long before the Great Recession.

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Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. 2) Make Virtue an Organizing Principle -. The 5 building blocks of collaboration.

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Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

Long-term research by the Gallup Organization shows that 75 percent of American workers are disengaged and 15 percent of this group are so disengaged they regularly work against their organization’s goals. Organizations with aligned and engaged employees clearly have a competitive edge. Few leaders are strong in these areas.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

How can managers — from the front lines to the C-suite — thrive in the age of AI? To find out, we surveyed 1,770 managers from 14 countries and interviewed 37 executives in charge of digital transformation at their organizations. They embed design thinking into the practices of their teams and organizations.

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Management Survey Technology Creativity 8

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 28, 2010

Winston Churchill called Marshall “the true organizer of victory” for his efforts during World War II as army chief of staff for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Reading the comments of Marshall’s many admirers is awe-inspiring. Sources: Carl Joachim Hambro, Nobel Peace Prize Presentation Speech—George C. on July 5th, 2010 [.]

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