Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 31, 2010

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.

Conference 240

Conference Definition McCarthy Godin 240

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

They typically have the moral confidence that influences others and they do so in a loving, patient way rather than forcing their values upon others. Staying connected with God, family and friends who help us grow in character keeps us humble so that we have greater influence on the values of those around us.

Collins 299

Collins Ethics McCarthy Open-book 299

Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Like Ted and the card he gives to his employees, I encourage you to regularly find ways to communicate to your children and even to other children in your circle of influence about character and virtue. When he reads a book that influences his values, he purchases three more copies, one for each of his young sons.

Environment 316

Environment Learning-by-Doing Influence Books 316

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 7, 2010

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.&# why is everyone smiling?

Conference 199

Conference Definition McCarthy Godin 199

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The research builds on previous work that has explored the flow of knowledge throughout organizations, and particularly via upper echelons theory.

Team 102

Team Resistance Environment Operations 102

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

Last week I spoke to a leader at NASA’s Johnson Space Center who told me that Gene Kranz’s famous line “failure is not an option&# that he stated in the movie still influences NASA’s culture today. why is everyone smiling?

McCarthy 170

McCarthy Godin Middle Management Teamwork 170

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 7, 2010

Even my own mother who lives in Bristol, Virginia sings the praises of the local Chick-fil-A for their good people and positive influence on the local community. I’ve done some due diligence and feel highly confident that Chick-fil-A is the real deal. No Comment No comments yet Posting your comment. why is everyone smiling?

Due Diligence 186

Due Diligence Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin 186

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 14, 2010

The negativism of today can influence us so that, without our even being aware, we get caught up in it (a condition that sociologists describe as “emotional contagion&# ). Counting our blessings gives us perspective. Spend time each day conversing and connecting with family members, friends and colleagues at work.

Self-aware 275

Self-aware Long-term McCarthy Godin 275

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 3, 2010

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? Is it ok to “manage&# quarterly corporate earnings to meet Wall Street’s expectations? How have you been influenced in this area?

Ethics 170

Ethics McCarthy Godin Middle Management 170

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 9, 2010

For Tom Peters influence in my life, I am sincerely grateful. Other good things that happened this week: Jurgen Noop from the Netherlands recognized my blog as one of the top leadership and management blogs. It put a fire in my belly not to settle for the current reality. why is everyone smiling?

Blog 199

Blog Leadership McCarthy Godin 199

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Obviously, your behavior is one of the most important influences on your teams and your culture. This means allowing people to influence decisions to the extent that the outcome of a decision will influence them. In recreating your organization, the way you manage knowledge is crucial. Knowledge retention. [4].

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Circle of Influence. Eliminate Sales Commissions: Reject Theory X Management and Embrace Systems Thinking. Optimize the Overall System Not the Individual Components. Standardization With a Systems View Allows Creativity to Flourish. Are you a systems thinker? Systems Thinking: Feedback Loops. The Degree of Interdependence.

Deming 88

Deming System Senge Management 88

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 5, 2010

Steve Roesler presents Want to Influence? Alice Snell presents Public Sector Hiring Reform posted at Taleo Blog – Talent Management Solutions. Jane Perdue presents A Lobby Display of True Leader Colors posted at Get Your Leadership BIG On! Know the Norms posted at All Things Workplace. why is everyone smiling?

Leadership 210

Leadership Wilde Ingham McCarthy 210

Deming Institute

MARCH 28, 2016

Understanding and managing toward True North is not the same as management by results. Understanding and managing toward True North requires new knowledge, management by results only requires the skill to read and react to a spreadsheet. Mike Stoecklein authors the Gemba Walkabout blog.

Deming 28

Deming Management Kaizen System 28

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2010

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest basketball players in history who played his entire college career with Wooden, would later write, “Coach Wooden had a profound influence on me as an athlete, but even greater influence on me as a human being. He is responsible, in part, for the person I am today.” why is everyone smiling?

Follow-up 360

Follow-up Open-book Learning-by-Doing Hotels 360

CEO Insider

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

People often join a network because they’re inspired by its purpose, whether that’s to improve a community’s school lunch program or protect a sprawling wildlife preserve. But people stay for a very different reason: who is involved. Which means who is part of a network is just as important, if not more important, than why […].

Strategy 122

Strategy Succession Magazine IPO 122

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 9, 2010

presents Impossibly Good posted at Lead Change Group – Helping Leaders Grow Leaders where he says that self-leadership is the first step in maximizing influence and possibilities. Mike Henry Sr. why is everyone smiling?

Leadership 170

Leadership McCarthy Blog Motivation 170

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

Leaders consciously or unconsciously lump employees into three categories: the “stars” consisting of those in management as well high potential employees, the much larger “core” made up of solid contributors, and the rest, employees whose contributions and fit with the organization are questionable. Bono calls it “the spark.”

Long-term 207

Long-term Consensus Class Follow-up 207

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Other important research shows the extent to which people deciding – even on matters of great consequence – are influenced by what we could call atmospherics. But despite what we know about decision-making by consumers, we’re slow to accept that humans as executives are subject to the same influences. Unfortunately, it’s true.

Management 8

Management Knowledge Management ROI Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Individual managers wield an inordinate amount of influence over whether or not experts feel their work is valued. The capability to transfer deep smarts from experts to their successors, as one manager we worked with recently observed, is not just “nice to have,” but an “absolute need to have.”

How To 12

How To Incentives Mentor Engineering 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Mentor/coach: Contributes through others as a formal manager, an idea leader, a project owner, or an informal employee developer. Sponsor/strategist: Sets or influences strategic direction and important decisions; exercises power on behalf of the organization; prepares future leaders. Provide Channels for Sharing Knowledge.

Mentor 8

Mentor Agility Team Teamwork 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

The other crucial aspect in which the IOC has reshaped the way in which risk is understood by Olympic organizers is through its attempts to formalize learning between events under its Olympic Games Knowledge Management program.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2017

There is careful consideration of the “mission profile,” a broad set of factors that influence health and medical needs and risks, such as flight duration, launch and landing modes, medical evacuation capability, and time to definitive medical care.

Intangible Assets 11

Intangible Assets Operations Health Care Conference 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In one group of teams, influence was aligned with competence: the person who knew the most about the task to be done led the team. In the first study, you simulated how well three different types of teams performed. The teams were searching collaboratively for the best solution to a complex problem. How’d they do?

Quality 8

Quality Leadership Dunning Emotional Intelligence 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2023

Content and Knowledge Management A well-organized system of business content is akin to a library, where every piece of knowledge is cataloged, stored, and easily retrieved when needed. The future is pulsating with potential. Are you ready to meet it head-on?

Supply Chain 108

Supply Chain Loyalty Content Efficiency 108

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The most common factors influencing respondents’ decisions about which locum tenens positions to take were location (89%), pay rate (67%), length of assignment (60%), and patient load (38%). We wondered whether this influences their patients’ outcomes. What Our Data Says.

Quality 8

Quality Survey Short-term Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Poor management, not systems underinvestment, was the real root cause problem. Increasingly, I observe statistical sophisticates indulging in analytic advocacy — that is, the numbers are deployed to influence and win arguments rather than identify underlying dynamics and generate insight.

Call Center 13

Call Center Proposal Budgeting Reputation 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2017

First, the duration of a client’s relationship, with both the lobbyist and the lobbying firm, influenced where client loyalty resided. I analyzed the decisions of approximately 18,000 clients (to stay with their current firm or follow their lobbyist). There were a few significant findings.

Sample 8

Sample Loyalty Bond Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2017

We adjusted for patient and physician characteristics that could influence 30-day mortality rates. This approach limits the possibility of selection bias that could occur if older physicians tended to treat sicker patients.

Sample 9

Sample Quality Education Career 9