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Real Dysfunction Today, Hidden in Plain Sight

Michael Lee Stallard

Several excellent books also address the issue of declining connection in society including Bowling Alone , The Amer ican Paradox and The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies. What can you do? Although it’s simple, it isn’t easy. Take time to connect. why is everyone smiling?

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Strengthen Your “Critical Connections” at Work

Michael Lee Stallard

WHAT WHO WHEN Marketing Plan Dave 1/1 Rights Agreement Daisy 1/15 Ship Books Sandy 1/30 After you share your W3 task list, ask each Critical Connection to tell you “what’s right, what’s wrong and what’s missing” on your W3 task list. It looks like this. why is everyone smiling?

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Bring in Outside Experts to Mentor Your Team

Harvard Business Review

Their research has found that high-performing professionals tend to transit through four distinct stages of development: Apprentice: Helper and learner; establishes a reputation for trust, teamwork, and cultural congruity. Provide Channels for Sharing Knowledge. These experiences were some of the most valuable of my career.

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IBM Focuses HR on Change

Harvard Business Review

In growth markets like Kenya and Malaysia, people needed to develop marketing and innovation skills. We came up with ' Global Enablement Teams ': we took the top people in mature markets and assigned them to help and mentor people in the growth markets. Fostered global teamwork. people already had that experience.