Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 16, 2010

In a nutshell, individuals who believe and behave in ways that are consistent with Universal Character Values (also known as character strengths), create “Connection Cultures&# that meet universal human needs to thrive. why is everyone smiling?

Competitive Advantage 191

Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin Middle Management 191

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 Books Middle Management 210

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. why is everyone smiling?

Conference 199

Conference Definition McCarthy Godin 199

In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 30, 2011

The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humans need a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. They cannot ignore the lure of opportunity – any opportunity. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. Bad design lectures.

Strategy 234

Strategy CEO Marketing Strategy Human Resources 234

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 30, 2010

If people in a culture believe and behave in ways that are consistent with these values — that include respecting and valuing people as human beings — it will boost employee engagement and strategic alignment, which in turn will boost productivity, innovation and overall performance. why is everyone smiling?

Organization 186

Organization Outsourcing Leadership Hedge 186

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

All humans need to feel appreciated. 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. Tips and Tricks to Increase Profitability Through Stellar Customer Service.

Webinar 154

Webinar Library Motivation Video 154

Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

As human beings we have emotions, hopes and dreams, a conscience, and deeply felt human needs. This is the age of mind and strength. So often we focus on the tasks of our work and neglect the relational aspects. When we don’t, it is damaging to our mental and physical health and to the health of those around us.

Customer Loyalty 239

Customer Loyalty McCarthy Godin Self-aware 239

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

The culture Goodnight has fostered at SAS works because it meets human needs that are necessary to thrive at work: respect, recognition, belonging, autonomy, personal growth and meaning. When these needs are met, people thrive, individually and collectively. why is everyone smiling?

Conference 261

Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

All humans need to feel appreciated. 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. Tips and Tricks to Increase Profitability Through Stellar Customer Service.

Webinar 133

Webinar Library Motivation Video 133

In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 10, 2011

Whether the CEO is driven by personal ethics, a socially changing world, or headlines praising “sustainable” organizations, business is finally responding to the green trend—albeit slower than many would like to see. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humans need a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches.

CEO 112

CEO Company Productivity Products 112

Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

Leaders in the organization serve as role models through their ethical behavior and personal involvement in planning, communicating and developing others. People have a basic human need to feel appreciated. People don’t quit their company, they quit their managers. You can’t have a great place to work if you have bad managers….period.

Newsletter 165

Newsletter Insurance Class Motivation 165

Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Keith argues the practicality and ethical aspects of servant leadership in this introductory book, "The Case for Servant Leadership." The Case for Servant Leadership Author Kent M.

Career 97

Career Books Servant Leader Leadership 97

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Corporations often approach ethics as an individual problem, designing oversight systems to identify the “bad apples” before they can turn the organization into a “rotten barrel.” And our explanations for ethical scandals are incomplete without a focus on group dynamics. Vince Streano/Getty Images.

Ethics 15

Ethics Organization Incentives Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

Mihir Desai, professor at Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, argues for re-humanizing finance. But he says finance can be principled, ethical, even life-affirming. He says the practice of finance, with increasing quantification, has lost touch with its foundations.

Finance 11

Finance Human Needs Download Ethics 11

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

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

In his Nicomachean Ethics , he rejected that scientific knowledge alone could determine the affairs of the human social world, which he recognized as too complex and unpredictable to govern with certainty. Humans are not robots and neurons are not digital switches.

Skills 8

Skills Drucker Gordon Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2016

“This goes to the heart of intelligent systems design,” asserts Jerry Kaplan, author of Humans Need Not Apply. “The natural extension of longstanding historical progress is ‘automation,’ not a re-creation of the human mind and condition.” “Why would you treat them differently?”

Review 8

Review Kaplan Performance Review Kaizen 8

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 21, 2011

Unlike BP, who mismanaged an accident, Halliburton and Monsanto self-inflicted the ethical decline of their brand image over many years. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humans need a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. Bad design lectures.

Brand 140

Brand CEO Long-term Crisis 140