Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 24, 2014

#47 Provide Autonomy in Execution –Monitor progress and be available to help your direct reports but refrain from “micro managing” unless they ask for specific help. This meets the human need for autonomy that allows people to experience personal growth. This is the forty-seventh post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.”

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Execution Human Needs Report Management 277

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Here’s the premise – that if you really want employee engagement, as a leader you need to strategically focus on the universal human needs that drive performance. As good as the title is I’m not sure it does the book justice. It is a [.].

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Human Needs Management Books Influence 188

N2Growth Blog

MAY 22, 2014

Praise and recognition: One of our basic human needs is to feel appreciated and valued. Leadership Talent Management bad leaders Bad Leadership Good Leadership Grant Wattie Seagull Leadership What''s a Bad Leader' Giving people greater autonomy and control over their workday has profoundly positive effects.

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Short-term Long-term Survey Ethics 407

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Freedom is a universal, basic human need. So why is when it comes to managing employees in the workplace, so many managers still think it’s their God-given right as a boss to micro-manage every aspect of their employee’s work? As a manager, it’s hard to let go. Everyone hates to be micromanaged!

Motivation 273

Motivation Airlines Delegation Micromanagement 273

Leading Blog

JANUARY 28, 2011

E-mail packs much less of a punch than human moments. As a manager, you should know that the self-esteem of each employee is perhaps your most important asset. Remember, as a manager, the more you recognize others, the more you establish the habit of recognition of hard work and progress as part of the organizational culture.

Motivation 285

Motivation Course Morale Influence 285

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 28, 2012

When I first started out in the corporate training business, I was responsible for training new managers and supervisors. We had a mandatory three week program that covered all the usual HR and operational topics, including performance management. Why is praise such an undervalued and underused management skill?

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ROI Motivation Positioning Skills 274

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 8, 2014

Provide Autonomy in Execution – Monitor progress and be available to help your direct reports, but refrain from “micro managing” unless they ask for specific help. This meets the human need for autonomy and allows people to experience personal growth.

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Advice Construction Report Guidelines 295

Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Perhaps it’s because as managers, we face a horde of challenges. Mid-level directors and managers don’t fare well either. The human brain is a miracle of survival and, from a psychological and evolutionary perspective, this makes sense. We have a human need for steadiness and predictability. We like consistency.

Uncertainty 388

Uncertainty Learning-by-Doing Open-book Strategic Planning 388

Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 1, 2017

This kind of positive reinforcement brings a psychological boost that leads to greater and greater achievement, because it plays to basic human needs of acceptance and recognition. Giving praise to teammates is one of the critical elements of effective leadership. But it certainly shouldn’t be thrown around like candy either.

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Letter Leadership Human Needs Advice 276

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2021

Over the nearly 20 years that my colleagues and I have been studying and helping leaders, we’ve learned that boosting emotional compensation is based on meeting seven universal human needs to thrive at work: respect, recognition, belonging, autonomy, personal growth, meaning, and progress.

Competitive Advantage 370

Competitive Advantage Learning-by-Doing Video Insurance 370

In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 11, 2011

There’s not a Brand Manager that doesn’t want to build brand equity. For example, if 35% of folks thought Hogwash Detergent was “best at getting clothes white” in 2010, that number needs to go up in 2012 to prove an improvement in brand equity. The Hard-Knock Valuation of Brand Equity Growth. Simple enough? Not so fast. April 2011.

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Brand CEO P&L Brand Management 253

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.

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Conference Definition McCarthy Godin 240

CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Few managers and leaders are conducting useful one-on-ones and when they do, often miss the mark in making them effective and productive. Two of the most important, yet under-rated skills for managers and leaders are listening and questioning. It is too easy to get caught up in the operational and tactical aspects of management.

Management 130

Management Blanchard Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 130

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The webinar will focus on the six universal human needs to thrive at work, the three elements of a Connection Culture that boost employee engagement and strategic alignment, and select best practices of great leaders who connect with and engage the individuals they lead. 21 and for individuals in Pacific time zones on Oct.

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Webinar McCarthy Godin Middle Management 231

In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Leaders who suffer the tough days of turnarounds and manage to resurrect a business are the ones who think about momentum in strategic terms. The management team believed they were doing the right things to create change. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humans need a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches.

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CEO Company Rogers Human Resources 242

Terry Starbucker

MARCH 11, 2018

Tap into your teammates’ sense of purpose – the basic human need to be a part of something bigger than themselves. But I can most assuredly tell you it takes something well beyond “by the book” management. It takes more human leadership. These are all wonderful things for a great leader to do.

Human Needs 203

Human Needs Career Environment Leadership 203

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 17, 2011

Anxious to learn as much as possible about this unique brand, I sent a Brand Manager to Switzerland to interview those in the know. The exuberant Brand Manager came back with plenty of information including a story that had been long-buried in the company archives in Neuchatel. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011.

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CEO Brand Brand Management Human Resources 204

Lead Change Blog

JULY 10, 2017

What if it’s about normalizing real human experiences in a work-appropriate way? How about addressing the real human needs to be seen and to belong? Humanity at work — this means you. Let’s revisit that email subject line, “How to Be Human at Work.” We already know “how to be human”. That’s about us.

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Trends Energy Influence Learning-by-Doing 252

Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 30, 2010

2 Comments so far william czander on May 31st, 2010 Happiness coaches are part of the great conspiracy that began some 20 years ago when CEO’s , hedge fund managers and bankers discovered if they outsourced jobs to China and India it would increase the bottom line and they would all get rich. Remember “smile or your fired”.

Organization 186

Organization Outsourcing Leadership Hedge 186

Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 12, 2010

During the session, Michael and Jason will cover: Six universal human needs to thrive at work Three core elements of a culture that motivates employees to give their all Best practices of leaders who energize the people they lead Why task and relationship excellence are necessary to achieve sustainable superior performance.

Webinar 186

Webinar McCarthy Godin Middle Management 186

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? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

Competitive Advantage 191

Competitive Advantage McCarthy Godin Middle Management 191

Terry Starbucker

MAY 31, 2010

This kind of positive reinforcement provides a psychological boost that can lead to greater and greater achievement, because it plays to basic human needs of acceptance and recognition. . “You did a great job&# Giving praise to our teammates is one of the critical elements of effective leadership. Thanks for sharing!

Leadership 292

Leadership Shaw Open-book Letter 292

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? why is everyone smiling?

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Conference Definition McCarthy Godin 199

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.

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McCarthy Godin Books Middle Management 210

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 4, 2023

“If you’re below the social foundation, then you’re not meeting basic human needs, and that can be frustrating from an equity point of view.” It is worth noting that the ability of countries to meet the sustainable needs of their populations is not solely determined by their socioeconomic status.

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Management Engineering Energy Resources 92

QAspire

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

In most organizations, however, improvements are “mandated” by supervisors, managers, and senior leaders. In companies that truly embrace kaizen, the bulk of improvement—from surfacing problems and opportunities, to designing, testing, and implementing countermeasures (a better word than “solutions”)—are done by the people who do the work.

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Kaizen Organizational Behavior Resistance Creativity 187

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 21, 2011

He spoke of using parallel processing, a form of artificial intelligence, to create new solutions that address thorny risk management issues faced by financial services institutions such as banks and insurance companies. When these needs are met, people thrive, individually and collectively. Education is another field he mentioned.

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Software Conference Long-term Entrepreneur 287

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 14, 2011

Kotter: Leadership complements management; it doesn't replace it. Management controls people by pushing them in the right direction; leadership motivates them by satisfying basic human needs. Strong leadership with weak management is no better, and sometimes actually worse, than the reverse.

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Kotter Management Leadership Human Needs 66

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 4, 2011

And although pundits continue to encourage entrepreneurial thinking for stagnating mega-businesses, these bureaucracies can’t break from risk-averse management. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humans need a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. Their marketing teams research everything to death.

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CEO Brand Bureaucracy Constraint 235

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

He spoke of using parallel processing, a form of artificial intelligence, to create new solutions that address thorny risk management issues faced by financial services institutions such as banks and insurance companies. When these needs are met, people thrive, individually and collectively. Education is another field he mentioned.

Conference 261

Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

Lead from Within

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As a leadership coach and business consultant I have the privilege of seeing many organizations through a lens that most people don’t, because leaders are busy leading and managers are busy managing and people are busy doing their jobs so the big picture gets hard to see. There’s no room for advancement. They feel unappreciated.

Micromanagement 167

Micromanagement Career Learning-by-Doing Human Needs 167

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

In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 23, 2011

Steve Jobs managed to harness the resources of 49,000 employees to introduce and successfully market a slew of breakthroughs. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humans need a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. People worry that strategy slows a company down and limits growth opportunities. Innovative.

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Strategy CEO Human Resources Brand 250

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 28, 2016

This management approach combines a high degree of team-based training, autonomy, decentralized decision making, and responsibility for continuous improvement. Recognize the human need for work/life balance. Finally, we all have times when things outside work require our undivided attention.

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Decentralization Lean Manufacturing Directory Learning-by-Doing 240

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 19, 2011

Typically, an organization’s managers and stars feel emotionally connected while three-quarters of all employees do not. They stop fully communicating and, as a result, decision-makers don’t get the information they need to make optimal decisions. Connection is grounded in human needs. They stop caring.

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Development Bond Cooper Participative 199

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Believe me, there’s nothing that can match the turnaround experience in teaching or seasoning a young manager. Thanks John, I have a client who are not exactly in a turn-around situation – at least they don’t think so – but they do need make a load of substantive changes. About John. December 13, 2011 at 3:50 am.

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CEO Advertising Brand Franchising 201

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

I hope I have your attention because in over 30 years of working with managers and organizations, my experience is that a lack of effective communication skills has kept very talented and skilled people from becoming leaders. Communication is a basic human need.

Self-aware 228

Self-aware Skills Positioning Training 228