Michael Lee Stallard

The Mosaic That Is Information

April 9, 2021

One of the greatest challenges that organizations will continue to face in months and years to come is this: How to achieve and then retain a decisive advantage in a competitive marketplace that is increasingly more volatile, more uncertain, more…

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America’s loneliness epidemic: A hidden systemic risk to organizations

June 2, 2019

Credit: Sasha Freemind/Unsplash Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Michael Lee Stallard. I am grateful to him for making it available after first posting it at the SmartBrief website. * * * Much has been written about…

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The Optimistic Workplace: A book review by Bob Morris

October 29, 2015

The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment That Energizes Everyone Shawn Murphy AMACOM (2015) How and why optimism energizes a workplace culture so that personal growth and professional development can thrive Long ago, Henry Ford suggested, “Whether you think you can…

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Connection Culture: A book review by Bob Morris

May 3, 2015

Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy, and Understanding at Work Michael Lee Stallard with Jason Pankau and Katharine Stallard Association for Talent Development (April 2015) Here are “the elements of workplace cultures that help people and organizations…

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Michael Lee Stallard on “Ten Ways to Improve Your Connection Skills”

April 19, 2015

Most of the companies annually ranked among those that are most highly admired and best to work for are also annually ranked among those that are most profitable and have the greatest cap value in their competitive marketplace. That is…

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Fired Up or Burned Out: A book review by Bob Morris

September 24, 2011

Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team’s Passion, Creativity, and Productivity Michael Lee Stallard with Carolyn Dewing-Hommes and Jason Pankau Thomas Nelson (2007) How to “take a hard line on the soft issues” Many of those who…

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Michael Lee Stallard: An interview by Bob Morris

September 24, 2011

Stallard is the president of the consulting firm E Pluribus Partners. Formerly, he was an investment banker who later in his career became the chief marketing officer for businesses at Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab. He is the primary author…

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