Manage Smarter is the podcast for data-driven managers. Each episode is a frank, fast-paced and sometimes humorous discussion of the challenges facing today’s managers and leaders. Manage Smarter addresses the metrics, strategies and solutions needed to improve team performance, company culture and overall productivity. We do it through entertaining interviews with those in the C-suite, innovative managers, startup leaders and executive coaches to help you become a better boss.
Manage Smarter 17 – Michael Stallard: Culture as a Competitive Advantage
Michael Stallard is cofounder and president of the Connection Culture Group, a leadership training and consulting firm that has advised NASA, Costco and other well known American companies. Michael is the primary author of the book Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy and Understanding at Work. Texas Christian University founded the TCU Center for Connection Culture based on Michael and his colleagues’ work. In episode 17, we discuss the definitions of culture, how managers can improve it (or damage it) and the ROI from a positive culture in the workplace.