Today's world is hyper-competitive. Organizations place a high value on proven leaders who produce excellent results over time. Innovation is essential to consistently produce results because organizations must grow and continuously improve or they will die. Given this reality, organizations today, more than ever, need leaders who create and foster work environments that promote innovation. This OnDemand Webinar helps leaders understand how innovation occurs, the types of people who are key to innovation and the three essential elements necessary to create a work environment that facilitates innovation, excellence and sustainable superior performance.
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Agenda
Insights on Innovation
- How Innovation Typically Happens
- Thinking Style of People Who Are Most Likely to Innovate
- Innovation Examples From Starbucks® and the U.S. Army
The Innovative Work Environment as a "Connection Culture"
- How Employee Engagement Boosts Innovation
- How Knowledge Flow Boosts Innovation
- How Processes Boost Innovation
Vision - The Power of Shared Identity
- Mission, Values, and Reputation
- Insights From Apple®, The Body Shop®, and the Manhattan Project
Value - The Power of Shared Empathy
- Universal Human Needs to Thrive at Work; Appreciation; Helping
- Insights From the Rock Band U2
Voice - The Power of Shared Understanding
- Intentionally Seeking the Opinions and Ideas of Others, Sharing Honestly and Safeguarding Intentional Connections
- Removing Knowledge Traps That Sabotage Innovation
- Insights From Pixar, Xerox® and Procter & Gamble®
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Credits
OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on April 23, 2013.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Why Lorman?
Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.
Faculty

Michael Lee Stallard
Pluribus Partners
- Founder and president of E Pluribus Partners, a leadership coaching and training company
- Director of Texas Christian University’s Center on Connection
- Writer of Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team’s Passion, Creativity and Productivity (Thomas Nelson) and a contributor to other books on management
- Work has appeared in numerous books, articles, and other media in North America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East
- Former chief marketing officer for businesses at Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab
- Has spoken or taught seminars at a wide variety of organizations including G.E., Google, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Scotiabank, the NASA Johnson Space Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and the U.S. Treasury Department
- Admitted to Illinois Bar in 1991
- J.D. degree, DePaul University; M.B.A. degree, University of Texas Permian Basin; B.S. degree in marketing, Illinois State
- Can be contacted at 203-422-6511 or [email protected]
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