Michael Stallard is a former Wall Street executive who left the Street 15 years ago to found the Connection Culture Group, a leadership training firm and focuses on improving workplace cultures. He’s a keynote speaker and expert on how effective leaders boost human connection in cultures to improve the health and performance of individuals and organizations. Michael is also the author of two books, "Connection Culture" and "Fired Up or Burned Out.”

What you'll learn about in this episode:

• The story of how Michael became interested in culture
• How having more human connection in your life can be beneficial to your health
• The metrics that are used to define levels of loneliness
• How we can be so focused on chasing money and power that we crowd out time for relationships that really matter
• The benefits of using social media to establish offline connections
• The power of having face-to-face connections
• Why, as a leader, it’s vital to care about both people and results
• Why you need to be intentional about achieving both task AND relationship excellence
• Why it’s important to identify a specific client problem to solve
• Why you need to listen closely to what your clients are saying

Ways to contact Michael:

• Website: www.michaelleestallard.com
• Book: "Connection Culture"