Michael Stallard is a thought leader on how leaders create and maintain cultures of connection that help individuals, teams and organizations thrive for a sustained period of time. A keynote speaker, leadership trainer and executive coach, he is cofounder and president of E Pluribus Partners and Connection Culture Group, leadership training and consulting firms. Michael’s recent clients have included Costco, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Toll Brothers, U.S. Air Force, and Yale-New Haven Health. Texas Christian University founded the TCU Center for Connection Culture based on Michael’s work.  

Michael is the primary author of the bestselling books, Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Share Identity, Empathy and Understanding at Work, now in its 2^nd edition, and Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team’s Passion, Creativity and Productivity. Articles by or about Michael or his work have appeared in business periodicals worldwide. Learn more at ConnectionCulture.com and MichaelLeeStallard.com. A sample chapter of the recently released Connection Culture, 2^nd edition, is available for free download at this link:  http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Connection-Culture-2nd-Edition-Sample-Chapter.pdf