by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Collaboration, Culture and Workplace Environment |
Many years ago while working with the officers of a successful Fortune 500 company, during a break in a strategy session, Dan, the president requested of me half-jokingly, “no more ‘p’ words, Jesse.” I had never heard that term before. “What are ‘p’ words?” I asked....
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Leadership, Purpose, Values, Vision and Strategy |
Now that I’ve been blogging for a couple of months, I decided to try an experiment: to list some of my favorite statements from my articles and books, and instead of discussing them, let them speak for themselves. You might think they don’t make any sense out of...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Personal Effectiveness, Picture of the Future, Purpose, Values, Vision and Strategy |
Why hasn’t my life turned out the way I planned? Twice in one week I heard this exact same question. Both times I was surprised because each woman seemed quite accomplished. Michelle’s warm personality and infectious laugh attracts a lot of friends. She has a...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Team Effectiveness, Values |
It was quite a blow-up. Laura and Will each accused the other of violating one of the team’s core values – integrity. They each felt they had honored the value and the other person had disregarded it. People sure get mad when they feel someone has trampled on...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Culture and Workplace Environment, Values |
It’s springtime in New England. The trees are beginning to bud and soon it will be time for my teenage son to start mowing the lawn again. I need to find a new tree service company. I fired my old one last summer. My son mows our lawn every week. The tree service...