Jesse Lyn Stoner

Jesse Lyn StonerAs a business consultant, author and executive, I have worked closely with leaders for 25 years helping create engaged workplaces that make positive impact on the world. I hope my blog is helpful for those who want to make a contribution, as a leader at work, in your community, in your family, or in your own life.

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Manage The Challenges of Working In a Matrix

Do You Work In a Matrix?  

Do you work in a company that requires you to coordinate across reporting lines to accomplish your goals?  In order to complete work, are people dependent on others who report to a different boss?

Matrix organizations are becoming more common as organizations grow larger, become more complex, . . . → Read More: Manage The Challenges of Working In a Matrix

Does Your Organization ASPIRE?

High Performing Organizations ASPIRE

What does it mean to aspire to greatness? Are there characteristics that cut across all great organizations? Our research* into organizations that sustained high levels of productivity, profitability and employee satisfaction over time, revealed six common traits.

Aligned around a shared vision

Having a clear vision, that illuminates a compelling purpose and core . . . → Read More: Does Your Organization ASPIRE?

Five Easy Ways To Tell If An Organization Is Really Values-Driven

What do Zappos, Ben and Jerry’s, and Southwest Airlines have in common? They are all financially successful, values-driven companies.

A lot of companies claim to be values-driven. They publish their values and use them in marketing messages. However, this does not necessarily mean their values guide decision-making and behaviors company-wide on a day-by-day basis.

. . . → Read More: Five Easy Ways To Tell If An Organization Is Really Values-Driven

Four Views in High Performance Organizations

In our studies of high performance organizations, (organizations that sustain high levels of productivity, profitability and employee satisfaction over time), my colleagues and I found that although these organizations have their own unique and distinct culture, four views are widely held in all.

Systems Thinking

Leaders in high performing organizations keep a big picture . . . → Read More: Four Views in High Performance Organizations