by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
What’s your view of leadership? If you’re like most people, you have an underlying belief that leaders should be out in front of the line, leading the way. The Hierarchical View of Leadership In the traditional, hierarchical view, senior leaders are at the...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Collaboration, Leading Change |
If you are tired of “trickle-down” change, consider using a collaborative change process where a large slice of your organization comes together for real conversation and to make decisions about your collective future in real-time. This kind of...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Author Interviews & Book Reviews |
Stewardship is about choosing service over self-interest. It begins with a willingness to be deeply accountable for a body larger than yourself – for a team, an organization, a community. Imagine how strong your organization would be if everyone were deeply...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Collaboration, Culture and Workplace Environment, Team Effectiveness |
Often the words collaboration, coordination, and cooperation are used to describe effective teamwork. But they are not the same, and when we use these words interchangeably, we dilute their meaning and diminish the potential for creating powerful, collaborative...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Collaboration, Community Building |
Polarization keeps us apart, disconnected. Polarization keeps us from finding creative solutions that benefit all. There is no winning in polarization. There is only “win-lose.” Leadership is about bringing people together, unifying around a common vision. It...