by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Culture and Workplace Environment, Leadership, Values, Vision and Strategy |
The events before, during and after the January 13 tragedy aboard the Costa Concordia point to a true failure of leadership at every level, from the captain who ran the luxury liner aground during a drive by “salute” off the island of Isola del Giglio to the chief...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Team Effectiveness |
Team members make two common mistakes: Mistake #1: Thinking it’s the team leader’s responsibility to pull the team together and waiting passively for that to happen. Mistake #2: Accepting mediocrity because they assume there is nothing they can do. Ultimately a...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Communication, Leadership, Purpose, Team Effectiveness |
I spent my 50th birthday at the most boring meeting of my life. At one point I had to pinch myself under the table to keep from falling asleep. I’ve attended a lot of meetings that are a waste of time – it’s part of my job. (I help teams improve their performance and...