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...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Team Effectiveness |
As a team member, you share responsibility for the success of your team. If your team meetings are boring or wasting your time, explain the problem from your point of view. Then do a reality test. Do others feel the same way? If they do, there is a team issue, and by...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Goals, Team Effectiveness, Vision and Strategy |
“It was so much easier this year to set our team goals, now that we have a shared vision,” Chris remarked, reflecting on the visioning process they had recently completed. “We are way ahead of the curve this year!” Was he right? Maybe …. It depends on whether...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Uncategorized |
As 2012 draws to a close, I have taken the opportunity to sit by the warm fire on this snowing New England Sunday and identify my top ten posts of the year. I decided the top posts would be selected by my readers – by whether they felt a post was important...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Personal Effectiveness |
It is the winter solstice – the darkest day of the darkest week of the year in the northern hemisphere. It is the moment before the balance shifts and light begins to overtake darkness. The darkness has been particularly difficult this week, in the face of...
