Are You Unconsciously Perpetuating an Outdated View of Leadership?
Although my blog post The 40 Best Leadership Quotes has had almost 20,000 views, over 1600 social shares, and many comments, no one seems to have noticed that 85% of the quotes are by women. Since most of the "best leadership quotes" lists include less than 10% women,...
You can’t control what happens to you, but . . .
Next time something happens that makes you angry . . . or you get bad news . . . or someone hurts your feelings . . . go ahead and feel angry or sad or experience whatever feeling arises, BUT ... don't react instinctively. Before you say or do anything, pause . . ....
What Is Collaboration and Where Does It Begin?
What is collaboration? In Let's Stop Confusing Cooperation and Teamwork with Collaboration, I define collaboration as “two or more people working together to create something new in support of their shared vision.” Collaboration is different from cooperation or...
Focus on your vision AND your current reality
Some people focus only on current realities and what’s needed to solve today’s problems. They are primarily concerned about their next steps, looking down at where to place their feet. They move from solving one problem to solving the next, eventually becoming bogged...
How to Show Leaders They Need to Delegate
How do you help leaders understand they need to delegate? I often hear this question, and it was the focus of this recent letter:Hello Jesse: What have you found are the most effective ways to engage business owners in the need to delegate? Are there particular pain...
A real vision is lived not framed.
Do you want to know if an organization has a real vision? Take a look at what's happening – what is being accomplished? how is it being accomplished? are people collaborating toward a common goal? how do they feel about each other, the leaders and the company? What...
Are Your Millennial Employees Turning You Into a Helicopter Manager?
Have you noticed that you’re supervising more closely, giving more direction, or spending more time with your millennial employees? It may be that in your efforts to support them, you are providing too much. You may be unconsciously continuing the kind of environment...
Can you listen to another view?
Tired of so much adversity and polarization? Who are you listening to? Instead of talking with people who agree with you, have conversations with those who don't. Start with listening. Is there something you agree with? Use that as your reference point when you do...
If your vision is about only yourself
Thursday Thoughts: If your vision is about only yourself, you are too narrowly focused. Jesse Lyn Stoner * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In addition to my regular leadership blog, I...
The best coaches coach themselves out of a job
Thursday Thoughts: The best coaches coach themselves out of a job. The goal is not to keep people dependent but to give them wings. The greatest gratification comes when the student outgrows the teacher. Jesse Lyn Stoner * * * * * ...
To Craft a Powerful Mission Statement Avoid These 6 Traps
One of the most important things you can do is to identify your team’s mission. And one of the biggest wastes of time is creating a mission statement that is not used. How to Write a Mission Statement in 5 Steps explains what a mission statement is and how to...
When your vision is clear… trust yourself and have faith even when
Thursday Thoughts: When your vision is clear, trust yourself and have faith... even when you don't know where your path is taking you. Jesse Lyn Stoner