by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Collaboration, Team Effectiveness |
There are six ways teams can make decisions. Some people believe that in a collaborative environment, consensus is the best. But that’s a big mistake. Pushing for consensus when it’s not needed actually makes collaboration more difficult. The best...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Collaboration, Leadership |
If you are tired of “us vs. them” attitudes… if you are feeling frustrated or hopeless about those who don’t agree with your views… if you are concerned about the polarization in this world today… if you are waiting for leadership that unites instead of divides… … the...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Collaboration, Leadership |
I was delighted to catch up with Jake Jacobs, the creator of Real Time Strategic Change (RTSC), the approach that brings hundreds of people together to make collaborative decisions about their organization in real time, which I described in Try Collaborative Change...
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 | 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...
