by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Culture and Workplace Environment, Leading Change |
Expect an acceleration of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2018. According to the latest research by Deloitte, over 1000 corporate and private equity executives report an anticipated increase in both the number of deals and the size of transactions. A...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Culture and Workplace Environment |
Too much of a good thing brings out its downside. Ever had too much team time? It makes you long for a solo vacation on a desert island. One of the best portrayals of “too much of a good thing” was in Black Mirror’s Nose Dive (Season 3). In what initially looks like a...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Culture and Workplace Environment |
There are many types of organizational culture. Some cultures are fun-loving (Zappos) while others are more staid and rule-bound (Bank of America). Some cultures are caring (Patagonia), while others are cold and impersonal (Best Buy). Organizational culture arises...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Culture and Workplace Environment, Leadership, Leading Change |
Marissa was frustrated. As district manager of a large retail chain, she was responsible for ten stores. Her district was doing well, meeting sales goals and store operations were generally smooth. The problem was that her boss, the regional manager, was a...
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 | Culture and Workplace Environment, Leadership, Leading Change |
Imagine leading the charge into battle and at the crest of the hill, turning around and discovering there are no troops behind you. This was the situation the leaders of Southern New England Telephone Company (SNET) faced in 1994 when Connecticut deregulated the local...
