by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Collaboration, Leadership |
Are you a collaborative leader? Collaborative leaders understand that organizations are networks of relationships and that relationships are the glue that holds them together. Anyone can be collaborative leader — no matter whether you are the president, a mid-level...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
My best boss was also my mentor. He coached me and supported my development, even though it meant I was likely to get promoted. He showed me it is possible for a manager to focus on results and develop their people at the same time. When eventually I was...
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...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
“It is critical that you build a pool of recognized, well developed and prepared talent for the organization, and that you identify and build future leadership.” ~ Les Hayman, former Global HR Head of SAP and former CEO/Chairman SAP Asia Pacific,...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Leadership, Vision and Strategy |
This summer I was fortunate to attend the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Berrett-Koehler Publishers, the publisher of the book I co-authored with Ken Blanchard Full Steam Ahead! Unleash the Power of Vision. The mission of Berrett-Koehler is “to create a world that...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Collaboration, High Performing Organizations, Leadership |
Do you work in a company that requires you to coordinate across reporting lines to accomplish your goals? In order to complete work, are people dependent on others who report to a different boss? Matrix organizations are becoming more common as organizations grow...
