by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Team Effectiveness |
When was the last time you were with a group of people that needed to make a decision, where people tossed out ideas and at least one suggestion was totally ignored? If you’re like most of us, it was probably within the last few weeks, whether in a business meeting or...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Collaboration, Culture and Workplace Environment, Leadership, Leading Change, Vision and Strategy |
Leadership is about going somewhere. Whether you are facing challenges as a result of changes in the economy, new opportunities because of advances in technology, or already have a good idea you want to implement, these five lessons can make the difference between a...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Picture of the Future, Purpose, Values, Vision and Strategy |
In Full Steam Ahead! Unleash the Power of Vision, we provide this definition of vision: “Vision is knowing who you are, where you’re going, and what will guide the journey.” – Ken Blanchard and Jesse Lyn Stoner A much earlier definition I wrote is quoted by Zig...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Team Effectiveness |
When I am asked to facilitate team building or team training, here are the first two questions I ask and why I ask them: 1. “What do you want to accomplish? What will be different as a result?” I ask to make sure that what they are requesting will get them where they...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Culture and Workplace Environment, Leadership, Values, Vision and Strategy |
The events before, during and after the January 13 tragedy aboard the Costa Concordia point to a true failure of leadership at every level, from the captain who ran the luxury liner aground during a drive by “salute” off the island of Isola del Giglio to the chief...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Team Effectiveness |
Team members make two common mistakes: Mistake #1: Thinking it’s the team leader’s responsibility to pull the team together and waiting passively for that to happen. Mistake #2: Accepting mediocrity because they assume there is nothing they can do. Ultimately a...
