by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Communication, Leadership, Purpose, Team Effectiveness |
I spent my 50th birthday at the most boring meeting of my life. At one point I had to pinch myself under the table to keep from falling asleep. I’ve attended a lot of meetings that are a waste of time – it’s part of my job. (I help teams improve their performance and...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Leadership, Personal Effectiveness |
If you do what you love for a living, you’ll never work a day in your life. ~anonymous An appealing thought, if it means living an integrated life. However…there’s a big difference between living an integrated life and being consumed by work. No one has...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Leading Change, Picture of the Future, Purpose, Vision and Strategy |
“Our company had a big meeting a few weeks ago where the president laid out his vision. It means big changes and a lot of us were skeptical about it. But I have to say that by the end of his presentation, he had us all sold. It was pretty impressive.” Frank had...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
The friendly gentleman sitting next to me on the airplane said: “I like my boss because he is genuinely interested in me and what I’m doing. He doesn’t just ask generally how things are going, he says, ‘how’s the [specific] project going?’ I know he’s paying...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
A story is told that one day as Elimelech of Lizhensk, a great rabbi in the 18th century, was riding in a carriage, he noticed a throng of people following. He asked his coachman, “Why are all the people trailing behind?” The coachman explained that the people wanted...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Picture of the Future, Purpose, Values, Vision and Strategy |
How long should your vision statement be? The answer: Long enough. Long enough to evoke a noble sense of purpose, provide a call to action, and describe a clear picture of your destination. These four vision statements work because they condense a lot of information...
