by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Picture of the Future, Purpose, Values, Vision and Strategy |
Did you ever wake up, look in the mirror and ask yourself, “How did I get off-track?” My client Sam, head of buying for a large retail company, recently confided to me, “I’m working way too hard and spending too much time doing things I don’t enjoy. When I first...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Customer Relationship, Leadership, Purpose, Team Effectiveness, Vision and Strategy |
Mary Parker Follett, a pioneering business consultant, was asked to help a troubled window shade company. The company’s thinking was narrow and limited. When asked to define their business, they said, “We produce window shades.” She asked them “What business are...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Purpose, Values, Vision and Strategy |
Recently a business colleague startled me by stating “vision is oversold and overrated.” I was surprised because, although leaders often don’t know how to create a vision, I assumed they believe it is important. To be fair, my friend wasn’t saying that vision isn’t...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Culture and Workplace Environment, Purpose, Values |
Mary Parker Follett, often called “the prophet of management,” was wrong about one thing. Most of us still split our time between “working” and “providing service” to our communities and society. We do not see how our day-to-day work provides a great service to...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Purpose |
I didn’t take the idea of starting a blog lightly. Having considered it for months, I was still undecided, especially after coming across a statistic that “up to 80% of blogs are abandoned within the first month.” It appears that the reality might not be as attractive...
