by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Picture of the Future, Team Effectiveness, Vision and Strategy |
Once your team has created a shared vision, the next step is to assess your current situation. It’s important to have an honest and open discussion about what supports achieving your vision and what impedes you – what’s working and what’s not. This step anchors...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Leading Change, Team Effectiveness, Values, Vision and Strategy |
The head of HR explained to me, “My team provides great customer service. Whatever a business leader asks for, they knock themselves out to provide it quickly and with quality. “But I think we need to change to a consultative approach. When we get a request, we should...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Purpose, Team Effectiveness, Values, Vision and Strategy |
Does your organization have a vision? If you answered, “I don’t know” or “We do, but I’m not sure what it is,” don’t feel alone – you are in the majority. Although many organizations have a vision statement, often it’s...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Team Effectiveness, Values |
It was quite a blow-up. Laura and Will each accused the other of violating one of the team’s core values – integrity. They each felt they had honored the value and the other person had disregarded it. People sure get mad when they feel someone has trampled on...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Picture of the Future, Purpose, Team Effectiveness, Vision and Strategy |
The year was 1961. President Kennedy announced the United States would land a man on the moon and return him safely before the end of the decade. He painted an audacious picture, considering NASA had not yet invented the necessary technology. Ten years later, through...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Team Effectiveness, Vision and Strategy |
“The senior leaders have no vision,” he said glumly, as an explanation for his company’s problems. I had heard this many times during my interviews of key employees at the company. It was the end of my last interview. I set my pen down and asked the question I...
