by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Thursday Thoughts |
If you interrupt the struggle of a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, it will be crippled for life. How do you know when to offer help and when to let someone to struggle (and possibly fail) in order to grow and learn? Thursday Thoughts: Help is not always helpful....
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
I am delighted and honored that Tanmay Vora created this Sketch Note of “The 8 Portals of Influence,” described in more detail in my blog How to Influence Without Authority. In today’s complex world, leaders need to develop multiple channels of...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leading Change |
People don’t resist change. Change is a normal and natural part of living. The only time you stop changing is when you’re dead. What people resist is having change imposed on them. Here are three guidelines to invite people to participate in the change process, and to...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Communication |
The most powerful gift you can give another is your undivided attention. When the best techniques don’t work, simply close your mouth and pay attention. The best way to listen is with your mouth shut. This poem, written almost 50 years ago, is as relevant today...
by Mike Figliuolo | Guest Post |
In this guest post, Mike Figliuolo explains how to deal with a steamroller personality, one of the personalities described in his new book, Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results. Heather joined your team a year ago. You hired...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Leading Change |
You can’t “do” culture change to your organization. Culture arises from the beliefs and underlying assumptions held by the people in the organization. Trying to change culture by decree or through training programs won’t affect people’s beliefs. One way to change the...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Personal Effectiveness |
Do you ever hear a little voice in the back of your head saying things like: look before you leap … or … two wrongs don’t make a right … or … if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? We all have tapes running in the background that guide our actions....
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Goals, Personal Effectiveness, Team Effectiveness |
Are you starting to lose focus on your goals? If so, you’re not alone. This is the time of year a lot of people lose their focus. The problem is that annual goal-setting doesn’t work. You can’t plan an entire year and know in advance all the goals...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Personal Effectiveness |
Dear Introverts, It’s nice that people are appreciating you so much more these days and showing how to build on your quiet strengths. But we extroverts are also often misunderstood, and we need champions, too – people who will stand up for us and challenge common...
