by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Personal Effectiveness |
In a recent Huffington Post article, Ford Motor Company chairman Bill Ford and former Google.org director Larry Brilliant are described as “business leaders who advocate mindfulness.” The article then goes on to list ten executives who meditate...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
You’re clear about where you want to go. You made your plans. You’ve started on your journey. Maybe you landed your dream job, or found your soulmate, or have a vision for how you can make a difference in the world. So now, you simply need to focus on execution...
by S. Chris Edmonds | Guest Post |
Guest post by S. Chris Edmonds How is your team or department performing today? I’ll bet you think you know how your team is performing. Most likely you have dashboards that indicate production, error rates, profitability, sales, market share, and more. You probably...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Team Effectiveness |
Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone thanked you at the end of the meeting and told you how glad they were to have been there? How likely is that to happen? A recent study found that for the second year in a row, workers reported meetings as “the biggest distraction...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
Organizations need people who know what they’re doing, where they’re going, and have the skills to get there. We call that “talent.” Unfortunately, there’s a common misbelief that the best way to get talent is to buy it – not build...
by Ted Coiné | Guest Post |
Guest Post by Ted Coiné, Co-author A World Gone Social What used to seem very good leadership practices in the Industrial Age was good, or at least efficient. But the Industrial Age is over. And it’s not coming back. It’s the Social Age now, and it will be for quite...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Social Media |
We moved from New England to the San Francisco Bay Area in the end of July. Three weeks later, I was awakened in the middle of the night by the largest earthquake in 25 years. It felt like the house was right next to a train track and a train was going by. The...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Team Effectiveness, Values |
When you agree on your team values, you increase trust and create a language for more effectively working together. Values are deeply held beliefs about what is right and good and evoke standards that you care deeply about. They drive your behaviors and decisions....
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leading Change |
Do you wish senior leaders would make some changes in your organization? Instead of waiting and wishing for someone from above to provide leadership, you can make a significant impact no matter what your role is. According to Steven Covey said, “Most people...
