by Dick Axelrod | Guest Post |
Guest Post by Dick Axelrod Are meetings in your organization places where productivity goes to die? If you answered yes, you are not alone. There are 11 million meetings a day in the U.S. alone. Half are ineffective. The problem with most meetings is that meeting...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
Today begins my last week as executive director of the Berrett-Koehler Foundation. This is the second time I’ve done this with an organization—served as executive director during the startup phase—and I’ve learned many lessons along the way. My involvement began two...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Personal Effectiveness, Vision and Strategy |
Stay focused on your vision and take the first step.
by Dan Rockwell @Leadershipfreak | Guest Post |
Guest Post by Dan Rockwell @LeadershipFreak (Jedi Master of leadership lessons in less than 300 words) I thought vision casting was about me. Jesse Lyn Stoner taught me that vision is about us. I used to craft the vision and spring it on my team. I’d declare, “Here’s...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Collaboration, Leadership |
I was delighted to catch up with Jake Jacobs, the creator of Real Time Strategic Change (RTSC), the approach that brings hundreds of people together to make collaborative decisions about their organization in real time, which I described in Try Collaborative Change...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Personal Effectiveness |
Technology gives us the opportunity to be “always on” and the illusion of increased productivity. The reality is that it’s not healthy, and over the long run you will be less productive. Even understanding this, it can be hard to resist the pressure to quickly check...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Communication |
My friend Jake said, “When someone tells me about a problem, I used to try to help them solve it. But I’ve learned that simply listening can be more helpful than the best advice I might give.” Jake is not alone. Many of us equate listening with problem-solving, and we...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Leadership |
During a break in the meeting, Dan pulled me aside and whispered, “No more ‘p’ words, please.” “What are ‘p’ words?” I asked. “You know,” he replied, “Words like process, perspective and paradigm.” Dan is results-driven. There were way too many “p” words...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
I had the honor of being invited to guest host the India HR Twitter Chat this past week, with two of my favorite leadership experts Tanmay Vora and Tanvi Guatam. The #IndiaHRChat is attended by many experienced business leaders and HR professionals who tackle meaty...
