by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
My best boss was also my mentor. He coached me and supported my development, even though it meant I was likely to get promoted. He showed me it is possible for a manager to focus on results and develop their people at the same time. When eventually I was...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Culture and Workplace Environment, Leadership, Leading Change |
Imagine leading the charge into battle and at the crest of the hill, turning around and discovering there are no troops behind you. This was the situation the leaders of Southern New England Telephone Company (SNET) faced in 1994 when Connecticut deregulated the local...
by Guest | Career, Guest Post |
Guest Post by Julie Winkle Giulioni Recently Forbes Magazine cited a study reporting that a majority of employees are dissatisfied and that “many feel stuck in their jobs, unable to consider a career move even if they’re unhappy.” This is not good news if employers...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Values |
To live intentionally, you must surface your values – not the ones you think you should have, but the ones you really do have. Our values are our deeply held beliefs about what is right and good. Values drive our behaviors, whether we are conscious of...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
“It is critical that you build a pool of recognized, well developed and prepared talent for the organization, and that you identify and build future leadership.” ~ Les Hayman, former Global HR Head of SAP and former CEO/Chairman SAP Asia Pacific,...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Leadership, Vision and Strategy |
This summer I was fortunate to attend the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Berrett-Koehler Publishers, the publisher of the book I co-authored with Ken Blanchard Full Steam Ahead! Unleash the Power of Vision. The mission of Berrett-Koehler is “to create a world that...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Team Effectiveness |
Chris, the leader of the planning committee for the next District Managers Meeting, sent an email to the company’s leadership team describing two possible venues. Emails flew around as people weighed in. Someone wrote that it looked like the decision was in favor of...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Collaboration, High Performing Organizations, Leadership |
Do you work in a company that requires you to coordinate across reporting lines to accomplish your goals? In order to complete work, are people dependent on others who report to a different boss? Matrix organizations are becoming more common as organizations grow...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | High Performing Organizations |
High Performance Organizations Aspire HPO ASPIRE High performance organizations aspire to greatness. Our research revealed six characteristics of high performing organizations – organizations that sustained high levels of productivity, profitability and employee...
