by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Communication, Leading Change, Personal Effectiveness |
Have you ever tried changing a behavior and no one noticed you were different? It’s not uncommon. Jim was a “hands-on boss.” He had high standards and his team performed well. However, they depended on him for almost all decisions, and as a result he...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Leadership, Personal Effectiveness |
If you do what you love for a living, you’ll never work a day in your life. ~anonymous An appealing thought, if it means living an integrated life. However…there’s a big difference between living an integrated life and being consumed by work. No one has...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership, Leading Change, Picture of the Future, Purpose, Vision and Strategy |
“Our company had a big meeting a few weeks ago where the president laid out his vision. It means big changes and a lot of us were skeptical about it. But I have to say that by the end of his presentation, he had us all sold. It was pretty impressive.” Frank had...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Attitudes and Mindset, Picture of the Future, Vision and Strategy |
It’s cold here. It’s been a week since we lost electric power in the small towns of central Connecticut. Last Saturday we were caught by a freak storm that dumped eight inches of heavy wet snow. The beautiful trees, still sporting their fall foliage, held the...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Team Effectiveness |
This week’s blog post has been published in the Harvard Business Review. Click here to read it. One of the most common complaints I hear from managers is, “I want to re-energize our team. We used to be cohesive and enjoy working together. Now everyone is...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
The friendly gentleman sitting next to me on the airplane said: “I like my boss because he is genuinely interested in me and what I’m doing. He doesn’t just ask generally how things are going, he says, ‘how’s the [specific] project going?’ I know he’s paying...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Vision and Strategy |
Here’s a question I have been mulling over for awhile. I don’t have the answer and am hoping your responses will help provide some clarity. In the 1980’s and 90’s there was great interest in the topic of vision. Countless books, articles, and studies...
by Jesse Lyn Stoner | Leadership |
A story is told that one day as Elimelech of Lizhensk, a great rabbi in the 18th century, was riding in a carriage, he noticed a throng of people following. He asked his coachman, “Why are all the people trailing behind?” The coachman explained that the people wanted...
