Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2011

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 worked long hours and on weekends. The eye-opener came when he missed an important baseball game where his son scored the winning run.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Dan does not remember the accident, although he was later told they found his truck down a steep ravine wrapped around a tree. He has a fuzzy recollection of the ride in the helicopter. But he does not remember the EMT folks who saved his life at the scene by inserting a tube into his collapsed lung. Nor does he remember the emergency surgery at the hospital to repair his shattered hip, save his damaged eye, and set his broken hand.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Have you ever been part of a team that magically came together? -where everyone thoroughly enjoyed being part of the team, worked together in synchronicity, and where you were really proud of what you accomplished? Over the years when I ask this question, I hear people share their experiences in all kinds of settings: work, community, sports, religious, high school, and once even a “gang” of school-age kids who built a tree house.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2011

This is a lovely week – the last week of the year. The darkest week of the year, here in the northern hemisphere. If we pay attention, we can’t help but pause. What does any great athlete do before they…. …. dive into the water. …. throw the discus. …. grab the rings. They pause. What are they thinking about? Nothing — absolutely nothing. Shabbat means stop, cease.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2011

2011 closes the first year of my blog. It’s been a year of learning – the biggest of which was learning how to condense what I want to say into a readable chunk. I still find the shorter the post, the longer it takes me to write. I’ve had the good fortune to connect with and learn from some of the great leadership bloggers. Early on Bret Simmons advised me that “content is king.

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