March, 2012

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

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8 Leadership Skills Essential for Success in the Future

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

I don’t need a crystal ball to see what will be required of leaders in the future. All I need to do is look around. Most of the companies I work with these days are multi-national – not because I am changing, but because companies are changing. They are expanding, becoming larger and more complex as they seek to establish a presence in new markets.

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If Your Vision Is Only About Yourself, You Are Too Narrowly Focused

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

If your vision is only about yourself, you are too narrowly focused. If you take only from your environment and contribute nothing in return, you are harming that which supports you. In fact, that’s the definition of a parasite. And ultimately you are harming yourself. Your vision needs to include the larger context in which you exist – your community.

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Why Should I Hire You?

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

In this guest post, Thabo Hermanus, owner of a recruitment firm in South Africa, offers sage advice that is helpful for people at all stages of their career, not just those actively seeking a new job. Your life is one big interview! People tend to think that the chance to shine is limited to when they sit in the formal job interview going through the motions of a Q&A session.

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How to Avoid Team Decisions That Plop

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

When was the last time you were with a group of people that needed to make a decision, where people tossed out ideas and at least one suggestion was totally ignored? If you’re like most of us, it was probably within the last few weeks, whether in a business meeting or a social setting. Did you realize that the group actually did make a decision? The decision was “no” – it just wasn’t acknowledged.

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