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2012 in Review – My Top 10 Blog Posts

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

As 2012 draws to a close, I have taken the opportunity to sit by the warm fire on this snowing New England Sunday and identify my top ten posts of the year. Top Ten Blog Posts of 2012. Also, I only considered posts that were first published on my own blog. Warm wishes for a healthy and joy-filled new year.

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Career Mobility Forces Organizations of the Future to Transform

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

According to a 2012 Future Workplace Study, 91% of millennials expect to stay in a job for less than three years, and Fast Company reported a study pointing toward 4-year careers. In a recent Forbes article, Meghan Biro concludes, “career mobility should be seen as a given.” But are today’s organizations prepared for career mobility?

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Why Your Company Values Might Not Matter

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

A 2012 study shows “employees want their organizations to display honesty and integrity in business activities,” and “when leaders behave consistently with the core values, they earn employees’ trust and confidence.” Why are so few companies values-driven?

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Forget the Bus! Develop Talent to Create a Fast, Nimble Fleet

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” By 2012, 60% of Fortune 500 firms were using some variation of this approach. This approach was first popularized in the 1980′s by Jack Welch at GE and further reinforced in 2001 by Jim Collins who told us to “get the right people on the bus and the wrong people off.” → Read More: Forget the Bus!

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8 Things Collaborative Leaders Know

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In their 2012 global workforce study, Towers Watson found 46% of workers are not engaged. According to John Chambers , CEO of Cisco, “You cannot create collaboration is you think leadership is about control.” Apparently a lot of leaders don’t understand this. It’s not possible to know all the answers. .

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Before you begin, pause…

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Before you think ahead to 2012. They pause. What are they thinking about? Nothing — absolutely nothing. Shabbat means stop, cease. That’s what this week beckons us to do. Wait a moment. Go a little slowly. Be a little gentler. Take in the opportunity this week offers. Pause, and then reflect. Let your mind traverse the year. Watch the movie.

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Four Strategies to Make Your Vision a Reality

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For me, I chose a trip to Europe or Asia, as my big reward for reaching my 2012 goals. While you may think the thrill of achievement will be enough motivation to keep you progressing to the end; it is important to set up reward(s) for achievement of your vision, and/or smaller rewards as you reach certain milestones.

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