Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MAY 21, 2012

They can at companies like Disney, Starbucks, Southwest, McDonalds and Google – all listed in the top 15 of the 2012 most admired companies. Why I fired my tree service company. Because the company had not clearly articulated and communicated safety as guiding values to their employees, they lost my business.

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Customer Loyalty Long-term Chemicals Bottom-up 226

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Companies have wasted millions of dollars and countless hours of employees’ time agonizing over the wording of statements that are inscribed on plaques and hung on walls. ” Sometimes companies get creative and toss in something about “community” or “suppliers.” The corporate credo.

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Ethics Pharmaceuticals PR Execution 137

Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 28, 2012

Right” in this context implies operating with ethics, integrity, and a positive use of influence others can count on. Authentic leadership yields natural followership. They cultivate an active personal practice of curiosity, alternative perspectives, expanded sources, and challenging assumptions. Applying dependable politics.

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Skills Self-aware Politics Follow-up 255

Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 4, 2013

Great leaders encourage leadership development by openly developing themselves. In fact, organizations that do the best job of cranking out leaders tend to have CEOs like Steve Sanger who are directly and actively involved in leadership development. Michael Dell, whose company made the Hewitt list, is a perfect example.

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Development 360-Degree Feedback CEO Open-book 180

Eric Jacobson

JULY 23, 2021

My work ethic, drive, and ability to learn from others (being a solid teammate). When leaders hire, which skills (enthusiasm, organization, good work habits, ethics, loyalty, leadership, sales) of the interviewee are most important and why? He was promoted to chairman and chief executive officer in February 2012.

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Teamwork Chief Executive Officer Loyalty Ethics 65

Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

But I have seen them work in highly respected companies and I hope they can provide you with a good discussion point for reviewing your own organizational processes. If the last two years have taught us anything, it should be that ethical violations can kill even the most successful companies. I was just following orders.”

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Ethics Guidelines Executive Coaching Construction 122

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Our greatest challenge as leaders is not understanding the practice of leadership; it is practicing our understanding of leadership. The consistent and ongoing misassumption of almost all leadership development programs is “if they understand, they will do.” by Marshall Goldsmith. I live in California.

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360-Degree Feedback Follow-up Ethics Learning-by-Doing 166

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 8, 2013

Many years later as I work with companies, I often wonder why most don’t feel energy around the vision they created. My insight on the topic is based on the corporate storytelling work I do on transformational leaderships as well as storytelling for influence and engagement. Of a future so grand that it seemed unreal. Fast forward.

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Storytelling Katz Magazine Tactics 183

CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

What – This is what the company does to fulfill that core belief. Sounds simple, but what Sinek found is that most companies do their marketing backwards. Most of these companies neglect to even mention why they do what they do. in 2010 and started full time work in the business in 2012.

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Self-aware Ethics Tools Finance 146

Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 28, 2014

” Honest, ethical and legal behavior is always appropriate – delegation isn’t. I saw an extreme example of the “empowerment is good” flaw in one of America’s largest companies. The company was operating in a rapidly changing environment. Employee Engagement Leadership'

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Delegation Report Consensus Learning-by-Doing 137

First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

He has been ranked as the #1 management guru by Business Week, profiled by Fast Company as… Read More Dave Ulrich on calculating the market value of leadership: An interview by Bob Morris.

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Ulrich Marketing Leadership Consultative 70

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Why Some Firms Thrive While Others Fail by Thomas Stanton examines the fundamental shortcomings of both public and private financial sector companies. Copyright 2007-2012 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Recommended Resource – Reviving Work Ethic. Consider leaving a comment! Recommended Resource – Judgment Calls.

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Resources Crisis Newsletter Ethics 50

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

Companies have become much more likely to dismiss their chief executive officers over the last several years because of a scandal or improper conduct by the CEO or other employees — including fraud, bribery, insider trading, inflated resumes, and sexual indiscretions. From 2007-2011, forced turnovers due to ethical lapses were 3.9%

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Ethics CEO Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

But as more organizations fall prey to complex intangible risks, from unwanted disclosure due to rampant cyber threats to breaches of conduct driven by skewed incentive systems, the aperture of risk management is expanding from protecting the balance sheet to promoting ethical leadership and values-based decision making.

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Risk Management Ethics Management Agility 11

The Idolbuster

MAY 11, 2012

On May 3, 2012, a dissident investor accused Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson of falsifying his resume on the company web site and in financial disclosures by claiming a computer science degree that he didn’t earn. The CEO sets the moral tone of a company, and you cannot have someone lying about their resume at the head.

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CEO Letter PR Ethics 48

Strategy Driven

JULY 2, 2012

Your value judgments come from: How you feel about your company. You’ve placed a value on yourself that reflects in your selling skills, your attitude, your belief system, your truthfulness, and your ethics. Your personal reputation and your company’s reputation play a major role in the customer’s perception and judgment of value.

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Reputation Customer Loyalty Belief Systems Seminar 50

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Authenticity is not a specific characteristic – it is derived from the ethical, honest, and consistent actions of your total words and deeds. Leaders must prove their own authenticity and the authenticity of their company. A company needs TWO mission statements: One for the company and one for its salespeople.

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Globalization Mission Statement Human Capital Seminar 50

Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

Motivating pop culture piece designed to foster better, more successful companies. It was he who encouraged your own leadership qualities, because your success ultimately honored him. Each entertainment niche may not be your ‘cup of tea,’ but relating to others will create common bonds and exhibits leadership.

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Mentor Case Study Strategic Planning Learning-by-Doing 92

In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 6, 2013

Some companies brand exceedingly well. This top management ethic is essential to brand resilience. There’s a smorgasbord of reasons why great brands and great companies lose their way. This company lost $5 billion in 2012 and hasn’t made a profit since 2008. Wouldn’t you expect more innovation? Panic has set in.

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Brand P&L Human Resources Brand Management 260

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2012

Many people love to attack Walmart — as the world's largest company it's an easy target. But where the story gets really troubling, if the accusations are true, is in how the company handled the matter. Should other companies avoid the cost-saving, innovative, best practices of the bad actor? On the one hand, nothing.

Ethics 11

Ethics Short-term Marketing Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2017

On November 9, 2016, the shareholders of Australia’s largest company, and the world’s tenth-largest bank , revolted. ” Take, as an example, the world’s largest mining company by market capitalization, BHP Billiton. Is there a framework that might assist you to tackle the CEO appraisal task?

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TSR Banking Committee Incentives 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

million for 2012, a 74 percent increase. Similarly, commentators have been divided about whether the raise was deserved or not, citing both economic performance (2013 was about the same as 2012) and Dimon’s handling of diverse legal and regulatory issues for support. Dimon dealt with regulatory issues head on.

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Banking Fashion CEO Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

One recent global research survey of employee assistance programs found that, combined, employee anxiety, stress, and depression accounted for over 80% of all emotional health cases in 2014, compared with 55% in 2012. Conversely, companies may be allowed and even encouraged to share enterprise analytics to assist coaches and therapists.

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Stress Self-aware Software Emotional Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

Is your company ready to compete in a world of smart, connected products ? How can these companies overcome the inevitable leadership, organizational, and cultural challenges involved? Together, these constituted radical moves for an industrial company headquartered on the East Coast. By June of 2012 we were close to 100.

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Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

The Walmart bribery scandal is one of the most closely-watched cases of alleged malfeasance by a global company. It broke into the open in April, 2012, when the New York Times published a lengthy investigative piece alleging Walmart bribery in a Mexican subsidiary and a cover-up in its Bentonville, Arkansas, global headquarters.

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Compliance Committee Globalization CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2013

There is a growing network of people — including the leaders of companies such as the Container Store, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Patagonia and Whole Foods Market (of which one of us is the co-CEO) — building their companies based on the idea that business is about more than making a profit. It's about higher purpose.

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Politics Cooper Ethics Conference 11

Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2012

Corporate executives must develop themselves for the next level and to be useful to their companies and communities in the future. This is a primer for executives and the heirs apparent to company leadership. Any company or organization is like a tree. Many books have been written on the subject of leadership.

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Business Development Development Learning-by-Doing Ethics 51

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Any company or organization is like a tree. None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. The company is people-friendly. You provide leadership for progress, rather than following along.

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Strategic Planning Goal Planning Budgeting 56

In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Fast forward to 2012 and “answering e-mails” would surely bite into the time-starved CEO’s work week. I joined them for lunch, chatted about the company, their roles and their families. Now, consider this side benefit: imagine the impact this involvement had on the company’s customer service ethic.

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CEO Chief Executive Officer Business Model Competitive Advantage 207

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 5, 2012

In eras following downturns and scandals, it is incumbent upon good companies to go the extra distance to be ethical and set good examples. Demonstrating visible caring for communities by company executives is the ultimate form of potlache. Any company or organization is like a tree. by Hank Moore.

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Loyalty Bottom-up Strategic Planning Bond 62

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Welcome to the November, 2012 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! For you reading pleasure, this month's Carnival offers up a Fall harvest of posts from some of the best leadership bloggers from around the world. Think of it as leadership graffiti. (-: Bon appétit! 5 unmistakable symptoms that you are not! "

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Deming 271

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Any company or organization is like a tree. None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). Dedicated providers of the service stated in the original company mission become frustrated when they don’t understand the reasons for shifting priorities.

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Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 72

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2013

In late 2012, Bank of America announced that it was preparing to add more restrictions to its work-from-home program, reportedly to increase efficiency. Early this year, Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly ended the company''s "results only work environment" (ROWE) program that judged corporate employees only on (gasp!) It''s not productivity.

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Morale Class Cooper Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

This escalation illustrates a significant change: highly expensive scandals across business sectors , not just in single companies, and this is reflected in the January 7th agreement by major banks to pay $8.5 In the past, some multi-company problems have been due to introduction of a detailed regulation or to a change in enforcement policy.

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Finance Banking Press Release Pharmaceuticals 9

LDRLB

OCTOBER 22, 2012

In the world of business leadership and entrepreneurship, persistence is often touted as one of the key success attributes. As study author Steve Kaplan puts it, “Persistent leaders don’t give up>” Never giving up is common with successful company leaders and business entrepreneurs. Bob Parsons. Help them succeed.

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Power Kaplan Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 167

Strategy Driven

JUNE 11, 2012

If you work for that company, you love it and vice versa. What standards are you setting and who are the people involved in setting those standard – not just in your company, but also in the mind of your customer and in the reputation of your business in your community and in your industry? What about your company?

Customer Loyalty 72

Customer Loyalty Loyalty Reputation Seminar 72

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

More than ever, it is the directors’ responsibility to determine when and how their company should engage in political activities. But do board members actually know how to provide proper oversight and help their companies navigate this perilous landscape? Consider what Aetna faced in 2012. Our contention is no.

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Politics Committee CPA Policies 8