Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2012

These questions and guidelines will help you surface the right values for your team. Team values don’t need to be exactly the same as your company values, as long as they are aligned and don’t conflict. What values are needed to fulfill your team’s purpose? Values drive purpose. First identify your team’s purpose. Ask, why does your team exist?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2012

An Effective Vision Does More Than Simply Show Where You’re Going. “Vision” is one of the most commonly used and most widely misunderstood terms. There’s a tremendous amount of power in a vision. But unfortunately when the term is not used or understood correctly, we lose out on the opportunity to access the power. Consider the Apollo Moon Project.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2012

There are three elements of a compelling vision. In my last blog post, I discussed the first element – having a significant purpose. The second element of a compelling vision is a clear picture of the future. There is tremendous power in holding a picture in your mind of what you intend to create. I first became aware of the power of holding a picture of what you want to create after the 1976 Olympics.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2012

“Vision is a clearly articulated, results-oriented picture of a future you intend to create. It is a dream with direction.” In short, vision is a combination of three basic elements: 1) a significant purpose, reason for existence, 2 ) a clear picture of the future, and 3) the underlying core values. . In my last two posts, I discussed the elements of purpose and picture of the future.

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