Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This same advice holds for couch potatoes. John Gabarro and John Kotter give good advice in their Harvard Business Review article Managing Your Boss. Engagement is about discretionary time, not about all of your time. Don’t let your life revolve totally around work. Find other interests you enjoy.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 9, 2013

You can hear their views and practical advice on: How we limit our potential by listening to our inner critic. Their book explains how all eight limbs apply to the workplace. In our 15 minute discussion, we focused on two of the limbs: Universal Morality and Focus. What you can do if you are working in a toxic work environment.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2011

His excellent advice helped me focus. I have benefited from their advice as well as by reading their excellent blogs. Early on Bret Simmons advised me that “content is king.” Wally Bock has generously offered feedback in finding my voice.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership Blog points out “there should be no surprises at annual performance review time.” In Performance Reviews Made Effective , Wally offers sound advice that will not only make them more effective, but also helpful instead of painful.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Leaders who want to make their team more effective often ask me for help with teambuilding, training in team skills or advice on restructuring. My first question is always, “What do you want to accomplish? What will be different as a result?”.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Here’s what I’ve learned about coaching as a manager: It’s easy to be a coach when it means providing direction, giving advice and solving problems. I want them to fulfill their potential – to know what their dreams are and then to reach for them. Like most leaders, I’m good at it, and I like to do it.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2012

On the other hand, if they believe their purpose is “to provide accurate, timely information and advice to guide leaders in wise financial decision making,” then partnering and collaborating will be essential for their success. Are your team values aligned with the company values?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

But as a president, Grant was a failure, taking bad advice, making bad decisions, mainly because he didn’t know why he was president and what he hoped to accomplish.” Lincoln had a vision of saving the Union at any cost. As a general of the Union troops, Grant hewed without hesitation to Lincoln’s vision. “But

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MAY 13, 2013

It’s a simple, yet powerful, easy read, packed with helpful advice and illustrated with charming stories. A personal note from Jesse: This week marks the launch of Bill’s excellent new book, Leaders Open Doors: A Radically Simple Leadership Approach to Lift People, Profits, and Performance.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 27, 2012

Consult – You are consulted before the decision is made to get your input, so that you feel that you’ve been heard even if the decision goes against your advice. The 4 levels of involvement are: Inform – You are kept informed in a timely way regarding what is going on but not asked to give input into the decision.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

They offer clear, practical advice that makes it easy for managers to hold the needed conversations. A personal note from Jesse: Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go is an excellent book on an important subject. Last week I wrote about why managers need to be directly involved in development of employees. Bev and Julie show how to do this.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 19, 2012

InsideOut Enneagram gives a clear description of each of the 9 Types and provides practical advice on how to get unstuck and further your development. Well-researched and well-grounded in the theory, her book is easy to understand and use. As a bonus, it is beautifully written and inspiring.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2012

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!

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 1, 2013

The decision-maker seeks advice (including from the leader) to gather information. No matter where you stand in your organization, change can start with you. In a decision-maker organization : The leader chooses someone to make a key decision. The final decision is made not by the leader, but by the chosen decision-maker.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 29, 2012

If you share them with others, they might point out opportunities you’re not aware of, provide advice on how to proceed and offer support to help you stay committed. If they are somewhere visible, you eyes will glance over them regularly, giving you a gentle subliminal reminder. Don’t keep your goals a secret. . Let your goals be visible.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

You’ll find much practical advice, whether you are a CEO or desire to be a better leader at any level. Recently I invited Les to write a guest post from the other side of the equation – rather than what HR can learn from a business perspective – what can business leaders learn from an HR perspective? Guest Post by Les Hayman.

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