Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Volunteer for a special project, participate on a committee or help to host a conference or charity event. Do you see opportunities for growth and career advancement? Develop a positive relationship with your boss. There might be opportunities you’re not aware of. Do you value your relationship with your boss?

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Kotter Globalization Committee Guidelines 230

leaderCommunicator

JANUARY 28, 2013

Throughout my career as a Principal engineer at Intel, I’ve repeatedly made a point to do that, and believe me, it wasn’t easy. Lastly, lack of priority, support and encouragement from one’s management (you’ll have noticed that whenever times are tough, travel to conferences and other meeting opportunities is the first to be axed.).

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

population earning almost 60 percent of both undergraduate and Master’s degrees, also holding almost 52 percent of all professional-level jobs, American women lag substantially behind men when it comes to their representation in leadership positions (CAP, Catalyst, Center for Economic Development): They are only 14.6 percent of the U.S.

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Diversity Competitive Advantage Participative Committee 66

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

My students frequently ask me how I planned out my career to become president of Fidelity Investments. I always tell them, "There was no grand plan; I backed into my career one step at a time.". What does my history suggest about career planning? That you can't control the trajectory of your career.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

As a Corporate Strategist TM , Hank speaks and advises companies about growth strategies, visioning, planning, executive-leadership development, futurism and the Big Picture issues which profoundly affect the business climate. He has worked with all major industries over a 40-year career. He has spoken at five Economic Summits.

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Drucker Senge Strategic Planning Newsletter 62

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Develop those contacts as a ladder to reach higher, but more challenging, prospects. Test business development, starting with advice from your banker, accountant, and lawyer. If you have more time, contribute to an association committee. Many career-enhancing activities can develop from carefully chosen volunteer-based projects.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Professional education is an important ingredient in corporate development. Outside of 'think tanks' for company executive committees, full-scope education does not occur. 7 Steps of Professional Development : 1. This requires many years of commitment to learning, compounded by the continuous development of knowledge.

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Education Company Succession Mentor 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

We all know networking has the potential to dramatically enhance our careers; making new connections can introduce us to valuable new information, job opportunities, and more. Years ago, I was a speaker at a tech conference — as was a bestselling author. Career planning Managing yourself Networking' I’ve certainly been there.

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Conference Committee Career Follow-up 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2018

Evidence shows that women in academic medicine experience greater challenges finding mentors and sponsors than men, and that this gap likely contributes to career disparities. Implicit, or “unconscious,” bias against women in medicine is prevalent, affecting their hiring, promotions, development, and wellbeing.

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Policies Leadership Mentor Career 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2018

She joined the Young President’s Organization and a women’s executive leadership organization, called the Committee of 200. And she made a point of attending industry conferences and executive education courses. Working hard to develop her own network paid off for Ashley and her company. Her last name opened doors.

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Conference Retail Industry Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

At INSEAD, two students Philippe Dongier and Katie (co-author of this post) sent a school-wide email asking if anyone was interested in cultivating coursework and careers related to nonprofits. Overnight, 126 students, staff, and faculty responded — a number equal to 50% of the newly arrived class.

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Venture Capitalist Bottom-up Committee Follow-up 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2018

But here’s the good news: There are effective ways to manage the overwhelming demands of drop-off, homework, and parent-teacher conferences while still delivering and succeeding at work. The answer to all of those is no — but you do need to develop strong working relationships with the professionals teaching your child.

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Management Education Long-term Conference 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In Conference Board’s 2015 CEO Challenge study , 943 CEOs ranked “human capital” and “innovation” as their top two long-term challenges to driving business growth. When risks do present themselves, they develop plans to minimize the risk and identify where it is needed most.

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Innovation Skills CEO Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

We’re meeting in this conference room because my office is piled floor to ceiling with files. After a time, the selfless behavior that made them successful in their early careers ends up impairing their long-term productivity, effectiveness, and well-being. It’s been ten days since I last saw my son awake.

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Long-term Stress Simon Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2017

” Walking towards the conference room door, Heather grabs her water bottle with the parting phrase, “It’s just something I committed to long before this meeting was scheduled. One day, Alvin approaches Manuel and tells him he wants to make a major career shift. Anything fun?” ” You and Your Team Series.

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EVA How To Hotels Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

The implication is that women "choose" to gear down their careers in favor of work-life balance. The real issue is to develop the corporate leadership skills to manage a feminizing talent pool and a feminizing customer base. Men are increasingly sharing in this guilt. This is nonsense. They are happy and feel cared for.

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Energy Balanced Scorecard Metrics Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of Knockout CV , agrees. For example, you might write, “I’m an environmental fundraising professional with more than 15 years of experience and I’d love to bring my expertise and enthusiasm to your growing development team.” Business writing Career planning Hiring'

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Letter How To Maturity Case Study 15

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Developing Servant-Leadership Skills Developing 6:52 27:28. But, you can’t get to that point I think realistically, without having invested some time in your own personal growth and development. In both of those areas, I’ve seen tremendous growth and development. Bad Boss to Servant-Leader Bad Boss 6:12 24:18.

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Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing 125

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Developing Servant-Leadership Skills Developing 6:52 27:28. But, you can’t get to that point I think realistically, without having invested some time in your own personal growth and development. In both of those areas, I’ve seen tremendous growth and development. Bad Boss to Servant-Leader Bad Boss 6:12 24:18.

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Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2018

It’s the project for a major client, the opportunity to build out a new team, or the chance to represent the company at an industry conference. This kind of assignment has to get done by someone , but it isn’t going to make that person’s career. Procuring the conference room. Planning parties. Ordering lunch.

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Management Committee Diversity Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2016

We know having a sponsor who supports your career can help level the playing field for women. More specifically, we found that some of the key behavioral themes associated with gender inclusive leadership that support women’s career advancement are: using their authority to push workplace culture toward gender equality.

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Mentor Diversity Self-aware Talent Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2012

Status no longer confers a "Get Out of Jail Free" card, as too many indicted and convicted executives have learned. Not any longer, with rapid technological development rendering some knowledge obsolete and a global knowledge explosion democratizing access to the rest. Status doesn't confer privacy or exclusivity either.

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Conference Open-book Committee Learning-by-Doing 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

Greenspan had a long career as a private economic analyst and forecaster behind him when he was appointed Federal Reserve chairman in 1987. One of the things that people don’t recognize is I made a speech in 2005, my last speech at the Jackson Hole conference , in which I was afraid to put a line in, so I put it in somewhat Fed-speak.

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