Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Leadership is about going somewhere. Too often companies identify their business strategies without considering whether the people are prepared to implement them or whether the culture is aligned. The good news is: you already learned them in kindergarten. In the end, the soup was delicious. Pay attention to the process.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 14, 2013

I had the pleasure of interviewing Doug Conant, newly appointed Non-Executive Chairman of Avon and the former President and CEO of Campbell Soup, where he led the company through a dramatic transformation, reversing the declining trend in earnings and employee engagement. This is one of the challenges of 21st century leadership.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

It should be clear exactly what the company it is about and easily explainable in plain language. Here’s an example of a generic statement from a real company. These kinds of statements mean nothing and even worse make people lose confidence in the leadership of their company. I – Identifiable. N – Never-ending.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 24, 2013

A Leadership Vision for America: Rebuilding a Divided House. The complaints are not so much about the leadership capability of the current president as they are about the political system in general. What about the quality of life of our own people—where does that fit in our purpose statement? Ken Blanchard.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 8, 2012

Rising to the challenge of 21st Century Leadership starts with recognizing our ability to do GOOD by building GOOD leadership, GOOD business, GOOD communities, GOOD families, GOOD lives. In another century, at a time of great chaos and crisis, Betsy Ross told Thomas Jefferson that times of great challenge demand great leadership.

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Intellectual Capital Learning-by-Doing Emotional Intelligence Skills 246

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Welcome to the March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! Thanks to those who contributed the many excellent posts on leadership practices, the workplace environment and personal mastery. And a special thanks to carnival leader Dan McCarthy at Great Leadership for the invitation to host this carnival.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2012

The core values of BMW – outstanding engineering, quality and reliability – make sense because the mission of BMW is to provide premium products, premium services, and premium experiences for individual mobility. Their values are central in new employee orientation, leadership training, and reward systems.

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