Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

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Let’s Stop Confusing Cooperation and Teamwork with Collaboration

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

But they are not the same, and when we use these words interchangeably, we dilute their meaning and diminish the potential for creating powerful, collaborative environments. We can find examples of effective teamwork in all types of environments – sports, military, and even historically in politics (e.g. Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet).

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How Yoga Principles Bring Sanity to Your Work Life

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

How small acts of unkindness and disrespect in the workplace erode our power, creativity and productivity. What you can do if you are working in a toxic work environment. Author Interviews & Book Reviews Culture and Workplace Environment Personal Effectiveness Jamie Showkeir Maren Showkeir Yoga Wisdom at Work'

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How to Create a Dynamic Strategic Plan in an Unpredictable World

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Creating a dynamic strategic plan will enable you to respond quickly and to be creatively proactive. Many leaders have adopted the military term VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) to describe the environment they are contending with. But it does not mean that planning is useless.

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Charismatic Leaders vs Visionary Leaders: 7 Indicators

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Both create exciting, energized work environments. Creativity — Do people envision ways to enrich the vision? Both a visionary leader and a charismatic leader provide a clear picture of a desirable future that inspires excitement and engenders commitment. Both create transformational change within their organization.

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Does Your Organization ASPIRE?

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

People think strategically as they make decisions, are flexible in response to challenges, appreciate diversity and creativity, and there is a higher level of trust because they know they share the same vision and values. In high performance organizations, affirming the purpose and values and reviewing the vision is an ongoing process.

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Lessons from the Costa Concordia: A Case For Company Values

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Innovation and creativity. Costa Cruise Lines published values are: Passion for our Guests (a spontaneous sense of service attitude). Costa Human Resources (competence, diligence, loyalty, morality, friendliness and enthusiasm). Financial performance. Where is safety? Even reading the definitions carefully, safety is not mentioned.

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Celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of My Blog

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For the past two years, I’ve been laying out my research, concepts and process for creating a shared vision, interspersed with information on building high performing teams, organizational change, collaborative leadership, and navigating non-hierarchical work environments. 30 quotes from my first year of blogging.

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