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APRIL 10, 2018

According to the latest research by Deloitte, over 1000 corporate and private equity executives report an anticipated increase in both the number of deals and the size of transactions. Expect an acceleration of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2018.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

The article then goes on to list ten executives who meditate regularly. In a recent Huffington Post article, Ford Motor Company chairman Bill Ford and former Google.org director Larry Brilliant are described as business leaders who advocate mindfulness. It’s easy to assume mindfulness and meditation are the same.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

So now, you simply need to focus on execution – on implementing your plans. You’ve started on your journey. Maybe you landed your dream job, or found your soulmate, or have a vision for how you can make a difference in the world.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 10, 2014

Guest Post by Rebel Brown Whether you’re a small business owner or an executive of a large corporation, you are leading humans and their minds. The two are inseparable. Did you know that the words man and mind come from the same Sanskrit root?

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APRIL 14, 2014

After all, you want to show you’ve got everything under control, are making the right decisions, and are executing flawlessly. One of hardest tasks in management is how to give your boss bad news. As a leader, you want to shine the best light on your team—it’s hard when that light reveals a big mistake.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 17, 2013

Those in the executive suite must focus on a horizon that’s ten or more years distant. The most experienced and senior executives struggle with it. Jim is the Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership and Barry is the Accolti Endowed Professor of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University.

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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. The overlap is where it works. So what about you?

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JUNE 4, 2012

It doesn’t matter whether your title is leader, executive, administrator, manager, supervisor, chief, head, or lead. In order to execute on a vision, both leadership and management are needed at every level. First of all it’s insulting. The issue is not who people are.

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

Recent research shows 60-80% of firms fail to execute their strategies, and fewer than 5% of employees are aware of, or understand their firms’ strategies. Creating a dynamic strategic plan will enable you to respond quickly and to be creatively proactive. The problem with the traditional planning approach is – it doesn’t work.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 22, 2012

Before you begin down the path of execution, spend some time getting yourself organized by creating processes and checklists to help you stay on track. These four strategies: getting organized , tracking , accountability, and rewards will help keep you on the path of execution to transform your vision into reality. About Todd Nielsen.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

Recently a senior executive asked me to help him with a vision statement. Shilpa Jain – Executive Director of YES! … have we failed to show how vision links to daily work life? … is the term so overused that it has lost its meaning? Or is there another reason, perhaps? He saw this as an activity that needed to be completed.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2011

Dr. Goulston is a business psychiatrist, executive coach and author of Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone. Today’s post is a guest post by Mark Goulston, M.D. This article first appeared in the Los Angeles Times, distributed by Tribune Media Services. Follow him on Twitter @MarkGoulston.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 23, 2012

As an executive coach he has worked with many of the world’s leading companies, including Google, Amazon, Deloitte, Oracle and Ritz-Carlton. Learn more about his books, executive coaching services and over 300 FREE articles at www.GarfinkleExecutiveCoaching.com.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 25, 2012

It used to be that strategy was the province of the top of the organization, and the bottom was responsible for execution. Managing the Mid-Space” describes seven things leaders need to do to connect the mid-space between the vision and execution. We have learned this disconnects leaders from the realities of the organization.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 11, 2013

It is the vision that defines the end game, and the vision is what gives leadership the ability to create the strategic framework and the tactical road map to deliver a certainty of execution. Okay, enough of the inspirational platitudes – let’s get practical…. Life is just plain easier when you can see what’s ahead of you. Mike Myatt, 1988.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Young people entering the workforce, no matter how good their education and no matter how bright, need to be supported in learning how to execute their job responsibilities, how to navigate the system and the informal practices embedded in the culture. Sink or swim” doesn’t work.

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MARCH 25, 2013

Now semi-retired, Les sits on several corporate boards (US, UK and Switzerland), is an advisor to governments and corporations, coaches senior executives, and is a sought after keynote speaker. To me, being asked to run HR was somewhat akin to someone asking Atilla the Hun to look after the Vestal Virgins. About Les Hayman.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 22, 2013

Jennifer is a workplace and career expert, international speaker and executive coach whose clients include General Electric Co., Go to JenniferKahnweiler.com and take a quiz to determine your tendency towards Quiet Influence. . About Jennifer Kahnweiler. AT&T Inc., The National Center for Disease Control and Prevention and NASA.

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JANUARY 21, 2012

The events before, during and after the January 13 tragedy aboard the Costa Concordia point to a true failure of leadership at every level, from the captain who ran the luxury liner aground during a drive by “salute” off the island of Isola del Giglio to the chief executive Pier Luigi Foschi who is denying any responsibility.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

David O’Brien, president of WorkChoice Solutions , is a highly respected executive coach, consultant, speaker and author. Identify the top 3 shared motivation drivers of the group. Involving them helps build a common language, clarify purpose and increase their ownership.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2011

My own personal favorites: Manage the Mid-Space or Your Vision Will Fail Many companies suffer from a huge disconnect between the high level view of vision and strategy and their day-to-day execution. I call the space in-between the “mid-space.” This post offers seven things leaders can do to connect the mid-space.

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APRIL 8, 2013

Twenty-three years ago, we began meeting as a group of high level executives and consultants with the intent of using each other as resources to address the challenges we were facing in leading organizations. 5 Around, January, 2000. I just arrived in Sarasota, Florida for my 5 Around Retreat.

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MARCH 4, 2012

Our Executive Coaching offering to our clients is through our partnership with Metamorphosis Life Design. Through recruitment, coaching for development and consultancy we help businesses attract and retain talented people. Thabo blogs at Work, Life, Balance and can be found on Twitter @fit4Thabo.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 20, 2013

Shilpa Jain is the Executive Director of YES! But, I find vision is more like a North Star; it provides guidance and hope and direction. And, for sure, now, as much as ever, we and all leaders need that — to survive AND thrive.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 8, 2012

An insightful and inspiring executive coach, mentor, speaker and writer, Irene helps clients achieve breakthrough results in their communication, leadership and lives. First woman CEO of a steel company in Canada, Irene Becker has a track record of trailblazing accomplishments in business and in the community at large.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

I was facilitating a retreat for a YPO Forum, a support group of fifteen men in their late 30’s and 40’s, all high level executives and high achieving entrepreneurs. You might be a “work addict” and not know it. One of the men brought up the topic that his wife was complaining that he was always at work, even when he was home.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 20, 2012

If you are put in a situation where you are accountable for the success of a project without the authority to make decisions on how to execute, push back or proceed carefully. Give them advance notice that you will be bringing a decision forward.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2011

With decades of experience in executive level health care, Gary Polsky offers inspiration for designing your life and living your passion. About Gary Polsky.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

In Stuck in the Middle , Mary Ila Ward of The Point offers suggestions to C Level executives for empowering middle managers. Chris Young at Human Capital Strategies Blog shares 7 Business Lessons from Peter Drucker Every CEO Must Follow. Personal Mastery, Communication and Networking.

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