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My Leadership Lessons as Executive Director

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

This is the last week as the Executive Director of the Berrett-Koehler Foundation. At that point I agreed to serve as the Executive Director to support the startup period and to give the board time. → Read More: My Leadership Lessons as Executive Director. I began by facilitating a design team.

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A Flawed Idea Well-Executed Does Not Fail Forward

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

When I asked the board chair what went wrong, he said it was a well-executed project but a flawed idea. The post A Flawed Idea Well-Executed Does Not Fail Forward appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. We have been told that the best companies are […].

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Vision and Execution Are Not Sequential

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

One of the biggest mistakes leaders make is moving from vision to execution as though it’s a linear process. Execution is about action. The truth is: Vision requires action to be clarified and refined, and execution requires reflection to be effective. Most leadership experts subscribe to some variation of these five steps.

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The Two Faces of Leadership

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

There are two faces of leadership. One face looks forward toward the future – because leadership is about going somewhere. That face of leadership focuses on questions like: 1. That face of leadership focuses on questions like: 1. → Read More: The Two Faces of Leadership. Where are we going?

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Neuroscience, Mindware and Influential Leadership

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

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. Understanding individual human mindware is the key to next generation leadership. The two are inseparable. Did you know that the words man and mind come from the same Sanskrit root?

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8 Leadership Skills Essential for Success in the Future

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

These changes require some new sets of leadership skills. 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.

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8 Habits of Mentally Balanced Leaders

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Facilitating a retreat for a group of fifteen men, all in their late 30’s and 40’s, all high level executives and all high achievers, an interesting topic arose. The post 8 Habits of Mentally Balanced Leaders appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. He wanted help in getting her to understand that […].

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