Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

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How to Stop Procrastinating and Manage Your Scarcest Resource

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Peter Drucker, often considered the father of modern management, described time as a “unique, irreplaceable and necessary resource.” Noting that most people take time for granted, Drucker observed, “Nothing else, perhaps, distinguishes effective executives as much as their tender loving care of time.” Not being clear […].

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Leaders vs. Managers: The Real Answer to What’s Better

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Management is about implementation. Management behaviors include: Goal setting. In 1986 I set out to determine which leadership or management behaviors create high performance teams. High performance teams need both management and leadership. Managers need to lead and leaders need to manage. Planning work.

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How to Give Your Boss Bad News and Keep Your Credibility

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

One of hardest tasks in management is how to give your boss bad news. After all, you want to show you’ve got everything under control, are making the right decisions, and are executing flawlessly. “Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.” Colin Powell.

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8 Leadership Skills Essential for Success in the Future

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Because leaders cannot be physically present to manage and control, the only way they can be sure their people are working in a concerted effort is to create a shared vision, guiding values and clearly articulated strategies. Managing the Mid-Space. Using technology to manage at a distance. Developing leadership capacity.

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Want a Strong Team? You Have 2 Choices: HIRE Winners or DEVELOP Winners

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Because development is an important business issue, it needs to be “owned” by management. According to Les Hayman , managers should be responsible for their people. “Recruitment, talent and performance management, succession planning are issues for management (not HR).”

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The Value of Vision Series – Introduction

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Recently a senior executive asked me to help him with a vision statement. Ken Blanchard – Author of The One Minute Manager and over 30 other leadership books. Shilpa Jain – Executive Director of YES! Shilpa Jain – Executive Director of YES! Tanvi Gautam – Managing Partner, Global People Tree.

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What I Wish I Knew as a CEO That I Learned Later in HR

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

I felt at the time that this was an unusual request as, after having spent the first 12 years of my working life as a “techie” (Programmer to Analyst to IT Manager), I had spent the next 25 years in sales and business management, my last such role as the President and CEO of a 15,000 person, €5 Billion EMEA based business unit across 25 countries.

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