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Does Your Organization ASPIRE?

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Are there characteristics that cut across all great organizations? Our research* into organizations that sustained high levels of productivity, profitability and employee satisfaction over time, revealed six common traits. Supportive systems and structures. High performance organizations account for both.

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Four Strategies to Make Your Vision a Reality

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Vision, strategy, and goals are important …but they are not enough. 1. Get Organized. 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. I use software called Goal Enforcer. Guest post by Todd Nielsen. .

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The Value of Vision Series – Ken Blanchard

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

The complaints are not so much about the leadership capability of the current president as they are about the political system in general. An organization without a clear vision or goals is like a river without banks—it stagnates and goes nowhere. What are America’s key national goals? Should that be part of our purpose?

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Stewardship Is an Alternative to Leadership

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

It begins with a willingness to be deeply accountable for a body larger than yourself - for a team, an organization, a community. Imagine how strong your organization would be if everyone were deeply committed and accountable for its success. So how are today’s organizations and institutions doing? It seems benevolent.

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Manage The Challenges of Working In a Matrix

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Do you work in a company that requires you to coordinate across reporting lines to accomplish your goals? Matrix organizations are becoming more common as organizations grow larger, become more complex, and/or enter global markets. Misaligned goals. Four Challenges – And What You Can Do. Conflicting Loyalties.

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March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

by Tanmay Vora at QAspire Blog touches upon Alfie Kohn’s work and questions if external reward systems help in tapping the intrinsic motivation of people. Miller of The People Equation explores how coaching, training and 360 degree feedback is a key strategy for creating an organization that’s responsive to change.

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To Create an Enduring Vision, Values Must Support Purpose

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

” An organization’s culture is shaped by its values and expressed through actions. High performance organizations embed their values through their formal and informal practices, policies and procedures. Their values are central in new employee orientation, leadership training, and reward systems.

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