Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 14, 2020

Guest Post by Kevin Eikenberry One of the most common questions we hear from leaders who switch to remote work teams is, “How do I know if people are working?” The post 4 Tips for Leaders Who Switch to Remote Work Teams appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 23, 2014

What makes a high performance team? The characteristics are described in The 6 Benchmarks of High Performance Teams. But what can you do as a team member to help your team achieve these benchmarks? In order to ensure decisions will be implemented, team members need to feel good about how decisions were made.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 15, 2017

But sometimes the smartest thing you can do is to involve your team in creating vision […]. The post How to Involve Your Team in Creating Vision and Strategy appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. There is a natural desire to look like you are smart and know what you’re doing.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 20, 2014

When you agree on your team values, you increase trust and create a language for working together most effectively. High performance teams are clear about their values and consciously make decisions based on them. If your organization has not articulated values, it is even more important to identify your team.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

Telework, even part-time telework, alters team effectiveness in unexpected ways. To prepare leaders for remote work teams, […]. The post How To Prepare Leaders for Remote Work Teams appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The post How to Keep Your Team Engaged With Meetings That Matter appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. Most of us know they are really answering email, conversing on social media and cruising the Internet because we’re doing it too.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 24, 2017

The post Do team values unite or divide your team? appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. Values are our deeply held beliefs about what is right, and we all have values that guide our choices and actions whether consciously or unconsciously.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 11, 2018

I read your new book Build an A Team with interest because it’s a natural progression of the work you have been doing with personal disruption and career disruption. The post Whitney Johnson on Building an A-Team appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Did you ever watch in dismay as a good team began to make a series of bad decisions? It can happen with any kind of team – a work team, sports team, political team, or volunteer team… in any kind of setting – business, government, school, non-profit. Things seem to be humming along, and then, bam!

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 17, 2014

Does your team share a real vision? Is everyone on your team moving in the same direction toward a shared vision? Look below the questions to find out what your score means and some ideas for what you can do to help your team. Rarely = Occasionally = Sometimes = Usually = Almost always Team Vision Questions 1.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 20, 2014

When you agree on your team values, there is greater trust and you create a language to discuss how to work together most effectively. High performance teams are clear about their values and consciously make decisions based on them. High performance teams are clear about their values and consciously make decisions based on them.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 15, 2013

In 1996 , 51% of US employees were reported to be members of team. As our world becomes more complex, the need for teams will continue to grow. Understanding the characteristics of effective teams gives you a target to shoot for and better prepares you to support your team’s development. How Is Your Team Doing?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 17, 2017

The post Want Your Team More Engaged? Remove the Weapons of Mass Distraction appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. In most meetings, I put the phones on the table in front of me so I could see if I had any incoming messages. […].

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

What is a high performance team? –> a team that produces outstanding results, where everyone works in synchronicity, appreciates each other’s contributions, and is proud to be a member of the team. Research has revealed the characteristics of high performance teams. Yet, high performance team leadership is elusive.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MAY 19, 2014

Victor’s team had recently delivered a couple of large projects, and he was pleased with their performance. When I suggested creating a Team Charter, he told me, “Planning is fine, but I’m all about action. Here’s the paradox: → Read More: Create a Team Charter to Go Faster and Smarter.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 8, 2016

Marcia complained over coffee, “I avoid the team meetings whenever I can. The post Do you serve your team or are you a self-serving team member? The post Do you serve your team or are you a self-serving team member? appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 7, 2016

Has your team’s performance fallen off lately? Was it once exciting to be part of the team, and lately you find you’re not having fun? Perhaps your team has succumbed to team drift. The post Caught in Team Drift? Consider Honorable Closure appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 5, 2016

and your team. Here are five questions to help surface some important leadership beliefs and to consider how well your actions reflect them. The post 5 Questions to Surface Your Leadership Beliefs appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. What you don’t see CAN hurt you.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Have you ever been on a team that felt like it was moving but not purposefully? Jesse Lyn Stoner calls this “Team Drift.”. I’ve been working with teams for over 20 years, and unfortunately, I’ve seen many teams drift, but I’ve never seen one drift to greatness. Or, maybe the currents of uncertainty set your “direction.”

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 30, 2014

I began by facilitating a design team. → Read More: My Leadership Lessons as Executive Director. The post My Leadership Lessons as Executive Director appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. Leadership Collaborative leadership High Performance Teams Vision and Strategy'

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Most likely within your own team. Take responsibility to provide leadership. Leadership is more than just good management practices. Leadership is about going somewhere. Leadership Team Effectiveness Vision and Strategy Personal responsibility Provide leadership' This is the place to start.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Leadership is not necessarily about getting people to follow you. In fact, the test of leadership effectiveness is what happens when you’re not there. If everything depends on you and falls apart when you’re not there, obviously the effectiveness of your team is limited because you can’t be there all the time.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 17, 2012

Team members make two common mistakes: Mistake #1: Thinking it’s the team leader’s responsibility to pull the team together and waiting passively for that to happen. Ultimately a team’s success depends on the team members, not the team leader. And sometimes teams can get stuck. What you can do: .

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 11, 2015

There are six ways teams can make decisions. The best collaborative environments are situational in their approach to team decision-making. The Six Types of Team Decisions. → Read More: Situational Team Decision-Making: Collaboration Does Not Require Consensus. But that’s a big mistake. Individual.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 30, 2012

Someone on the leadership team suggested it would be a good idea to identify our values. The regular agenda for the leadership team meetings was already jam-packed, and no one had time for an extra meeting to do this work, so the task was assigned to a few volunteers to bring back to the team. What Happened.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 11, 2016

→ Read More: Develop Your Team – The Truth About the Bell Curve. The post Develop Your Team – The Truth About the Bell Curve appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. However, the IQ scores had actually been assigned randomly and had nothing to do with the students’ true potential.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2012

These questions and guidelines will help you surface the right values for your team. Team values don’t need to be exactly the same as your company values, as long as they are aligned and don’t conflict. What values are needed to fulfill your team’s purpose? First identify your team’s purpose. No one is exempt.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The post 7 Fail-Safe Steps to Increase Responsibility and Develop Your Team appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. According to a large-scale study conducted by INSEAD, millennials in the workplace care most about opportunity for growth, meaning and relationships.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 20, 2015

In this guest post, Mike Figliuolo explains how to deal with a steamroller personality, one of the personalities described in his new book, Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results. Heather joined your team a year ago. → Read More: How to Deal With a Steamroller Personality on Your Team.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 26, 2016

Chances are you will initiate a change that affects your whole team or start a major team project in the near future. → Read More: Why Most Change Efforts Fail and 7 Guidelines to Ensure Your Team Succeeds. And chances are it will not make the impact you had hoped for.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 15, 2016

The post The Biggest Leap You’ll Ever Make: From Team Member to First-Time Manager appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. And unfortunately, most people who are promoted into that role are ill-prepared. A common mistake organizations […].

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 15, 2015

If the answer to any of these questions is “no,” it’s possible you might be suffering from leadership drift. You might have heard about team drift, where teams lose their focus without realizing it. → Read More: 4 Ways Leadership Drift Can Catch You Unaware. Leadership'

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Guest post by Dr. John Izzo Almost every leader of a team or organization of any size wants their people to step up to 100% Responsibility – to take full responsibility for their own careers, for their own engagement, for winning every customer, for driving innovation, for keeping costs down, and on the list goes. […].

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MAY 20, 2013

It begins with a willingness to be deeply accountable for a body larger than yourself - for a team, an organization, a community. What is the role of leadership in creating a culture of stewardship? Stewardship is a worthy alternative to leadership. What kinds of things can we do to shift from leadership to stewardship?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

“It is critical that you build a pool of recognized, well developed and prepared talent for the organization, and that you identify and build future leadership.”. ~ Les Hayman, former Global HR Head of SAP and former CEO/Chairman SAP Asia Pacific, EMEA. Toss out your old-fashioned assumptions of the “bell curve.”

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Leaders who want to make their team more effective often ask me for help with teambuilding, training in team skills or advice on restructuring. My next question is “What is the purpose of your team?”. I ask because I want to know if the leader really has a team. —No Not every collection of individuals should be a team.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 25, 2012

These changes require some new sets of leadership skills. Developing leadership capacity. The development of leadership capabilities is a business issue. Nothing will ever replace the value of face-to-face time, but the reality is that most teams will be working together at great physical distances.

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