Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Jerome said his biggest problem was time management. When I asked how his team was doing, Jerome said that managing them was a huge time drain. Jerome agreed to let me talk with his team to get their perspective. He was overloaded with work and was starting to get stressed. Leadership Delegating'

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 7, 2013

“It was so much easier this year to set our team goals, now that we have a shared vision,” Chris remarked, reflecting on the visioning process they had recently completed. “We Maybe … It depends on whether his team’s systems and practices support their vision. Do any of the goals depend on a team effort? Was he right?

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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

APRIL 10, 2012

We were all pleased to be selected to be on the team. Our team decided to stay together for this additional piece of work as we were invested in the project and wanted to keep working together. As a team, we still liked each other, but it wasn’t as much fun working on the project anymore. We had succumbed to Team Drift.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 4, 2012

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.

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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. If your office is running low on pens, the office manager can decide. If your office is running low on pens, the office manager can decide.

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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

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. Halfway through the project you discover you don’t have the support needed from senior management. → Read More: Why Most Change Efforts Fail and 7 Guidelines to Ensure Your Team Succeeds.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2011

One of the most common complaints I hear from managers is, “I want to re-energize our team. This week’s blog post has been published in the Harvard Business Review. Click here to read it. We used to be cohesive and enjoy working together. ” Click here to continue reading at HBR…

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

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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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

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

One of the top reasons leaders fail to implement their vision is because they don’t manage the “mid-space.”. The biggest failure in implementing vision successfully is in not effectively managing the airspace between the 3000 ft view from the hot air balloon and the on-the-ground view of day-to-day activity.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 1, 2017

Your ability to develop a high performance team lies in your ability to recognize the space between coaching and delegating. When managers are coaches, everyone benefits – you, your team and your company. You get a lot of positive feedback for giving great advice and helping solve problems.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Managers don’t have to wait for senior management to start a process of organizational revitalization. Most likely within your own team. Leadership is more than just good management practices. Leadership Team Effectiveness Vision and Strategy Personal responsibility Provide leadership' This is the place to start.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Guest Post by Dave Crenshaw Do you manage a team of racers galloping at full speed in the chase for success? Often managers view time off as a […]. Well, heed my warning: they may be racing towards complete burnout and a total collapse at the finish line. It might seem counterintuitive to encourage employee vacations.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 12, 2014

Michael Beer of Harvard Business School agrees. Managers dont have to wait for senior management to start a process of organizational revitalization.. Leading Change Michael Beer Organizational change Peter Senge Stephen Covey Team Charter' You might be wondering, “How can I change my organization.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

Most managers spend about 35% to 50% of their time in meetings. And most team members report it is a waste of time. This is because they are meetings that don’t matter to anyone other than the team leader. Although it is not clearly stated, the purpose of most meetings is to share information, primarily with the […].

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Are you an absentee manager? Are you a seagull manager? Or if you take credit for successes that you had no knowledge of, your team will resent you. Where Do You Sit On the Scale? Do you over-delegate? Are you a control freak? Do you delegate too much? Are you erratic in doing both? Ultimately, if you are disconnected from your.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It hurts your team. Stacey got feedback that her team saw her as a micro-manager, and she was working hard to step. Leaders who don’t delegate are not leading. Not delegating hurts. It hurts YOU. It’s not possible to do it all alone. You will get overloaded, stressed, and will eventually drown in the details.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 14, 2014

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. Helping your team recover from bad news will help to them learn and grow. It doesn’t improve with age.” Colin Powell. Bad News the D.A.R.N.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2011

” He had high standards and his team performed well. As the weeks passed, he was surprised that his team kept knocking on his door and his phone kept ringing. After getting feedback that her teammates thought her negativity was the major problem on the team, she stopped her complaints. It’s not uncommon.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 27, 2015

Now Millennials are leading the way in expanding collaboration in three new ways: individual challenges, team problem-solving, and community difference-making. During the course of any given workday, issues arise such as how to handle certain personalities, how to navigate becoming a new manager, or how to manage across departments.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 27, 2012

Chris, the leader of the planning committee for the next District Managers Meeting, sent an email to the company’s leadership team describing two possible venues. It’s not clear which decisions are to be made by the planning committee and which by the leadership team. Emails flew around as people weighed in.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 25, 2012

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. Silos didn’t work well before.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Also interesting, I wrote three posts this year that clarify concepts and all three made the list: the difference between a goal and a vision, between a manager and a leader, and between a charismatic and a visionary leader. Number 6: Leaders vs. Managers: The Real Answer to What’s Better – June 4. That’s a surprise.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2015

Perhaps you were told you’re too critical… or don’t listen enough… or are micro-managing your team… or even the other end – that you’re not involved enough? Did you ever get feedback that your behavior was having a negative impact on others?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 1, 2013

What struck me most after reading the article was the description of co-founder Charlie Ergen’s management style as “pounding people into submission.” Do leaders trust team members? Do team members have real responsibility and real control? Instead, “team players” are taught to do what they’re told.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

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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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

But when the organization is guided by a shared vision, the role of leadership naturally shifts from controlling and managing to supporting and enabling. Last year in surveys of over 500 people, less than 10% said their team or organization had a driving vision.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2011

5 Tips to Ensure Your Values Unify Your Team This post explains how to use shared values to resolve conflict and make sure your values really work. Be a Better Leader, Remove Your Self-Imposed Limitations Your team can only be as great as you believe it can be. This post explains how to discover what matters most to you.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

For the past two years, I’ve been laying out my research, concepts and process for creating a shared vision, interspersed with information on building high performing teams, organizational change, collaborative leadership, and navigating non-hierarchical work environments. 30 quotes from my first year of blogging.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 15, 2012

Make the decision with your team. Obviously if the fire alarm is ringing and the building is filled with smoke, you shouldn’t call a team meeting to discuss it. One of the principles of managing change is from “The Lesson of the Tortoise and the Hare” – going slow in the beginning can help you get farther faster.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2012

If you are a manager, these numbers should alarm you. John Gabarro and John Kotter give good advice in their Harvard Business Review article Managing Your Boss. But the news is not good. The results of The 2012 Towers Watson Global Workforce Study indicate that 43% of the global workforce is either detached or actively disengaged.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Have you ever been part of a team that magically came together? where everyone thoroughly enjoyed being part of the team, worked together in synchronicity, and where you were really proud of what you accomplished? It would surround not only me and the other Celtics, but also the players on the other team, and even the referees.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 5, 2012

You might have heard about team drift , but what about you as a leader? The truth is, I was having a lot more fun before I became a manager.”. Are you on track with where you want to go? Is it possible you’ve drifted without realizing it? Reasons We Get Off Track. A huge external shift. Going with the flow.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 14, 2013

They are trying to push everything away so they can do their work, and they’re looking for “how to” answers like time management tricks. We need to help them understand that managing the complexity of these multiple demands and competing priorities IS their work. So how can leaders respond to this? That won’t work now.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 17, 2013

We’ve also been asking a similar question about what people look for in a colleague (someone they’d like on their team), and the responses to this question have revealed a telling and vital distinction between leaders and individual contributors. Middle level managers often need to look three to five years into the future.

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