Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
AUGUST 13, 2012
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. In many ordinary organizations, the systems and structures often derail people. Perpetual learning.
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
JULY 13, 2015
You can’t “do” culture change to your organization. Culture arises from the beliefs and underlying assumptions held by the people in the organization. Trying to change culture by decree or through training programs won’t affect people’s beliefs. One way to change the culture is to fire a lot of people.
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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. 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.
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2012
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. Their values are central in new employee orientation, leadership training, and reward systems.
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
The article concluded with these suggestions: “offer more training and education. I’m not referring to the nodding, smiling, ‘uh huhs’ and ‘tell me mores’ you might have learned in active listening training. She consults with organizations to develop and deploy innovative instructional designs and training worldwide.
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
MARCH 4, 2013
In Why Your Employees Are Not Working Efficiently , he points out it’s not just a simple matter of proper training. John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog points out that “the need in so many organizations to avoid failure means wise actions are avoided because there is a risk of failure.”
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. Teams are organized around real work, not who the individuals report to. In today’s complex organizations, you may find that you have several distinct teams reporting you.
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