Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 17, 2016

In a recent World Economic Forum survey, 86% of the respondents reported they believe there is a leadership crisis in the world today. It’s pretty common these days to hear complaints about lack of leadership, poor leadership, and disappointment with those who are in leadership roles. But with all this talk about leadership, are we […].

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2014

I am delighted to report that this was a banner year for my blog, averaging close to 50,000 views a month. The past two years, I have written my review sitting in a cozy chair by a fire in my New England home. Although this year I am in a new home in California, here I sit again by a fire.

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MARCH 1, 2016

And most team members report it is a waste of time. Most managers spend about 35% to 50% of their time in meetings. 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

JANUARY 8, 2012

I was observing a four-hour team meeting of the company’s president and his eight direct reports. Sitting around a table, one at a time each person reported what was happening in his or her area. However, I must say this was the most boring meeting of my career. The president asked questions. There was no real discussion.

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MARCH 25, 2012

Influencing without direct reporting relationships. As companies expand and become more complex, no matter what organizational structure is in place, people must work with each other across reporting lines. We must adopt a “both/and” mentality and embrace the richness that is missing.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 30, 2013

If you really want to know, ask your direct reports. Asking their opinion. Debriefing and learning from mistakes. Providing perspective. Appreciating. As a leader, where do you spend most of your time? You might be surprised at what they have to say. When should you stop hanging out in the middle and move to Delegating?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Although Jim’s direct reports didn’t like being managed so closely, they were spared the stress of juggling priorities and managing team deadlines. Jim’s direct reports didn’t understand his intention was to stop managing so closely. The more you try to change, the more the system pushes back to keep things the same.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MAY 21, 2012

If your team is responsible for financial reporting, accuracy needs to be a core value. Because the company had not clearly articulated and communicated safety as guiding values to their employees, they lost my business. Choose the right values. The values you choose need to support your team’s mission.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

She was surprised her direct reports had rated her so low on empathy, managing emotions and providing feedback, and she reluctantly agreed when her boss suggested she work with a coach. She had successfully led the effort to launch three new products since she had joined the company two years earlier.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MAY 7, 2012

As companies expand and become more complex, no matter what organizational structure is in place, people must work with each other across reporting lines. Back in the good old days, if you were in a position of authority, you could just announce what needed to be done and assume it would be carried out. But times have changed.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

My reward for being a good manager is that the people who report to me move on. But my definition of ’winner” is someone with the right values and with potential to grow into the job. It’s my job to help them grow. I don’t want them to stay out of loyalty.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

However, I’ve never have seen a report that indicated the team woke up one morning and realized they were great. There are numerous case studies of great teams – in sports, in non-profit organizations, even in businesses. I’ve read of their heroic accomplishments and their journeys.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Click on the diagram to see the full McKinsey Report: Mapping the Value of Employee Collaboration. Although hierarchical organizations have advantages in terms of efficiency, there is a huge opportunity cost in not accessing the full potential of everyone in the organization. Networks are messy. It’s difficult to see the whole picture.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 15, 2013

In 1996 , 51% of US employees were reported to be members of team. By 2006 , it had increased to 84%. 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.

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

It’s been over 10 years since the dismal results of the Gallup employee engagement study were first reported by Marcus Buckingham. Since then, the term “employee engagement” has become common place. But the news is not good.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Recently Forbes Magazine cited a study reporting that a majority of employees are dissatisfied and that “many feel stuck in their jobs, unable to consider a career move even if they’re unhappy.”. To be eligible to win a copy, leave a comment. This is not good news if employers want an upbeat and engaged workforce.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Answer these questions to create an outline that you can share with others — what you want to accomplish, why, how, with whom, when, what resources and what reports and measures. You need to expand your resources, make more complete use of them, and connect them for faster results — what we call a Resource Power Up.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MAY 20, 2013

There are just a few areas that need it, like how you report finances. Peers should be talking about how we’re doing together. Give staff groups control over money. Let go of the idea that everything needs consistency. IT and HR should be consultants, not in control. Eliminate the privilege system.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 17, 2013

A smaller team can then pull the abstracts into reports for use in planning and decision-making. Put together a team to continually track fifty or sixty publications that represent new thoughts on trends in your domain. Ask them to prepare abstracts of articles they think have relevance.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

What is the media reporting? They’ve begun the clean up, hauling away the downed limbs and restringing the wires. But it will be a long time before our beautiful trees and yards recover, and a lot of businesses have been hard hit from being closed for a week. Not much as far as I can tell. It doesn’t seem to be big news.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 20, 2012

Do you work in a company that requires you to coordinate across reporting lines to accomplish your goals? In order to complete work, are people dependent on others who report to a different boss? Understand you are part of a team, whether or not you all report to the same person. Do You Work In a Matrix? .

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Safety might be important for CNN, but it is not a core value because reporters need to take risks at times to get to the news. Because BMW caters to a select clientele, being responsive to the needs of the general public would make no sense for them. I expect my accounting firm to value accuracy , not “The Show.”

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