Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MAY 31, 2016

When reviewing assessment results with coaching clients, I have noticed that those who are rated low on this trait are often confused. One of the leadership dimensions that often gets marked lowest on 360 assessments is the one related to “disclosing information about self.”

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 7, 2016

In my Harvard Business Review article, “Diagnose and Cure Team Drift,” I explain how to revitalize a formerly high-performing team that has […]. 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.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 25, 2013

Put less value on formal performance reviews and more on managing behaviour as a moment by moment way of business life. The formal review process may be needed for grading, goal setting, record keeping and salary changes, but too often can spring surprises for both reviewer and reviewed.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 9, 2013

Author Interviews & Book Reviews Culture and Workplace Environment Personal Effectiveness Jamie Showkeir Maren Showkeir Yoga Wisdom at Work' They are co-authors of Authentic Conversations: Moving from Manipulation to Truth and Commitment and the newly released Yoga Wisdom at Work: Finding Sanity Off the Mat and On the Job.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2011

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

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 18, 2012

Waiting for a yearly review of goals does not make sense. This 2 minute video explains the trap and how to avoid it: Your vision will expand and become more clear the closer you get to it, but its fundamental essence will not change. Your goals, however, are your steps along the path. As your path is revealed, your goals may need to change.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 25, 2012

For this reason I was delighted to discover Judgment Calls: 12 Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right by Thomas Davenport and Brook Manville (Harvard Business Review Press, 2012).

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MAY 20, 2013

Author Interviews & Book Reviews Culture and Workplace Environment Leadership Collaborative leadership Empowerment Peter Block Stewardship' His bestselling book, Stewardship has just been re-released in a 20th Anniversary, Revised and Extended Edition with a foreword by Steven Piersanti.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 30, 2012

The sub-group had a lively and energizing meeting in which they reviewed the survey results and shared their own views on what values were important. Simply identifying the values that currently exist describes where you are, but these are not necessarily the values needed to help you get where you want to do. . Failure to be descriptive.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 29, 2012

If reviewing a scenario does not bring insight or resolution, don’t keep replaying it in your mind. Activate your calming parasympathetic nervous system by taking a few long breaths, inhaling deeply and slowly exhaling. If you find yourself replaying an upsetting scenario in your mind, stop. You are reinforcing negative neural pathways.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

I completely agree with Marcus Buckingham’s review, “One parable, well told, is worth a thousand rules. Follow Mark on Twitter @LeadersServe and find him on Facebook: Great Leaders Serve. A personal note from Jesse: The Secret of Teams is a must-read!

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

If you are in any doubt that collaborative leadership is an imperative, and not just a fad, take a look at any of the 22 articles in the Harvard Business Review series on collaboration. Collaboration is not an option – it is an imperative. Or even better yet, watch this TedTalk by reknowned Don Tapscott.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 20, 2013

I reviewed some of my favorite blog posts and pulled out quotes that conveyed the central message of that post. In other words, a tweet can capture our attention and point us in the right direction. A good blog post provides commentary; a good series of posts or a good book provides even more. What is the essence of your message?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

A TEDx speaker , author of Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream, and regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Whitney is available for both speaking and consulting. You can follow her on Linkedin here. Where There’s a Why, There’s a Way.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 13, 2012

In high performance organizations, affirming the purpose and values and reviewing the vision is an ongoing process. Having a clear vision, that illuminates a compelling purpose and core values and which is understood and passionately supported by all, creates a strong, focused culture that drives the desired business results.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2012

John Gabarro and John Kotter give good advice in their Harvard Business Review article Managing Your Boss. If you forge ties with your boss based on mutual respect and understanding, both of you will be more effective. Are you proud to work for your company? Do you feel a personal connection with your company’s vision and values?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Diagnose & Cure Team Drift (published in The Harvard Business Review) This post tackles an important, little-talked about issue for teams – “team drift.” This post offers seven things leaders can do to connect the mid-space. This post explains how to find that deeper purpose.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 8, 2013

Recognized by the Business Manager magazine as one of the leading women HR professionals (2012), Dr. Gautam has been quoted and published in Harvard Business Review OnPoint, Forbes, Business Times, and Economic Times, among others. She serves on the board of ARTDO international (a Pan-Asian Leadership and HRD organization).

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 17, 2012

Suggest that the team review its purpose and operating values. If a few people are active (ex. engaged in conflict or pushing their agenda) and others are silent, the group is out of balance. Ask those who are silent to weigh in. Describe what you personally are experiencing and how it affects you. Stage 3: Becoming Cohesive.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 18, 2017

When it comes to learning to be a leader, there’s a real learning curve. It takes time to weather the insecurities of being a new manager, learn from your mistakes, and get to the point where you feel competent and comfortable in the role of leader. By this time you have probably developed a “leadership style” that fits for you, […].

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 31, 2019

In 2018 Seapoint Center published over 30 articles focused on all aspects of leadership, including communication and personal effectiveness. Using Google Analytics data and the number of reader comments, I identified this year’s five best leadership blog posts.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In this 25-minute podcast interview, I had the pleasure of talking with futurist Bob Johansen, Distinguished Fellow of the Institute for the Future about leadership of the future.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Did you know that small businesses make up 97% of all private-sector companies in the U.S.? What’s more, according to research conducted by the SBA government agency, they employ half of all employees in the entire private sector. That means that half the people in the United States who don’t work for a public agency are […].

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

I just started reading John Bell’s new novel The Circumstantial Enemy and am having a hard time putting it down. Fortunately I’m traveling tomorrow and will have time to finish it on the plane. Can’t wait! I know John Bell as a leadership expert. By the age of 47, John had turned a bankrupt company […].

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

How many jobs do you expect to hold in your lifetime? For baby boomers, research says the number is close to 12. The prediction is this number will be a lot higher for the younger generations. So how can you make the best choices about your multiple career moves? A lot depends on your assumptions […]. The post Thinking About Career Change?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 24, 2018

Please join me for an inspiring and informative conversation as I talk with my friend and colleague Lolly Daskal, author of the bestselling book The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness. During our 20-minute podcast, Lolly talked about: How greatness resides in each of us, and how to fully embrace your greatness. How […].

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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. In your last two books you showed how disruption applies to individuals and in their careers. Your new book shows how managers can use these ideas […].

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

In this podcast, I interview Mark Miller about what’s behind his new book Talent Magnet: How to Attract and Retain Top Talent. We jump right in by exploring what Mark means by “top talent” and why he believes there is a “war for talent.”

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 26, 2018

I had a fascinating discussion with my friend and colleague John Izzo, author of six books including the newly released The Purpose Revolution, on the topic of leadership and purpose in an age of social good.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

I thoroughly enjoyed this 20-minute podcast interview with Kevin Cashman, author of six books, including the pioneering book on how to grow the whole person to grow the whole leader, Leadership From the Inside Out. An Overview of What We Explored If we’re doing to talk about leadership, we need to agree on a common […].

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MAY 22, 2017

Radical resiliency is about more than simply “bouncing back.” ” Eileen McDargh, internationally recognized keynote speaker, master facilitator, award-winning author, and founder of The Resiliency Group, shares her insights on resiliency and leadership.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

According to Wally Bock, “If you are responsible for the performance of a group, then you’re a boss.” ” Do you have direct reports? If so, you are a boss, and you have some unique challenges and responsibilities because your own performance is evaluated based on the performance of your team.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 15, 2016

The jump from the role of individual contributor to a first-time manager is one of the the most dramatic and most challenging leaps one can make. It requires a complete shift in how you see your role and in how you deliver results. And unfortunately, most people who are promoted into that role are ill-prepared.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

AUGUST 19, 2015

What do these famous pairs have in common? Lennon and McCartney. Burns and Allen. Jobs and Wozniak. Lerner and Loewe. Siskel and Ebert. They are all dynamic duos: extrovert – introvert pairs who created something together that neither of them would have done on their own. What’s their secret?

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 17, 2015

Employees are not a replaceable commodity. According to recent research, the tide has turned and employee retention has become a critical issue for organizations. One of the easiest and most effective ways keep top talent is through “stay interviews,” developed by Bev Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

MARCH 4, 2013

Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership Blog points out “there should be no surprises at annual performance review time.” In Performance Reviews Made Effective , Wally offers sound advice that will not only make them more effective, but also helpful instead of painful.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JANUARY 29, 2012

The following January, as I reviewed my goals, I was astounded to realize I had achieved every single goal except writing a book. I had written many articles and developed numerous materials, but it was always driven by client needs. I wasn’t clear about why I wanted to write a book, and I didn’t take any specific actions.

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