Jesse Lyn Stoner
California, USA
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Jesse Lyn Stoner, founder of Seapoint Center, has worked closely with leaders for over twenty-five years, helping them create collaborative, engaged organizations that make a powerful and positive impact on the world. A business consultant, former executive, and bestselling author, Jesse has worked in a wide range of industries including Fortune 500s, small startups, government agencies, and nonprofits.
Jesse coaches leaders, faciliates building high performance teams, and facilitates large-scale collaborative change efforts. Her clients include Edelman, Marriott, SAP, Stanley, Skanska, The Hartford, and Yale University, to name a few.
Co-author, with Ken Blanchard, of the international bestseller Full Steam Ahead: Unleash the Power of Vision
which has been translated into 22 languages, she is also co-author of Leading at a Higher Level with Ken Blanchard et.al. Jesse was a senior consultant with the Ken Blanchard Companies from 1988 - 2007 and created many of the Blanchard programs and materials in the areas of team and organization development.
Jesse has authored several team and organizational assessments, including the popular Benchmarks of Team Excellence
, which measures whether a team shares a common vision and has developed the necessary processes and skills.
The Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog is ranked as one of the top 50 leadership blogs. Jesse was named by Huffington Post as one of the top leadership experts to follow on Twitter and was recently named by Inc. Magazine as one of 100 Top Leaderships Experts.
Jesse served as the Executive Director of Guest House Retreat and Conference Center during its start up period. Under her tenure they opened for business and consistently exceeded their revenue goals. Most recently Jesse facilitated the development and launch of the Berrett-Koehler Foundation and then served as the Executive Director during the start up period.
Jesse holds advanced degrees in psychology and a doctorate in organizational development from the University of Massachusetts.
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Services include:
- Consulting with leaders
- Facilitating teams
- Facilitating large-group meetings
- Individual coaching
The partial client list includes:
ADVANTA
American Medical Response
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Astra Pharmaceutical
Arizona Republic Newspaper
American Healthcare Association
Barnes and Noble
Bayer HealthCare
BellSouth
Butte County Government
Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
Edelman Public Relations Worldwide
EPIC Healthcare Corp.
General Electric
Honda
InterContinental Hotels
Jackson Hole Ski Resort
Marriott
Morgan Bank
New York City Housing Authority
New York City Hospitals
NORDAM Manufacturing
Pfizer Pharmaceutical
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceutical
Ski Sundown
Sprint
Southern New England Telephone
Stanley Works (Stanley Tools)
Stop & Shop
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The Hartford and Hartford Life
TJX (Marshalls and T. J. Maxx)
Valley Medical Center
Van Leer International
U.S. Postal Service
Winter Park Resort
Yale University Library
Young Presidents' Organization
For more information, please contact:
http://jessestoner.com/contact.html
"Jesse Stoner and Ken Blanchard show how to create a vision for your team, organization and your own life that will unleash your power and potential and allow you to go full steam ahead. They offer numerous examples of effective visions and show exactly how to create an enduring vision that guides people on a daily basis. The lessons Full Steam Ahead! are surprisingly simple, practical and powerful. They demonstrate that vision is not only necessary, but also possible and achievable."
"The clearest, most cogent statement I've read that gives meaning and life to vision. Even Dilbert will get it!"
- Warren Bennis, author of On Becoming a Leader, and over 20 business books.
"A wonderful road map through the very important territory of vision that can move into action. A powerful, simple guide for a journey we all need to take."
- Margaret J. Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science
“Inspiring a shared vision is the signature leadership competency. It’s also the most difficult practice to learn and apply. In this wonderful gem of a book, Ken Blanchard and Jesse Stoner show you how to find a meaningful purpose, create a picture a compelling future, and clarify your values. This engaging story is full of practical advice that you’ll be able to apply immediately. It’s essential reading for any leader who needs to answer the question, ‘Where are we going?’ Come to think of it, that would be all of us!”
- Jim Kouzes, coauthor The Leadership Challenge and The Truth About Leadership
“I LUV this heartwarming lesson from Blanchard and Stoner and urge anyone who wants to develop a clear vision to study the messages clearly and articulately delivered on each page of Full Steam Ahead!”
- Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus, Southwest Airlines Company
“For those who … extract the lessons from this wonderfully powerful and simple book and put it into practice, the rewards will be extraordinary.”
- from the foreword by Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
