Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 31, 2010

Who are the audiences that will most benefit from The 8 Essential Skills? Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Frontline supervisors and managers up to the mid level in an organization could best benefit from the book content.

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Skills Books Blog Mentor 181

CO2

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Turning Technologies is a great partner of CO2 Partners and we use their audience response system frequently with small and large groups. They become much more connected to the organizations operating values, vision and mission – they finally understand why they are doing what they are doing.

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Strategic Planning Motivation Planning Executive Coaching 76

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Roundtable Talk

JANUARY 12, 2011

She came from the municipal government where she had worked in a department that, according to her, operated at a brutally slow pace (hence, why she wanted to get out). " 12 hours ago #adweekcdn #genesimmons lesson in what can go wrong with interactive audience participation.

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Strategy Career Blog Godin 48

Rajesh Setty

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Discoverability is presumably why Ken Lizotte made writing and publishing books the first of the “Five Pillars of Thoughtleading” in his book The Expert’s Edge: Become the Go-To Authority People Turn to Every Time (McGraw-Hill, 2008). LA: Look at the context in which business is operating these days.

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Leadership Long-term Innovation Audience 58

Roundtable Talk

JANUARY 25, 2011

His speech and book marked the beginning of my realization that the workplace is essentially stuck in the industrial age and bears no resemblance to how we need to operate in the knowledge economy. " 12 hours ago #adweekcdn #genesimmons lesson in what can go wrong with interactive audience participation.

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Stress Blog Godin Crisis Management 39

Roundtable Talk

JUNE 4, 2010

Typically, we’re asked to think about our business plans… how we’re going to meet our targets, reduce costs, improve operations. " 12 hours ago #adweekcdn #genesimmons lesson in what can go wrong with interactive audience participation. 12 hours ago #adweekcdn #genesimmons turning into a groupie gift exchange.

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Godin Blog Career Mentor 31

Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Jay Woo , CAA South Central Ontario’s Chief Operating Officer offered up this piece of advice: “Stay connected to your front line.” " 12 hours ago #adweekcdn #genesimmons lesson in what can go wrong with interactive audience participation. A piece of simple advice, but it’s amazing how few senior leaders walk that talk.

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COO Chief Operating Officer Blog Godin 28

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Now that Bill will probably never speak to me again, here are the few gems that he passed along to the audience: Get better every day you live. Bill’s passion an his sales skills were clearly evident, but his presentation came across as a wannabe self-help guru more than a CEO of one of the world’s best software companies.

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Blog Brand Media Influence 360

Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

What really occurred was a financial commodities bubble caused by a complicated set of games-playing in the commodities markets by banks operating with secret and unfair federal exemptions to bring investment money into a place it was never supposed to be. 

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Banking Price Politics Letter 110

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

You see it is precisely by not attempting to steamroll, manipulate or outsmart others, that you’ll be able to effectively convey your message even to an audience that might not otherwise be willing or receptive.

Blog 419

Blog Gordon Learning-by-Doing Open-book 419

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2012

The amount of time it took to deliver the results to the global audience was, in fact, 30 times faster than the race itself—and at the same time, 15 other Olympic competitions were simultaneously having their results relayed. Together they develop a complete understanding of what the organizers, competitors, and audience expect.

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Committee Project Audience Information Technology 15

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 1, 2010

If I could have a “do-over” for that original event, here is what I would do: Brainstorm the questions and practice the answers beforehand: I would brainstorm the questions that the audience may ask, and practice the answers. I may ask a colleague to assist with this in order to surface some of the questions that might be asked.

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Audience Brainstorming Blog Insurance 220

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

What made this presentation so powerful was it was more than just an act put on for the benefit of the attendees, it was completely authentic and the audience knew it. This is a relatively new client, but I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt his positivity sets the tone for the entire organization and has produced incredible results.

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 420

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Tailors his/her communications style to the needs of the particular audience. Leaders who operate in this mode lose their peers in no time flat. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. What’s the recovery plan?

Bottom-up 177

Bottom-up Short-term Executive Coaching Open-book 177

Women in the LEAD

AUGUST 25, 2009

I watched her eye the lights and the room set-up to make sure she could see her audience of "friends." Great leaders put a high value on each and every person that makes the team operate. May 2008 – Hardcover Foreword by Joel A. I'm so glad to see you. I'll join you for tea." She listened intently.

Leadership 78

Leadership Learning-by-Doing Press Release Letter 78

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2014

This is vuja de , Carlin told his audience: “the strange feeling that, somehow, none of this has ever happened before.”. Carlin died in 2008, but I spoke with his daughter, the comedian and radio host Kelly Carlin, who is writing a memoir of life with her father.

Innovation 10

Innovation Hotels Open-book Objective 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2014

Back in 2008 , we suggested that the key to Apple’s success was that it had perfected a particular disruptive strategy we dubbed “value chain disruption.” That’s not entirely impossible, given the obvious limitations of Nielsen ratings as a predictor either of audience size or of a commercial’s ability to increase sales.

Industry 10

Industry Wireless Advertising Content 10

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry : You know, it’s my belief, and it has also been my own experience, that there there is no place that servant-leadership cannot operate. To see that the way they’ve been functioning and operating is not a good way to be in relationship with other people. Have you ever come across an area like that?

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Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing 125

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Larry : You know, it’s my belief, and it has also been my own experience, that there there is no place that servant-leadership cannot operate. To see that the way they’ve been functioning and operating is not a good way to be in relationship with other people. Have you ever come across an area like that?

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Greenleaf Servant Leader Leadership Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2016

” His friend explained that it was about understanding the audience, who they are and what really matters to them, doing research, and then distilling it into a brief that articulates the underlying strategy for the creative team to design from. “I quit in December 2008. He now runs the club’s day-to-day operations.

Career 8

Career Learning-by-Doing Creativity Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Social media acts as both sound-check and amplifier for traditional media, so CCTV News, though still mandatorily aired across the nation, can no longer assume that its audiences are believers. Food safety is highly sensitive, and after the 2008 melamine scandal, Chinese customers overwhelmingly prefer imported milk products.

Media 8

Media Report Brand Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

The core disruptive concept is that the “pipe” created by the cable MSOs (multiple system operators) no longer provides the sole gateway to consumers’ television screens. Think about messaging: We’ve relied on mobile phone operators (AT&T, Verizon, et al.) to send text messages. ” Data.

Brand 8

Brand Disintermediation Media Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

He’s no longer thinking about serving and delighting his audience (customers). In 2000, with more than $100 million in negative cash flow, the company agreed to be acquired by Star Cruises, a leading cruise operator in Asia. His mission has changed. He’s just trying to manage the chaos and avoid catastrophe.

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Company IPO Price Loyalty 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

A significant part of telecom equipment maker Huawei’s leap from regional player to global leader, for example, was due to its partnerships with Motorola in 2000, 3Com in 2003, and Symantec in 2008. Only a small minority thought low-cost operations would be an advantage in three years’ time. Redesign the organization.

Brand 8

Brand Globalization Company Development 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

I was fortunate to call a certain top-notch arena my office for two months in 2008 when I worked as a press operations volunteer in the Laoshan Velodrome, designed by the German firm Schuermann Architects. A city may never have need of a top-notch canoe slalom facility again.

Construction 16

Construction Sports Energy Committee 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The HITECH Act, which was part of the federal stimulus program enacted in response to the financial crisis of 2008, tasked the Obama administration and its Department of Health and Human Services with creating a nationwide, interoperable, private, and secure electronic-health-information system. We reported results on the website.

System 8

System Skills Health Care Constraint 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

A great presenter and story-teller, Joe has complete command of his subject matter and gave the audience actionable instruction on how to create influence. Joseph Grenny - Joe spoke about the need for, and power of influence. Most notably he did it very well. My favorite quote by Steve was: “ Great ideas invade people.&#

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Blog Blue Ocean Strategy Collins Video 353

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

Like marketers, politicians obsess over messaging (what journalists would call “content”) and a few key metrics that historically have determined success: amount of television advertising, number of “foot soldiers,” intensity of get-out-the-vote operations, and voter demographics. Two developments bear noting.

Media 13

Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content 13