2009, Career, Core Competence and Skills

The Magical Career Fairy Will Help You

Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 10, 2011

Because you are doing such great work, she’ll soon tap you with her enchanted wand and sprinkle you with sparkly fairy dust and you’ll get that key project, significant promotion, raise, bonus or new career that you’ve been waiting for. She doesn’t exist, and career rewards for your great work don’t just appear.

Career

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Author Interview: “The 8 Essential Skills for Supervisors and.

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 31, 2010

This book highlights Paul’s significant experience in a 40-year career of managing people and as a well-respected consultant to managers and their organizations across the globe. What are the 8 skills? Who are the audiences that will most benefit from The 8 Essential Skills? Why did you choose 8 skills as the topic of your book?

Skills

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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Even the most savvy CEO may have blind spots in his or her skill sets, core competencies, or voids in the org chart which can also cause blind spots. I could go with this line of thinking, but I’ll assume that the point has been sufficiently made.

Blog

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Making True Leadership Shine

Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 11, 2011

But those are behaviors borne from his experiences, not traits of his career. True, Tristan West, one of the key characters in my novel Radiance , isn’t entirely likable. He’s angry, hard-drinking, self-centered and resentful, a real curmudgeon. So I started thinking: Why shouldn’t a PR guy be the hero of a novel? All Rights Reserved.

PR

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Coaching Others: Short Term Pain for Long Term Gain

Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 15, 2010

I teach coaching skills to groups of managers regularly; every individual executive client I have gets taught coaching skills in some way or another; and of course, I practice coaching myself (I call it “practice” on purpose). Let’s call using coaching skills “short term pain for long term gain”.

Short-term

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Note to c-suite: flaunt your learning and development | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Learning new things makes people feel vulnerable until they master the new skill. In internally competitive organizations with people competing for scarce positions of autonomy, this doesn’t play well. Kirk Baumann Director of Career Connections SIFE USA Blog: [link] Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Great post!

Development

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Five Ways to Disarm an Angry Mob | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 1, 2010

» Five Ways to Disarm an Angry Mob August 1st, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Many years ago, as an inexperienced young woman working in corporate benefits, I did not have the skills to give a group of angry employees a presentation on a life insurance benefit that was changing. We’ve all experienced it at some time in our lives.

Audience

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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

One of the challenges with disruption is the 'cultural' balancing act required to attend to a core competency (primary revenue driver) while simultaneously recognizing that disruption must occur at the borders. Then, we have the challenge to make our changes less threatening, so productive communication skills are a must.

Business Model

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Have You Trained Your Replacement?

Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

Have you given them all the training, skills, and capabilities they will need to succeed in that role? Not sure where this was instilled in my work life but is always a factor when starting a new job/career at a company. Carry that mindset over to your team. If not, you need to get cracking.

Training

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October Leadership Development Carnival: Autumn Fun Edition

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Paul Knudstrup, of The 8 Essential Skills is driving on tour right behind Sylvia with a nod toward managers who are doing the right things in Employers and Employees. Rajesh Setty ‘s ideas flower on Why MANY Smart People Face a Mid-Career Dilemma and How You Can Avoid It. the birds are flocking and the leaves are falling.

Leadership Development

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7 Ways to Enjoy Others at Work

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JUNE 27, 2010

All of us, at some time in our career, have the privilege of working with a leader who enjoys us. A hidden superstar who has their nose the grindstone and could benefit from your wisdom. Mentoring them is one of the most satisfying (and enjoyable) things you can do. And we in turn, enjoy that leader and the work we do. All Rights Reserved.

Open-book

Open-book Resistance Follow-up Greenleaf

How to Be a Great Mentor Without All the Fuss | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Discuss the importance of their commitment: It is important for them to know that they are responsible for their own actions and career. When they make a promise to follow through on an action that will further their career, they should follow through. This shows they are committed to themselves as well as the relationship.

Mentor

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On Being a Coach

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 22, 2010

So it is with coaching; your personal and professional foundations – your ways of “being” must be sound in order to hold up the skill sets of coaching and to coach with integrity. I will almost always suggest, when asked, that training in the skills of coaching are a good thing. Don’t get me wrong.

McCarthy

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The Asking Dilemma

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 5, 2010

Inquiry (or more appropriately, asking questions to coach others to come up with their own solutions) is a central skill set for helping others to develop. These are the people who’ve had many years of experience managing others, which makes it even more puzzling that the skill of inquiry hasn’t been accepted and valued.

Leadership Styles

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Wait! Don't Fire That Person (Yet)!

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 8, 2010

In my experience, at one point in my leadership career, some colleagues have labeled me as the ‘terminator’ jokingly. If what pops in your head are more weakness than strength, that is an early indication that the relationship is not working. Time for you to act and get into more analysis as listed in this post.

Executive Coaching

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How to Get Some Free Time

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JULY 15, 2010

It took some time and excellent communication skills to make sure the team was on board with what she expected from them. She was wearing down with all the doing that needed to be done, and understood that in order to have the time necessary to do what Stephen Covey calls the Quadrant II activities (Those that are important but not urgent).

How To

How To Delegation Short-term Greenleaf

Thought-full Thursday: Extending Awareness

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure. Before the training, I assumed that paraprasing was more of language technique but was suprised to learn that it was a listening skill. Admiral Arleigh A.

Self-aware

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Great Leadership: a Lot of This and That

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Flat organizational structures, globalization, and employees’ desire to stretch themselves and learn new skills necessitate that you have healthy relationships. I feel as if these skills are built in people their whole life. Through training and education, good leaders have the opportunity to master their skills.

Leadership

Leadership Blog Open-book Greenleaf

A Joy to Coach

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

In addition to the list you mentioned in your blog, I have to improve my communication skills. Yathi Yatheepan: November 21, 2010 at 2:44 am Hi Mary, I am aware of at least some of my potential flaws. I am thriving hard to improve myself. Also I should learn to reach others for any matter. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Help Them to Think

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

Posted in Uncategorized 8 Responses to “Help Them to Think&# John Howard Hatfield : December 20, 2010 at 2:30 pm Mary Jo, I used a story telling technique throughout my entire career that parallels your thoughts very much. All Rights Reserved.

Learning-by-Doing

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Take responsibility for……

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Greenleaf

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Thought-full Thursday: Connecting

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JANUARY 6, 2011

Greenleaf

Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence

Giving Away Your Gifts

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JUNE 20, 2010

It has been a huge learning for me throughout my own life and career that presence is sometimes all that is needed. If that is your gift – leverage email, texts, etc to extend it, but not to replace the ‘old fashioned way’ Nice thought this morning Mary Jo. Mary Jo Asmus : June 21, 2010 at 8:57 pm Welcome, Scott!

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The Day 360?s Are Obsolete

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JULY 21, 2010

That takes great listening skills, courage and real caring, all of which are sadly underdeveloped in most companies I know – not to mention a culture that has trust as its foundation. At the top of my wish list is that everyone in organizations, from the top to the bottom, learns how to give constructive, strengths-based feedback.

Self-aware

Self-aware Bottom-up Greenleaf Maslow

Are We Responsible for Bad Leadership?

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

This one is from January, 2009. At one point in my career, I worked for a man who was a tyrant, bigot and sexist. September 13th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus I’m taking a blogging break this week, and will be reprising some posts from days gone by. What do you think? Do we have responsibility for bad leaders?

Leadership

Leadership Follow-up Blog Greenleaf

Infectious Optimism

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I’m not sure I’ve fully captured the effect that Dr. Jackson’s interpersonal skills and upbeat attitude had a profound effect on patients and staff. All of the information he provided was given in a positive way, without rushing. In those few short minutes, I felt like I was the only patient in the place.

Emotional Intelligence

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Thought-full Thursday: Clarity

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Greenleaf

Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence

Meaningful Work: A Love Letter | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 30, 2010

I will keep these lessons in mind as I embark on my career, which hopefully will be soon as my job hunt continues. Thanks for stopping over, but more importantly, being a wonderful daughter. Kelly Campbell: July 1, 2010 at 4:06 pm Thanks Mom! Mary Jo Asmus : July 1, 2010 at 5:08 pm Kelly, I know you will! Let me know where I can help.

Letter

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Thought-full Thursday: Purpose and Confidence

Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 24, 2010

Quinn

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Thought-full Thursday: Christmas Gifts for Leaders to Give

Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Greenleaf

Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence

It's Not About Perfection

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Sad, but true; much of my life and career I have attempted to achieve perfection in everything I do. It definitely has not enabled me to find a great job/career path as fast as I had hoped. I have now been detoxed and am on the road to long-term healing, so I would like to share some tips with you about this highly popular disorder.

Long-term

Long-term Definition Blog Self-aware

Stunning Leadership

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Good listening skills demonstrate to the person talking, that you care. Thought-full Thursday: Your Winning Strategy » Stunning Leadership August 18th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus We are familiar with the concept of practice to get better at something in the performing arts. All Rights Reserved.

Leadership

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Who is Hungry to be Fed?

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Goleman

Goleman Greenleaf Maslow Core Competence

Thought-full Thursday: Noble Aspirations

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JULY 15, 2010

Greenleaf

Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence

What To Do With Blind Spots

Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 2, 2011

I recently spoke with one of the vice presidents of the company I work for and she said that the game changer in her career occurred when she started asking for feedback regularly. Jones : January 3, 2011 at 2:56 pm Mary Jo, I really like this blog post. All Rights Reserved.

Self-aware

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Resistance and Change – A Personal Experience | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

My friend Becky Robinson of LeaderTalk suggested I write about a recent experience; she was insightful to do so since I found that it has great relevancy to the struggle all leaders have with taking risks and questioning their beliefs in order to learn new skills. As I was learning new theories and practicing new skills, I struggled.

Resistance

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Thought-full Thursday: Your Most Important Privilege

Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 13, 2011

Greenleaf

Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence

Thought-full Thursday: Deciding

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JULY 22, 2010

Greenleaf

Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence

Is Your Heart the Boss of You? | Aspire-CS

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

September 20th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Every now and then, I have the pleasure of seeing how my education and early career as a bench biologist can have some connection with the work I am now doing. All Rights Reserved.

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