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.

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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.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 9, 2010

Dan McCarthy presents A View from Inside the Leadership Pipeline posted at Great Leadership where he provides a summary of research from CCL and his recommendations on how to manage high potentials. Gilda thinks that public speaking is an essential success skill for leadership development yet many aspiring leaders still struggle with it.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Dan has scored a touchdown this month, including some of the most popular leadership bloggers out there. All Rights Reserved.

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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”.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Learning new things makes people feel vulnerable until they master the new skill. Kirk Baumann Director of Career Connections SIFE USA Blog: [link] Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. I think the problem you are raising also speaks of the internally competitive business mindset. Know about the change. Great post!

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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.

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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.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 5, 2010

Miki Saxon presents How to Improve Your Management Skill at MAPping Company Success. Nissim Ziv presents Problem Solving Interview posted at Job Interview & Career Guide. Many thanks to Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership for hosting this month’s carnival. – Wild Woman Fundraising on July 5th, 2010 [.]

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Persuasive Powerhouse

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.

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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.

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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.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 18, 2010

Beth Miller : December 16, 2010 at 7:21 pm I enjoyed your blog which I found by way of Dan McCarthy. Good listening skills demonstrate to the person talking, that you care. As someone who works with leaders on a daily basis, your concise way of looking at leadership is one that I will use with my clients. All Rights Reserved.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2010

The character values, or blocks of the pyramid, were: industriousness, enthusiasm, friendship, loyalty, cooperation, self-control, alertness, initiative, intentness, condition, skill, and team spirit. Wooden taught and lived out the character values he wanted his players to adopt. He is responsible, in part, for the person I am today.”

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Persuasive Powerhouse

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).

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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.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

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.

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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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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.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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QAspire

AUGUST 20, 2010

How to Discuss an Employee Performance Problem - by Dan McCarthy Dan reminds us, “Knowing how to sit down with an employee and have an effective conversation about a performance problem is one of the hardest things for any manager to do, new or experienced, and should never be taken for granted.&# AGREE THAT WITH YOURSELF.&#

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 28, 2010

Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1880 and trained at the Virginia Military Institute, Marshall was a career military man who will forever be remembered for his efforts to promote peace and bring about a strong connection between America and Western Europe. The officers present thought Marshall’s behavior would surely end his career.

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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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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.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

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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?

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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.

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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.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

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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.

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JUNE 24, 2010

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

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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.

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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.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

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JULY 15, 2010

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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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