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Is There Hope for Leaders?

Persuasive Powerhouse

August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Is there hope for ethical, moral power to prevail? Am I acting ethically in this situation?” Assuring that your leadership is moral and ethical can be easier when you have good relationships with those around you.

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Thought-full Thursday: The Inspiration of Questions

Persuasive Powerhouse

What is the most ethical action we might take?” Posted in Uncategorized 6 Responses to “Thought-full Thursday: The Inspiration of Questions&# Carina Funk : September 5, 2010 at 4:42 pm Hello Mary Jo, Your blogs always seem to brighten my day. Albert Einstein; the question that led to the theory of relativity.

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Best Business Books 2010: Biography and History

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is another outstanding article from “True Tales of Fortune” series featured by strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. James O’Toole is the author of the article.

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Are We Responsible for Bad Leadership?

Persuasive Powerhouse

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. Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. This one is from January, 2009. What do you think?

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Where Are the Rewards for Reflection?

Persuasive Powerhouse

November 8th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus One of the definitions of the word reflection is “the bending or folding back of a part upon itself&#. In a way, when we reflect, we fold back upon ourselves. &# Matt Ulinski: November 8, 2010 at 12:31 pm Mary I think reflection is the only way one can improve their character.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. It is essential to build in a framework of virtuous and ethical principles.

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People Skills Are Hard Skills - More Than You Know

Building Personal Strength

One intellectual movement, called “emotional intelligence,” introduced by Daniel Goleman over 15 years ago, shined a spotlight on people skills. Copyright 2010. Video production companies treat only a few of the essential people skills, and their approach seems mostly to entertain and motivate, not to teach how. Post by Dennis E.

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