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JULY 26, 2010

So what is your role in influencing creativity and innovation in others? We know it isn’t enough to simply add creativity to a list of values your organization espouses or to bring in consultants who get staff keyed up about innovating. Innovative ideas tend to require more risk than “more of the same”.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Sure, leaders may perform the occasional miracle, but for most of you, most of the time, leadership is accomplished by doing a lot of little “ings&# thoughtfully and consistently over time. Creativity and innovation depend on it! Mary Jo Asmus : November 15, 2010 at 10:36 am You bet, Becky! Thanks for the addition.

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JULY 22, 2010

Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. I am married, have two daughters, and a dog named Edgar the Leadership Pug who exemplifies the importance of relationships to great leadership.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

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. How can followers possibly be responsible for bad leadership in our organizations? If that is true, when do we step up to leadership ourselves? Let’s consider this. We tolerate them.

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JULY 7, 2010

What shared interests can you learn about that you can combine to catalyze innovation for your organization? Posted in Uncategorized 2 Responses to “No Better Time&# Eleonor Moore: July 10, 2010 at 7:50 pm My employer is actively working to create cross-communication and cross-functional thinking through “Stewardship&#.

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JULY 27, 2010

It was in his journey from Superman to being trapped in a body following a tragic accident that we can begin to understand how we, as leaders, might choose to respond to the adverse and trying times that happen in our leadership and our lives. Grossman : July 28, 2010 at 5:47 pm Great exercise, Mary Jo. Your niece sounds very special.

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JUNE 20, 2010

Posted in Uncategorized 10 Responses to “Giving Away Your Gifts&# Scott Patchin : June 21, 2010 at 2:14 pm One gift that comes to mind is presence. Mary Jo Asmus : June 21, 2010 at 8:57 pm Welcome, Scott! Gwyn Teatro : June 21, 2010 at 10:22 pm Hi Mary Jo, One of the gifts that comes to mind for me is the gift of humility.

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