Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 28, 2010

You are creating an environment that values invincibility and downplays learning. The upside of your openness about your learning may be an increased focus on creativity, risk taking and ongoing learning. Kirk Baumann Director of Career Connections SIFE USA Blog: [link] Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Great post!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

These organizations create the kind of environment that supports leadership development. This supportive environment assures that my clients have the best chances of achieving their potential. The Best Organizations Not surprisingly, great organizations are also needed to turn out the best leaders.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

Not sure where this was instilled in my work life but is always a factor when starting a new job/career at a company. I believe it would be much better if the former president spends a month or more to help the new one to get used to the new work environment and routine work.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Ann McKenzie: November 11, 2010 at 1:40 am Great story on the effects one has on the surrounding environment. I find that in my work environment over the past year and into the next few years, it is a struggle to present optimism to the workforce. You have illustrated a situational management tool that is very effective.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

We worked in an environment where we could ask questions and offer helping hands. Mary Jo Asmus : September 9, 2010 at 8:43 pm Jennifer, what a great experience to work in such an environment, where “appreciation&# was valued, even under the stress of the work. Thanks for sharing your story.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 21, 2010

But not anonymously and in a conversational, safe, trusting environment. Perhaps I didn’t do a good job of getting my point across – feedback, including the kind that provide you with some of your most valuable learning, those blind spots and opinions would still come your way.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

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. Surely it will make our environment more pleasant. But I feel there should be balance in listening between heart and brain.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

I think it’s all about the environment you set for them. On the other hand, if you’re constantly being bombarded with discouragement, you’re more likely to stay stagnant or even regress. In my experience, even a “mediocre” employee can become above-average with encouragement and positive reinforcement. Thanks for the great post.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 13, 2010

They help provide an environment (through my own self reflection) that facilitates my change. I have worked in many different environments that are very strict and in the current economy I guess I am just “gun shy&#. Without it being obvious, they challenge me to ask questions about myself and whatever beliefs/assumptions I hold.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 11, 2010

By shifting that focus from worrying about how to make your employees happy to helping them succeed, leaders can help their organizations reach their objectives while providing an environment where their employees come to work not dreading another work week, but feeling enthusiastic to take on the challenges of the day.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Being mindful of your values are will keep you resilient, too, something that is good for you in this ever-changing business environment. I can’t recall ever second guessing a decision made on the values that are important to me; they’ve kept me strong through some tough times.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Creativity and innovation depend on it! To be conscious of integrating “ings” in our work fosters a very positive environment. Listen and understand what went wrong, and help your team to prevent it from happening again. Conversing in an open way that allows all options and possibilities to unfold.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 10, 2010

One of the easiest ways to implement a positive environment amongs peers. It gave us all the opportunity to think about similar situations we have been in. I think they best philosophy is: If its good news to someone close to me then it’s good news to me!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

However, I do believe that this dilemma can be minimized by encouraging an environment where both positive and negative feedback is appreciated and taken sincerely. Up to this point in my career, I have never been honest to this type question at work. It has to be one of the hardest situations I have ever dealt with.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 24, 2010

All in all, I couldn’t agree more that self improvement is an important mechanism for business and personal growth, but priorities need to be made with caution and malleability for changing environments. Mary Jo Asmus : October 31, 2010 at 11:32 am Hi Jacob, thanks for your very thoughtful reply.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

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. It seems odd that this is so, because “helping” is something that is valued in our society.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 14, 2010

If you are in a work environment that simply doesn’t get it, get out asap! Mary Jo Asmus : December 16, 2010 at 12:40 pm Ellie, I agree that the context or environment makes it difficult to admit when one is wrong. You probably aren’t thrilled with the idea either, dreading the thought of being anything less than perfect.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

Core Business. Enron (like many other companies) got into areas beyond their core competencies. A career is all about devoting resources to amplifying talents and abilities, with relevancy toward a viable end result. Are businesses really looking for creative ideas? Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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