Lead Change Blog

JUNE 5, 2018

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided The Seven Signs of Great Leadership. Economic advantages are created when you surround yourself with the advice, counsel and co-operation of a group of reliable people who are willing to lend wholehearted support, collaborate and promote your cause. Read more to find out what they are!

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HR Digest

JANUARY 12, 2024

From recruitment to performance management, technology can streamline operations, provide data-driven insights, and enhance the employee experience. Kamyar Shah, CEO, World Consulting Group Beyond Diversity Diversity and inclusion are no longer aspirational goals for organizations; they are fundamental table stakes.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Anne Perschel of Germane Coaching and Consulting submitted How Real Leaders Apologize and Mean It. Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership provided Leaders Should Define More Than the Mountain Top, but Less Than the Whole Plan. Mary Ila Ward of Horizon Point Consulting contributed Leaders and Runners, Don’t Run the Race Alone.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 10, 2010

Thought-full Thursday: A Meaningful Enterprise » A Good Bye with Humanity August 10th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus How often as a leader do you have someone in your circle of influence (manager, peer, direct report, maybe even a customer or consultant) that leaves your organization? Fairly often, I’ll bet.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Alexa Rank : 115,581 Google Page Rank : 5 PostRank Leadership Score : 18 Number of Posts in last 30 days : 13 TwitterGrader Score : 100 Great Leadership : Dan McCarthy’s blog is a great source of leadership information and a consistently good read. link] Dan McCarthy Mike – Thanks, I'm honored! Fair Winds, Peter A.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 21, 2010

You walk into the Leadership Museum and are guided past wax replicas of ruthless leaders and famous consultants. While I love your vision, I personally hope that the 360 becomes even more engrained in the businesses in which I operate. 360’s are a featured item in the Leadership Museum. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 29, 2010

Chrissann Ruehle President, Black Lab Management Consulting Mary Jo Asmus : August 31, 2010 at 2:01 pm Chrissann, thanks for your kind words. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Thanks for sharing!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

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. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

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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. He is President of Midwest Consulting Group , based in Kalamazoo Michigan. Wally Bock, who writes the always-interesting Three Star Leadership blog, is a [.]

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Thanks to Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership for organizing it. ™ The Glowan Consulting Group L3 Blog. It’s an effective way to keep them engaged and focused on operational goals.&#. Here’s a collection of the best blog posts over the last month written by top leadership bloggers.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

He has been a tank platoon leader, a McKinsey consultant, a senior executive, and now runs thoughtLEADERS – a leadership development and training firm. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 27, 2009

Leading and managing operate in partnership with each other. For the most part, while you might have had to confer with others, you largely worked independently and minded your own business. So here’s the thing. As a “boss&# your job shifts from what it was before and becomes leadership and management. They are not the same.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 17, 2010

It is good to build a good network of connections of people that you can consult with professionally. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. In most cases, the situation you are encountering has been encountered before.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

This speaks to the dangers of clinging to, and operating from, narrow perspectives. I believe the goal for leaders in this century is to widen the lens of their thinking by challenging not only their own assumptions but also the beliefs and biases on which their organizations operate. It can get pretty complex.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 31, 2010

They are also imposed to provide structure in organizational settings that support the work and build a broad framework within which individuals are free to operate and contribute. In general, rules are put in place to ensure personal safety and to keep things in balance. Some people are of the opinion that rules are made to be broken.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I wish I’d consulted with you on THAT post title. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. -Sachin davidburkus : September 27, 2010 at 6:52 pm Good post. Mary Jo Asmus : September 27, 2010 at 7:16 pm Good luck, Sachin.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 30, 2010

This video speaks to the culture that is prevalent in more workplaces than any of us would like to admit, workplaces that operate on the basis of positional power with an undercurrent of fear. And it suggests that the primary task of many of its employees is to find ways of being paid while doing as little as possible.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Leaders who operate from a platform of good manners and civility know that: Everyone likes to feel acknowledged and important I started my work life in the mailroom of a bank. It is my contention, though, that civility has just about everything to do with creating workplaces in which people can do their best work and businesses can thrive.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

After all, it stands to reason that we do our best work when we are operating from our strengths. However, it is always a good practice to give people an opportunity to say where they might make their best contribution. And, I expect we are that much happier about it too.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

For me, creating fluency means building and operating systems that are unimpeded by interests that do not serve the raison d’être of the organization. It is so easy to plug up the flow of authentic activity with non-essential or self-serving work.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 5, 2009

Speaking plain English instead of Business speak is one thing I find I have to work really hard at continually as a consultant. And so, perhaps it becomes even more important to not only establish a discipline around speaking plainly ourselves but also ask others to adopt it too.sort of like an operating principle for talking to each other.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 28, 2009

This, in addition to establishing other operating principles for the time participants are together, makes for an environment where people can feel comfortable speaking their minds. Often these are things that some people are thinking anyway but are reticent to bring out.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 4, 2010

But, no matter where we are on the technology learning curve, the one thing we know for sure is that if we are going to learn it well, we have to consult those who have the skill. It is the core facet of how humanity has operated since history began; to share resources, to learn, and to instruct in kind.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 9, 2011

Unfortunately, too many leaders are still operating from old models and an aversion to “soft skills&# which keep them from understanding the benefits of hard science findings. The recent info that comes from neuroscience points the way to the need for a completely new emphasis and style in management and workplace relationships.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 15, 2009

The Penguins were delighted with the idea that Perry would bring a refreshing new perspective to their operation and Perry, being an ambitious sort, was equally delighted to be chosen. At first, the relationship between him and the penguins was a good one. But then, the tide changed.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 12, 2010

I think the issue is that all generations should have the skills to operate in every arena. No condolence messages by text perhaps. Then you have to factor in environmental concerns with paper usage! As a shining example my Mum (86) Queen of the Thank You Card, who actually cross stitches her own cards – is on Facebook!

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 13, 2009

In other words we operate on the principle that equity means treating everyone in the same way. It is unrealistic to approach everyone in the same way In many organizations I believe we spend inordinate amounts of time trying to level the playing field.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 11, 2010

I think the difference is that a bossy woman operates from a place of love and a bully from a place of personal power. Reply Gwyn Teatro April 12, 2010 at 4:00 am Ginny, And you are an accomplished bossy woman too! I love your pride in it too. Your comments have me thinking about the difference between a bossy woman and a bully.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 16, 2011

While operating from intuition alone can be a dangerous thing, there are times when those gut feelings serve a very useful purpose. Intuit: Ah yes, the third eye…okay maybe not… but intuition often plays a part in building awareness. It is sometimes not what is said but what is not said that seems the most obvious.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 8, 2009

This is crucial in the operations side of IT, especially, where a single missed expectation can cripple your company. In the Navy, this is known as “You get what you inspect, not what you expect.&# Good leaders inspect. Not everything, and not all the time. But enough that their people know that it could happen at some point in time.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 25, 2010

I expect that at some point those two roles, once having had an opportunity to be scrutinized singly would then begin to operate more naturally together but with a greater sense of personal awareness. Thanks for sharing the benefit of your experience Mary Jo!

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 22, 2009

Being conceptual and Tactical It is important for leaders to be able to rise above the day to day mechanics of their operation so they can see where it is all going. Here are some leadership contradictions that come to mind for me. This is about having a vision and ideas that give purpose to the work.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 29, 2009

This company operates its democracy to the extent that: Employees set their own work schedules They don’t use the same workstation more than two days in a row so that no one really knows when they go to work or how long they stay. But what does a truly democratic workplace look like?

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