Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 10, 2011

Craft a strategy as if you were developing a strategic plan for your organization – but this one is for you. What is your goal? Work with a coach to develop an action plan based on what you find out. Act on the action plan. Do you think in an interview you should tell the company what your career plans are?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 15, 2010

These more important things include planning and strategizing for the future. We can all learn a lot from her with a few of her action plan items: She changed her mindset from being the person who knew everything and who did everything herself to one who trusts her staff to know and do the daily work. I know this leader.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Ask the mentee to plan the meetings: Let the mentee take primary responsibility for setting up your meetings. Now enjoy fuss-free mentoring You can gain a lot of satisfaction mentoring others; it’s wonderful to watch people change and achieve their career goals. If they don’t, frustration is right around the corner.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Questions can give us a goal in life for fighting, questions can provide a tremendous power and energy to achieve our goals. Exercise takes work and planning; asking questions about yourself and your behaviors is no different. Questions can inspirate us to think and then try to find ways to solve the questions.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 29, 2010

Set some goals and create an action plan to assure that you can become healthier, wiser, freer, and more autonomous. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. You’ll be less cranky and more effective.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

By not taking the time to assess the “as is&# , one often creates problems that could have been avoided or overcome with proper planning or awareness. 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

JUNE 13, 2010

Showing your humanity by admitting them and apologizing can help you develop better relationships with your followers Create an action plan and ask someone – mentor, friend, coach – to hold you accountable; meet with them regularly to discuss your progress and challenges. We all make mistakes. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Thanks to Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership for organizing it. It’s an effective way to keep them engaged and focused on operational goals.&#. Here’s Succession planning: Always a good outcome? Here’s a collection of the best blog posts over the last month written by top leadership bloggers.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 27, 2010

Start a plan for your relationships today, not “someday” Mr. Reeve had good relationships before his tragic accident; he didn’t wait to build good relationships “someday”. Evaluate the quality of your relationships today, act on improving those that need to be better, and put a plan in place to sustain those that are already great.

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Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Wally Bock, Three Star Leadership : Simple Leadership Basics - Leadership is a discipline awash in thousands of books, articles, videos, and white papers attempting to find and share the secrets to being an effective leader.  Wally suggests keeping it simple and focusing on the basics.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Then create an action plan to increase your use of them: Thanking people around you who did a good job. Supporting growth and development will positively affect the goals your organization is attempting to achieve. As leaders, there needs to be an ability to direct and focus staff towards the common goal. Thanks again!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 5, 2010

To make progress: Set a goal: Perhaps you’ve received some feedback recently that you know you want to take action on; start there. Describe what it will look like when you’ve reached that goal. Take a stand to do your best: You won’t be perfect, but vow to do your best at reaching your goal. Don’t you?

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

To Boost Organizational Performance, Connect with the Core Michael Lee Stallard and Jason Pankau It is essential to every organization’s long-term success that employees align their behavior with organizational goals and give their best efforts. When Admiral Clark assumed the CNO role, the Navy was not meeting its sailor retention goals.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

When the seat becomes empty it is too late to think about succession planning ( a topic we’ve covered in depth on our blog in this post – click here to read it ). 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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Closely look at your future plans and make sure the values you live by are applied. And I agree; values are also great as anchors for future plans. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. It is essential. Oren, great point.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The reason why the original draft of their development plans sometimes focus on a big project they want to complete and not their personal behavior or character was becoming clear. 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

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

We try so hard to reward with money and awards and titles, when maybe the better plan is to inspire those around us to greatness. I’m sure you can put your plan into action, and would love to hear what happens. Inspiration is the difference between living and “dying alive&#. I think inspiration is a special and rare thing.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 24, 2010

What makes time management difficult is that I might have a “to do” list together and a goal for that day, but depending on the needs of our customers I might not even touch that list. You also have latitude to decide if a request is appropriate to organizational goals. However, in my current position we are very customer driven.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

Discuss or create an action plan for change based on what you hear. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. “Am I staying true to our company’s values when I do this?”. Keep your ears open. Treat others as they want to be treated.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

I am working on being more intentional with my communication – planning and reflecing on what I say before I say it. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. It involves both listening to others and listening to ourselves.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

By taking time to meet each week, our team is now able to plan and prioritize our objectives for the following week. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. This has allowed us to be more proactive.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The ladder corresponds to my typical situation and I’d like to say I will take this advice and run with it but I would be lying… I do plan to gradually get more comfortable with speaking my mind when given the opportunity. Consistency and a well-thought out and executed plan can help you get more of the “truth&# !

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 13, 2009

To achieve its goals and remain competitive, the organization must maximize on the capability and knowledge of its people. And, while on this topic, the leader must also: Be Clear about Performance Goals and Expected Accomplishments Ken Blanchard has some ideas about maximizing individual performance. This is as it should be.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Seeks to understand others’ points of view and goals by asking open ended questions. Leaders who operate in this mode lose their peers in no time flat. What’s the recovery plan? Demonstrates an understanding of the impact of his/her comments on the morale of the organization and makes appropriate choices.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 1, 2010

Since the plan changes had been many months in the making by a team I was leading, my knowledge of the plan was great, but my wisdom in dealing with other’s reactions was limited. In reality, our team had worked several months to assure that there would be no takeaways in the plan.

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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. It is a wise leader who will recognize this and make room for it when it serves the organization and supports its goals.

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