Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 6, 2010

At work, I have learned to seek out others (some in my department, some above my department, some that report to my department) who are trying to improve (learn) themselves. 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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Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence 100

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Helen: The woman who owned and operated the historical lodge where I worked as a maid in my teenage summers, who told vivid stories about summers gone by. Working as a riveter, a punch press, and extruder operator could be some of the most mind-numbing work I would ever do. Thanks for sharing. Keep it up, bub.&# Mary Jo Asmus [.]

Influence 174

Influence Blog Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing 174

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The tyrant boss reported directly to this VP. It took a lot of courage (some may call this stupidity) to report the transgressions of my boss to his boss. Large corporations have HR departments that trained to help and also many have anonymous phone lines where you can report companies’ ethical violators, workplace abuse.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Count up how many times you’ve met with: - your direct reports - your peers - people in your other relationship networks (customers,clients, suppliers, and yes, even family and friends) What are you missing by not being intentional about those relationships? I dare you to open up your own calendar and take a look at the last month.

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Blog Greenleaf Maslow Follow-up 124

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

they don’t directly report to you; you cannot count on your staff to be completely open). Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Have trusted advisors surrounding you. These are the people who will give you their unbiased opinion.

Ethics 184

Ethics Morale Open-book Blog 184

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Although anecdotal, there is some connection to the research out there as well as what others who meditate regularly have reported. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. I was off in my thoughts a lot. Thanks for the link.

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Self-aware Stress Blog Greenleaf 176

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Informally visiting with your direct reports, your employees, and your peers often doesn’t require a lot of effort or time. They lack people skills. The skills and methods described in this article address and resolve my concern. Get out and converse Get out of your office and visit with your stakeholders on a regular basis.

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Blog Self-aware Trout Learning-by-Doing 172

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2018

I saw this play out when debriefing with the Chief Operating Officer of a $20 billion global company. I’d helped him prepare for a potentially volatile conversation with his direct report, who was behind on the implementation plan of a major initiative. Daniel Goleman and Richard E. Emotional Intelligence Has 12 Elements.

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Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Chief Operating Officer Goleman 15

Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

It is still common for most managers to refer to people skills as “soft skills,” because they aren’t specifically about the business of the organization. The perception is that getting along with people is nice, but “nice-to-have” — secondary to the operation of the business. One key area of leadership skill involves coaching.

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Skills Construction Goleman Emotional Intelligence 104

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 17, 2010

He’s establishing a regular rhythm for getting feedback from his direct reports. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. It’s hard work. He has also asked a senior executive to be a mentor to him. We just need to ask.

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Delegation Learning-by-Doing Blog Mentor 154

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2012

Dan Goleman , for example, is leading a panel on emotional intelligence , and Mehmet Oz is running one called "Preventing Burnout," which includes two leading experts on meditation. Companies whose employees had the lowest level of engagement had a 32 percent decline in operating income, and an 11 percent drop in earnings.

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Meyer Goleman Emotional Intelligence Pharmaceuticals 14

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 24, 2010

I think that another way to make sense of all this lack of time is to ask the person who needs a certain report or whatever it is why they need it, and perhaps there’s a better source for getting this information. However, it seems that what’s not important to me may be very important to someone else. Especially in a big company?

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Learning-by-Doing Blog Class Open-book 185

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Zenger and Folkman (2002) report that the top 10% of leaders produce five times as much net profit as the bottom 10 %, and twice as much as average leaders. TQ – Technical/Operational Quotient Top leaders know the business. They have the operational skills to make things happen. There is no shortage of bright people.

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Agility Leadership Goleman ROI 120

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2010

My work as an executive coach involves looking at a lot of 360 degree feedback reports. They rate lower than direct reports, direct managers and the participants’ self assessments. Leaders who operate in this mode lose their peers in no time flat. They over focus on short term results and under focus on relationships.

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Bottom-up Short-term Executive Coaching Open-book 177

Coaching Tip

APRIL 23, 2013

“EQ has quickly become a global movement that’s helping companies large and small rebuild trust internally to make its employees happier and more productive, which in turn impacts the overall ROI,” said Joshua Freedman, chief operating officer for Six Seconds and the chairman of NexusEQ, a global conference taking place this summer at Harvard. “We

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Freedman Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Chief Operating Officer 113

Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 14, 2010

he wasn’t the person responsible, but someone who reported to him was). Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. I had a client who very publicly took the blame for something done in his organization (i.e.,

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Learning-by-Doing Blog Environment Greenleaf 188