Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

Consider how Apple has been able to capitalize on the first I-Pod with additional, similar products that capitalize on its attractive design and user interface features. Communicate the successes: Having some successes and communicating them will energize your organization to step up to the plate on additional creative efforts.

Creativity 183

Creativity Influence Innovation Brainstorming 183

Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

It has been a huge learning for me throughout my own life and career that presence is sometimes all that is needed. The thankyou doesn’t cost the company anything and consider the benefits in productivity and loyalty! Mary Jo Asmus : June 21, 2010 at 8:57 pm Welcome, Scott! How could I have forgotten the gift of presence?

Blog 206

Blog Greenleaf Maslow Open-book 206

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

The power to communicate is the key to forging productive relationships. It truly makes a difference to be guided and impacted by someone who not only loves their career–but who is a great and compassionate leader as well. “May I tell you something I noticed about your product?&#. Let me look into that!&#

Self-aware 140

Self-aware Blog Learning-by-Doing Greenleaf 140

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. I especially enjoy working with groups of people and getting them to talk together and learn from each other and to find ways to work together more productively.

Skills 181

Skills Books Blog Mentor 181

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Greg helps gang members who are looking for a way out to become productive members of society through the motto, “nothing stops a bullet like a job&#. Gang related deaths in the area of LA where Homeboy resides have declined by 75% since the bakery opened in 1992 and the LA police believe that Homeboy played a significant role in this.

Collins 188

Collins Blog Greenleaf Maslow 188

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

On this Labor Day, I give homage to those who shaped my own early career: Mom: Who taught me the art of domestic engineering: how to wash dishes, vacuum floors, make beds, and do the laundry with a sense of pride in the finished product.

Influence 174

Influence Blog Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing 174

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

At one point in my career, I worked for a man who was a tyrant, bigot and sexist. I agree it is hard to confront your boss and it is even harder to go over your boss but it can hurt the organization and its productivity. If that is true, when do we step up to leadership ourselves?

Leadership 150

Leadership Follow-up Blog Greenleaf 150

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

At my last job, even as my supervisors were mainly focused on efficiently fulfilling tasks, such as acquiring products and delivering orders, they were open to helping us and allowed us to grow as workers. Among my colleagues, we saw the good intent of everyone to produce their best work, while we rushed to fill orders.

Cooperrider 169

Cooperrider Leadership Altman Blog 169

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Having a manager who can positively inspire her employees creates a positive and productive atmosphere. I have run into many leaders that will describe their views and opinions and act completely different. I think the next step is for employees to find the inspiration within themselves and use it to inspire the people around them.

How To 222

How To Definition Blog Follow-up 222

CO2

APRIL 20, 2012

Spencer believed that even those predisposed to leadership couldn’t emerge as influential figures without the help of social conditions outside of their control, and that great leaders were more the products of their environments than any particular inborn talents. SERVANT LEADERSHIP THEORY.

Leadership 131

Leadership Contingency Theory Leadership Styles Proposal 131

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This concept has really helped my collegues and I to be more productive as well as more satisfied. Ricky Medina: September 19, 2010 at 2:40 pm Hello Mary Jo, Great post. Sometimes you have to go slow in the beginning in order to move faster later on. By taking the extra time up front, we can identify areas where we can support each other.

Blog 124

Blog Greenleaf Maslow Follow-up 124

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Even an unpleasant task can be handled in a way where everyone may not like the outcome, but at least be accepting (another inclusive ing) of the considerations that went into the decision.

Leadership 257

Leadership Blog Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 257

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Leap : How to Thrive in a World Where Everything Can Be Copied by Howard Yu (PublicAffairs, 2018) In today's competitive environment, where latecomers can copy almost any product or service, companies can no longer just be good at what they do. The thread that runs through his career is the entrepreneurial mindset. Blog Post ).

Books 316

Books Leadership Simon Learning-by-Doing 316

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Christian Fey : October 18, 2010 at 4:58 pm Asking for assistance is, I think, a very underutilized and under-esteemed productivity gain. Namely, that there can be a productivity gain, and you can make new connections. It seems to me that most people are happy to help and actually enjoy it, so theres no good reason to get frustrated.

Delegation 154

Delegation Learning-by-Doing Blog Mentor 154

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

A friend of mine, Scott McKain, introduced me to Clint Greenleaf and Greenleaf Book Group and the rest is history. For me businesses are as much or more about the people than they are about the products and markets …so those tough restructuring calls (or sometimes the shut it down calls) are the hardest things ever.

Open-book 272

Open-book Greenleaf Blog Marketing 272

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

450–$550 billion in lost productivity each year, which doesn’t even account for opportunity costs. Greenleaf first introduced the concept of servant leadership to businesses in the mid-1900s. Few managers are introduced to the concept of service-based leadership during their careers.

Leadership 8

Leadership Loyalty Greenleaf Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

More recently, it took decades for computers to show up in the productivity statistics. One mill girl, Lucy Larcom, studied German and botany, and published poems in the mill girls’ literary magazine during the 1830s and 1840s; she came to the attention of John Greenleaf Whittier, who became her mentor.

Technology 8

Technology Learning-by-Doing Skills Offshoring 8

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Because my peers understand and respect my personality differences as well as differences in communication styles, we have a much more productive working relationship. Relationship building has resulted in greater effectiveness and personal satisfaction in my position and career. My answer was simple, “Because I like the results.&#

Bottom-up 177

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

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

With respect to your career, a philosophy is simply a cohesive way of thinking about your role. Robert Greenleaf coined the term 35 years ago, but the concept is still vital and empowering. The same principles apply to managing products, supply chains, and customer relationships, but we’ll keep our focus on employees here.).

Management 8

Management Supply Chain Greenleaf Influence 8