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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Tanveer Naseer wrote a wonderful post recently where he asked, “ Is Leadership an Art or a Science? Great leadership behaviors require a lot of blending and the ability to balance seemingly contrasting behaviors; a lot of this’s and that’s. They are what makes the practice of leadership hard and rewarding.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Many people focus on the long term objectives and how their work life should be, while not truly appreciating and internalizing exactly where they are right now. 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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JULY 21, 2010

360’s are a featured item in the Leadership Museum. You walk into the Leadership Museum and are guided past wax replicas of ruthless leaders and famous consultants. For it to end up in The Leadership Museum, would be to rob me of some of my most significant learnings. Les, I like it that 360′s are being used.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

The movement of the sun as I’m waiting for the wind to die down can change the perfect shadows on the object I’m capturing, sending it into darkness, rendering the shot useless. 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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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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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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AUGUST 1, 2010

Listen with compassion: Instead of trying to explain my reasoning and talking over their objections, I would have listened deeply while putting myself in their situation. This would help to understand their objections better allowing me to provide answers customized to their needs, rather than being defensive in order to meet my needs.

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