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Leadership is Darned Personal

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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. On the other hand, it’s so much easier, and less scary, to imagine successfully completing that big old project or getting that coveted promotion.

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Ten little “ings” that improve your leadership

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Sure, leaders may perform the occasional miracle, but for most of you, most of the time, leadership is accomplished by doing a lot of little “ings&# thoughtfully and consistently over time. Truly, at its core, the best leadership is about giving. What other little “ings&# help you to lead better? Ricky, yes.

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The Magical Career Fairy Will Help You

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Because you are doing such great work, she’ll soon tap you with her enchanted wand and sprinkle you with sparkly fairy dust and you’ll get that key project, significant promotion, raise, bonus or new career that you’ve been waiting for. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Wait! Don't Fire That Person (Yet)!

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Often what it comes down to is that their manager is not willing to wait for the time it takes my client to make some changes to their leadership. In my experience, at one point in my leadership career, some colleagues have labeled me as the ‘terminator’ jokingly. Don’t Fire That Person (Yet)!

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Thought-full Thursday: Valuing Ourselves and Others

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Mike: October 17, 2010 at 10:55 pm Mary JO, I have to say I feel valued every time I can get a project finished on time. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Thank you for sharing it with us. Thanks for the quote.

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Influencing Creativity and Innovation

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This will increase buy-in for the projects you decide to move ahead with. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Set priorities When you get overwhelmed with new ideas (wouldn’t that be great?,

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Take a Look at Your Calendar

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Even though I do talk to and work with my peers and direct reports every day they may not be completely filled in with the details of a project that I’m working on. Mike Mary Jo Asmus : September 16, 2010 at 9:35 am Mike, another way to stay in more frequent contact, particularly with important projects, is to have a daily meeting.

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