Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

What is the most ethical action we might take?” Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. ~Albert Einstein; the question that led to the theory of relativity. What might DNA look like in a 3D form?”

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Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The perception is that getting along with people is nice, but “nice-to-have” — secondary to the operation of the business. But most books on this topic focus on mentoring and executive coaching, not skills for operational leaders. They aren’t about computers, vehicles, machines and other “hard” equipment.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. 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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HR Digest

APRIL 15, 2023

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, many organizations are turning to workforce AI to improve their operations and increase efficiency. By delegating these routine tasks to virtual assistants, employees can focus on more complex work that requires their expertise. Key Components of AI Usage in the Workplace 1.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Then develop an understanding of whether or not a reaction or decision was appropriate, emotionally, professionally or ethically is the only way to recognize character flaws and improve them in the future. Recognizing how you behaved in a social situation with a peer, coworker or family member is important.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 22, 2024

The study offers a thorough examination of the effects of chatbots on local government operations. The researchers emphasize the potential of chatbots to revolutionize and enhance communication between citizens and government entities at the local level, addressing longstanding challenges in this area. Jasson Walker Jr.,

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Strategy Driven

MAY 23, 2019

Being transparent doesn’t mean sharing everything on the google drive or divulging everyone’s salary (though some businesses operate with more openness than others). Effective delegating. Delegating isn’t about dumping the work you don’t fancy doing onto someone else. Fair, ethical and honest.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

Jobs most at risk: machine operators and assemblers, clerical workers, elementary occupations, crafts and related trades. You could argue that all jobs are at risk: Machines can already analyze data, pick stocks, make decisions that touch on operational efficiency and logistics, sift through resumes and make hiring decisions, etc.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

The culture required to drive a strategy of innovation is different from the culture required to develop efficiency or operational excellence. They want to work for a company that serves as a role model for ethical and values-centered behavior. It all boils down to how you treat people. Authenticity matters a great deal.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 29, 2023

A similar study by The Economist Intelligence Unit of 343 business found “the firms that ‘slowed down to speed up’ improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating profits over a three-year period.”

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Looking at our first point, leaders do not necessarily have to be charismatic to inspire others, they can have deep values, be highly ethical, champion a cause and such-like descriptions. Communication skills and effective engagement is key to success here. Referring back to the VUCA world modelled in Figure 1.2,

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Team building must be part of the corporate Vision first, not as a series of exercises delegated to trainers. Organizations of all sizes must have the Think Tank.which delineates future operations, including education and training. I conduct Executive Think Tanks for corporate management.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2011

Many companies today operate like Russian nesting dolls, where one large figure is actually made up of many smaller one. Such a risk can prove even greater when the various elements of the "delegation chain" obey different standards. The hired hands at News of the World , however, did not have to respect this code of ethics.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2016

Time is viewed as limited in supply, so Western people structure their lives, especially business operations, by milestones and deadlines. Failure to meet them could be interpreted as having a poor work ethic or being incompetent. At 9:59 AM the members of the Flemish delegation entered the room almost en masse.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

Mauricio is president of the European operation for a Fortune 500 manufacturing firm, and his firm has had its trials lately. One of its major suppliers is under an ethics investigation resulting in significant delays. Yet their meetings continued to focus on the day-to-day numbers, operational processes, and immediate crises.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Managing people also requires leadership qualities like managing conflicts, motivating employees, delegating responsibility, etc. Honesty and ethics are among the best character traits an employer looks for. Good communication helps you build relationships that will enable you to gain trust from others. Have High Integrity.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 14, 2019

He’s operated in the real world of real work (he was formerly a marketing executive at Ernst & Young) and still consults for many companies in multiple industries. Personal responsibility can’t be delegated or outsourced. Duncan: What’s your advice for people who are tempted to take shortcuts on ethics?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2011

The business books would advise me to micromanage less, delegate more. These issues a) aren't as academically fascinating to us as corporate ethics and finance, b) are messy, and c) often hit too close to home. Make psychological and spiritual well-being as much a priority in your company as all of your other key operating indicators.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 21, 2025

The flip side, of course, is that we delegate those very human tasks to machines instead and, in the process, strip away much of what makes us human. This also requires us to understand how AI operates and how it makes the decisions it does. This should include awareness both of its capabilities and our own.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Yet it is always the moral and ethical thing to do. Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. If you are in a work environment that simply doesn’t get it, get out asap! Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

businesses with overseas operations and supply chains.” As we increasingly delegate decisions to machines, we are realizing that we often do not understand how many of those decisions are made and we desperately need to make artificial intelligence explainable, auditable and transparent. That will only grow.

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