Comments on: Cultivating Talent http://www.aspire-cs.com/cultivating-talent Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:43:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Siobhan Durand http://www.aspire-cs.com/cultivating-talent/comment-page-1#comment-1943 Siobhan Durand Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:07:24 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=719#comment-1943 I really enjoyed this and it has helped me within what I am cureently working on to compare plants to the corporate world in South Africa, thank you!! I really enjoyed this and it has helped me within what I am cureently working on to compare plants to the corporate world in South Africa, thank you!!

]]> By: Mary Jo Asmus http://www.aspire-cs.com/cultivating-talent/comment-page-1#comment-619 Mary Jo Asmus Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:38:24 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=719#comment-619 Wally, you made my day. Thanks! Dan, I love that - "agricultural approach". It's probably less expensive than the alternative too. Wally, you made my day. Thanks!

Dan, I love that – “agricultural approach”. It’s probably less expensive than the alternative too.

]]> By: Dan McCarthy http://www.aspire-cs.com/cultivating-talent/comment-page-1#comment-618 Dan McCarthy Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:01:03 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=719#comment-618 Mary Jo - Nice post. I also have always favored an agricultural approach to leadership development. It's much better, with a higher ROI, than the often used Darwinian model (sink or swim, survival of the fittest). Mary Jo -
Nice post. I also have always favored an agricultural approach to leadership development. It’s much better, with a higher ROI, than the often used Darwinian model (sink or swim, survival of the fittest).

]]> By: Wally Bock http://www.aspire-cs.com/cultivating-talent/comment-page-1#comment-617 Wally Bock Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:12:03 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=719#comment-617 Congratulations! This post was selected as one of the five best independent business blog posts of the week in my Three Star Leadership Midweek Review of the Business Blogs. http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2009/12/23/122309-midweek-look-at-the-independent-business-blogs.aspx Wally Bock Congratulations! This post was selected as one of the five best independent business blog posts of the week in my Three Star Leadership Midweek Review of the Business Blogs.

http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2009/12/23/122309-midweek-look-at-the-independent-business-blogs.aspx

Wally Bock

]]> By: Mary Jo Asmus http://www.aspire-cs.com/cultivating-talent/comment-page-1#comment-616 Mary Jo Asmus Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:01:20 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=719#comment-616 Hi Amy! I didn't even know you were reading my blog, and am thrilled that you stopped by with your wisdom. Interesting isn't it, that we sometimes don't know what it means to have a good manager until we've had a few clunkers? My past track record is a little better - about 50/50. We learn from the worst just as we learn from the best. Hi Amy! I didn’t even know you were reading my blog, and am thrilled that you stopped by with your wisdom. Interesting isn’t it, that we sometimes don’t know what it means to have a good manager until we’ve had a few clunkers? My past track record is a little better – about 50/50. We learn from the worst just as we learn from the best.

]]> By: Your Sister http://www.aspire-cs.com/cultivating-talent/comment-page-1#comment-615 Your Sister Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:57:27 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=719#comment-615 Hi M.Jo, As someone who has spent her entire working career in a serving capacity I can offer an opinion regarding those who lead. I have had all kinds. From the boss or supervisor who is never available to the one who leans over your shoulder for 40 hours each week only to point out exactly everything you do wrong... yes, I've had a wide variety. In all my working years, I have had 2 halfway decent bosses and only 1 really good leader. The good leader is my current supervisor and I am so grateful every single day for him! How on earth would I know he is so good unless I first had all those duds? I have, over the years, shared your newsletters with the duds and also with the decent. But the response I had from my current supervisor when I shared your last newsletter with him was only proof of his great talent to lead. He said he only hopes he can walk beside those who report to him to discover better ways to serve our customer! He did mention it can be very difficult to do the right thing each and every time, but that the secret is in getting back up after the fall! Thanks for your candid and bulls-eye points about what qualities are found in great leaders. Because I now serve one, I am blessed. Hi M.Jo,
As someone who has spent her entire working career in a serving capacity I can offer an opinion regarding those who lead. I have had all kinds. From the boss or supervisor who is never available to the one who leans over your shoulder for 40 hours each week only to point out exactly everything you do wrong… yes, I’ve had a wide variety. In all my working years, I have had 2 halfway decent bosses and only 1 really good leader. The good leader is my current supervisor and I am so grateful every single day for him! How on earth would I know he is so good unless I first had all those duds? I have, over the years, shared your newsletters with the duds and also with the decent. But the response I had from my current supervisor when I shared your last newsletter with him was only proof of his great talent to lead. He said he only hopes he can walk beside those who report to him to discover better ways to serve our customer! He did mention it can be very difficult to do the right thing each and every time, but that the secret is in getting back up after the fall!
Thanks for your candid and bulls-eye points about what qualities are found in great leaders. Because I now serve one, I am blessed.

]]> By: Mary Jo Asmus http://www.aspire-cs.com/cultivating-talent/comment-page-1#comment-614 Mary Jo Asmus Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:23:57 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=719#comment-614 Jennifer, check out Paul's comments and my response! I like that kind of weeding. Monica, what a wonderful memory. Proving yet again, that there are good bosses out there. Too bad the press isn't interested in stories like yours - I have a few of my own as well! Jennifer, check out Paul’s comments and my response! I like that kind of weeding.

Monica, what a wonderful memory. Proving yet again, that there are good bosses out there. Too bad the press isn’t interested in stories like yours – I have a few of my own as well!

]]> By: Monica Diaz http://www.aspire-cs.com/cultivating-talent/comment-page-1#comment-613 Monica Diaz Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:16:14 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=719#comment-613 My first boss was a great leader. I was a young, fresh-out-of-college professional with high hopes for the future. He did noursish each and every one of us, mainly by allowing us to be ourselves and express our talents. He focused then on those of us who he envisioned as more than we currently were. He challenged us, expected top-notch results from us, invested in us. He was always aware of the times when we were a good fit for the organization and when we were not, and acted accordingly. 25 years later, most of us are not working for him, but we still help him out in any way we can, value his opinion, seek his advice. I was lucky to learn by his example. Your post made me think of him and how he impacted my life and my vision of leadership. Great points here and I loved the metaphor regardings your husband's work! My first boss was a great leader. I was a young, fresh-out-of-college professional with high hopes for the future. He did noursish each and every one of us, mainly by allowing us to be ourselves and express our talents. He focused then on those of us who he envisioned as more than we currently were. He challenged us, expected top-notch results from us, invested in us. He was always aware of the times when we were a good fit for the organization and when we were not, and acted accordingly. 25 years later, most of us are not working for him, but we still help him out in any way we can, value his opinion, seek his advice. I was lucky to learn by his example. Your post made me think of him and how he impacted my life and my vision of leadership. Great points here and I loved the metaphor regardings your husband’s work!

]]> By: Mary Jo Asmus http://www.aspire-cs.com/cultivating-talent/comment-page-1#comment-612 Mary Jo Asmus Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:14:48 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=719#comment-612 Paul, this is a great observation and comparison. Although I'm not privy to Ken's everyday business, I'll guess, too, that you are right. The thing that strikes me is your comment that "every employee doesn't belong in every company"; I like that thought, since it doesn't judge the employee as good or bad - and encourages the thought that there is a better place for them to be using their specific talents! Thanks. Paul, this is a great observation and comparison. Although I’m not privy to Ken’s everyday business, I’ll guess, too, that you are right. The thing that strikes me is your comment that “every employee doesn’t belong in every company”; I like that thought, since it doesn’t judge the employee as good or bad – and encourages the thought that there is a better place for them to be using their specific talents! Thanks.

]]> By: Paul McConaughy http://www.aspire-cs.com/cultivating-talent/comment-page-1#comment-611 Paul McConaughy Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:08:44 +0000 http://www.aspire-cs.com/?p=719#comment-611 OK...this isn't a positive comparison but I'll bet he gets rid of poor stock quickly. Once he realizes it is unproductive and can't be nurtured he doesn't waste any effort or nutrients trying to nurse it along. He moves on. Just like every plant doesn't belong in very nursery, every employee doesn't belong in every company. By acting quickly you keep from bringing your business down and you may just be turning the employee free to find what is right for them. OK…this isn’t a positive comparison but I’ll bet he gets rid of poor stock quickly. Once he realizes it is unproductive and can’t be nurtured he doesn’t waste any effort or nutrients trying to nurse it along. He moves on.

Just like every plant doesn’t belong in very nursery, every employee doesn’t belong in every company. By acting quickly you keep from bringing your business down and you may just be turning the employee free to find what is right for them.

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