December 9th, 2013 
Mary Hladio 
What does it mean it mean to be persuasive? It means moving people to action. It means having an impact with your communications. It means getting ideas across and making a difference.
Defining it as a competency means: The ability to plan and deliver oral and written communications that are …
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83 Comments » October 7th, 2013 Mary Hladio 
Lead the change
It is essential for leaders not only to accept change but also to create it, say experts. According to a survey by Harvard Business Publishing, this requires leaders to have four capabilities:
Posted in Business Strategy, Change Leadership, Communications, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Leadership Competency, Management Skills, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness Tags: business, Change Management, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Leadership, Leadership Development, Management, Management Skills, Organizational Change, Productivity, Small business 9 Comments » September 16th, 2013 Mary Hladio 
Photo credit: the twinkling of an eye
A client of my, during our regular status meeting, wanted some ideas to help her staff maintain morale in tough times. we batted around a few concepts, about reminding people of their accomplishments and reiterating the “Big Picture” vision and objectives. Then I …
Posted in Business Strategy, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Leadership Competency, Performance Effectiveness Tags: business, Chief executive officer, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Morale, Employee Satisfaction, Engagement, Mission, Morale, Organizational culture, Productivity, Small business, Team Dynamics, Vision 54 Comments » September 2nd, 2013 Mary Hladio No matter how long you have had your company or where you are in your career, CEO’s and company leaders can stay encouraged by learning how to respond more effectively to their
Don’t let the outside get in!
circumstances. The pressure of running a company or leading a large employee …
Posted in Business Strategy, Career Development, Ember Carriers, Leadership, Leadership Competency, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development Tags: business, Chief executive officer, decision making, Dream, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Morale, Jeff Walker, launch business, Leadership, Leadership Performance, Mission, Organizational Effectiveness, Small business, Vision 13 Comments » August 26th, 2013 Mary Hladio 
Leadership Traits
In the book, Lessons From the Top: The Search for America’s Best Business Leaders, Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, made the following observation:
“I think it’s very difficult to lead today when people are not really truly participating in the decision. You won’t be able to …
Posted in Business Strategy, Ember Carriers, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Leadership Competency, Operational Excellence, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Succession Planning, Talent Development, Team Effectiveness Tags: 360-Degree Feedback, business, Chief executive officer, decision making, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Engagement, Insights Discovery, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Performance, Organization, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent, Talent Development 28 Comments » August 12th, 2013 Mary Hladio 
What happens when employees don’t understand?
What is the hardest part of implementing new processes in your business? For most companies, it is learning the new process and actually getting people to do things differently?
Michael Hammer, the business-process-reengineering guru, stated “The hard stuff is the soft stuff.” What he …
Posted in Business Strategy, Career Development, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Development, Goal Setting, Knowledge Worker, Leadership Competency, Operational Excellence, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development, Team Effectiveness Tags: business, Change Management, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Engagement, Employment, Engagement, FUEL, Goal Setting, Human resources, Leadership Performance, Learning, Organization development, Organizational Change, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Development, Time management, Understanding 41 Comments »
