Mary Jane Mapes
BS, MA, CSP
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Leadership, Customer Service, Communication Expert

Mary Jane Mapes Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Leadership Development, Sales & Service Excellence, Team Unity, Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Career Focus
- Management Consultant, Speaker, Author, Business Owner
- Affiliation
- Active member of National Speakers Association, SHRM, NSA-MI Chapter
Mary Jane is the author of the book, The Art of Fielding Questions with Finesse, numerous published articles on the subjects of leadership development, customer service, and interpersonal communication, audio/video learning albums, and a quarterly newsletter, The Aligned Leader journal.
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Mary Jane Mapes Audio & Video Programs
The Gift of the Listening Heart
http://www.alignedleaderinstitute.com/products.php
Building Sales & Service Muscle
http://www.alignedleaderinstitute.com/products.php
Telephone Tactics
http://www.alignedleaderinstitute.com/products.php
Make a Difference: Provide Service that is R.A.R.E.
http://www.alignedleaderinstitute.com/products.php
Mary Jane Mapes Books
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Are Blinders Hindering You?
You know what blinders are - those black flaps put on the side of horses’ eyes to keep them focused on what’s straight ahead, undistracted by things going on around them. Blinders may keep a horse on task, but wear them yourself, and it won’t be long until your looking trouble in the ...
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Don't Assume: Ignorance iS Not Bliss
A paper salesman for over 40 years, Frank remembers the day when he was selling paper to butcher shops. The meat wrapping paper his clientele purchased could be customized with a message of their choice. One of his clients handed him a paper with the message he wanted to appear on his wrapping ...
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Are You an Aligned Leader?
Are You an Aligned Leader? By Mary Jane Mapes, CSP As an aligned leader, you are someone who acknowledges all four realms of existence: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. You choose to be guided by the invisible realm of the spirit. In other words, you live life in accordance with ...
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How Leaders Speak So Others Will Listen
Do you ramble when you speak, packing in too many irrelevant details? Perhaps you skip from one idea to the next with no connection between them. The first conversation pattern makes you boring and the second makes you confusing. Either one can have a negative impact on your ability to influence ...
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Helping Leaders Do The Right Thing
Unfortunately, I’d heard the story before. A new CEO and COO had been hired to replace ineffectual leaders. They inherited a loosely organized and unfocused leadership team, and needed help getting the organization back on track. A vacuum at the top had resulted in disorganization, ...
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