The Recovering Engineer

JULY 2, 2010

After the heat of the moment passes, you can exercise your power of choice to act in better and more constructive ways. It’s a little rough. Dirt might get in your eyes so that you don’t see clearly what lies ahead. When it does, you cannot continue to claim: “I don’t know why I said that.&#

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 21, 2010

At the top of my wish list is that everyone in organizations, from the top to the bottom, learns how to give constructive, strengths-based feedback. That takes great listening skills, courage and real caring, all of which are sadly underdeveloped in most companies I know – not to mention a culture that has trust as its foundation.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 30, 2015

Our minds fill in the blanks when information is lacking; new realities that employees begin to construct might be built on the wrong foundation. Involve Them in the Construction of Change. And change agents can be recruited to help role model the new skills and behaviors required, thus providing much needed reassurance.

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Building Personal Strength

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 People Skills and Personal Strengths - The Bottom Line Im in a "bottom-line" mood right now. People skills. Constructive feedback? There are several dozen specific people skills. They understand and value business savvy and administrative skills. Kind of a "no-BS" mood. The bottom line.

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Coaching Ourselves

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

It was founded in 2009 by the four local community controlled Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health organisations that knew if the lives of Aboriginal people were to improve a different way of providing health services was essential. CO has enabled key skill development and confidence for leaders and managers.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Real game changers understand the power of people and relationships, and they embody this in both their construction and implementation. Many a skilled leader has fallen prey to this circumstance. When you get down to brass tacks, all business boils down to people (employees, customers, partners, investors, vendors, etc.),

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Building Personal Strength

JANUARY 10, 2011

Imagine what a bummer it would be to wake up each morning and have to relearn all your skills and routines all over again - how to tie your shoes, how to brush your teeth, how to make coffee, how to drive a car - and on and on. Call it a habit, call it a skill, call it a routine. Consciously construct a positive behavior pattern.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Certainly, the act of obtaining feedback from those you lead can be challenging as it’s hard for people to offer constructive criticism to those above them. Tanveer Naseer : September 28, 2010 at 1:34 pm Mary Jo, these are some valuable actions that leaders can implement to gain a better understanding of their leadership role.

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Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Like knowledge, skills, values, attitudes and forms of power, personal strengths help us be more effective when working through tough challenges. This is why they do irrational things. I’ve been in the learning and development business for over 35 years, and CEO of Performance Support Systems, Inc., since 1987.

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Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 7, 2010

My brother invited him in, and immediately the sheriff began pointing out defects in the construction and maintenance of the house. The day leading up to the dream, I was writing about executives who waste a ton of money because they dont understand how people learn and what it really takes to ingrain a skill. Post by Dennis E.

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Power Video Learning-by-Doing Blog 78

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Effective followership plays such an important role in the development of future leadership skills that freshman at all the United States service academies (the Air Force Academy, West Point, Annapolis, and the Coast Guard and Merchant Marine Academies) spend their first year in formal follower roles.

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

In the present again, you use those lessons to construct a step-by-step plan to create your desired future. Like knowledge, skills, values, attitudes and forms of power, personal strengths help us be more effective when working through tough challenges. No wonder Juan disliked being proactive! since 1987.

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Roundtable Talk

APRIL 5, 2010

Deal with challenging behaviour quickly and early on… provide a safe environment to give constructive feedback. Don’t create short-term satisfaction to the detriment of the longer term strategy or position.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2013

In a 2009 HBR interview Goodwin was fast to point out Lincoln''s tremendous gift of people skills. This shortfall is particularly common among those with strong people skills, who are bedeviled by two hazards when it comes to tackling performance issues. Leadership Managing yourself'

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 13, 2009

If we are to give meaning to measuring performance and helping people build skill and experience, we have to pay a little attention to it every day. Reply Gwyn Teatro July 17, 2009 at 7:12 pm It’s not hard to find people who agree that the present system is painful. Thanks for the insightful post Gwyn. What gets in the way?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← When Change Hits “Upside the Head” Good Coaching…Not For Sissies → November 2, 2009 · 1:26 am ↓ Jump to Comments Casual Conversation in the Workplace…Something to Talk About What’s your take on casual conversation in the workplace?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 20, 2009

For instance: The Ugly Truth about Some Bosses is that : Managing performance well requires coaching skills that many bosses have not acquired. The Ugly Truth about Some Employees is that: In general, criticism is a hard pill to swallow , even the constructive kind. My advice: give them some skill development in feedback and coaching.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 25, 2010

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Mix Praise With Constructive Feedback When you provide overall feedback to your employees, mix praise with constructive feedback about what they can do to improve. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). I totally agree.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 10, 2010

Saturday, July 10, 2010 How To Give Constructive Feedback Eric Harvey and Al Lucia wrote a booklet called " 144 Ways To Walk The Talk." How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 27, 2009

While the sights, lights, art, food, chocolate (oh yes), and all else this place has to offer have been fantastic, there was one particular thing I really wanted to share with you. ] Tweet This Post Tagged as: customer service { 10 comments… read them below or add one } Robin Dickinson December 27, 2009 at 4:36 pm Excellent post, Terry.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

An honest self-evaluation will tell you where you have to increase your emotional and interactive skills. Promote the importance of vulnerability by both modeling it and encouraging it through constructive contact. Constructive criticism comes from a personal desire on your part to help people do their best.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Re-skilling the workforce. In 2009, private US philanthropy to developing countries exceeded official US government aid by almost $9 billion. It’s easy to see how there can be a market in engaging in this awful practice, but can a market be constructed to help stop it? Rising obesity. Human Trafficking.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2013

The unprecedented loss of highly-skilled, senior workers is compounding challenges posed by aging infrastructure, rising power demand, and climate stress. A digitally-skilled workforce is vital to help deploy advanced digital technologies that can streamline and automate grid operations. Encouraging trade skills.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2017

In one telling case , construction workers went home at the end of the week as employees only to be informed on the following Monday that, perhaps by the magic of some unknown force, they had become, “member/owners” of hundreds of limited liability companies, effectively stripping them of federal and state job protections.

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Mike Cardus

JULY 4, 2023

Create opportunities for people to engage in professional development and acquire new skills. Actively listen to different viewpoints and facilitate constructive discussions that promote understanding and innovation. Conversations and Interactions : Let the environment open conversation and interaction. Retrieved from [link] Oh, W.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2011

Initial apprehensions were expressed at least as early as 2009 in places like The Economist and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Second, I discovered that the financial projections supporting the construction of our shiny new building assume significant enrollment and tuition rate increases into the foreseeable future.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

In 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported on Google’s algorithm that crunched data from employee reviews and promotion and pay histories to determine which employees are most likely to quit, and more recently Google was lauded for pioneering the use of big data to predict employee turnover. How should those safeguards be constructed?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2011

In the days since, I've been thinking about how little real value that yacht provides, even to its owner, and how much impact the $200 million in construction costs, and the $5 million a year in upkeep, could have on the lives of tens of thousands of needy people. At least seven hedge fund managers earned more than $1 billion just in 2009.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

.” She also used data from student surveys to examine other measures of academic performance, like how well students knew professors and how they felt their thinking skills improved. Shu found that those who graduated between 2009 and 2012 were 45% less likely to choose finance than those who graduated between 2006 and 2008.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

In 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported on Google’s algorithm that crunched data from employee reviews and promotion and pay histories to determine which employees are most likely to quit, and more recently Google was lauded for pioneering the use of big data to predict employee turnover. How should those safeguards be constructed?

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QAspire

JULY 18, 2010

Team work plays a crucial role in success of any nature of project in any field, be it a manufacturing, construction, s/w or sports. Leaders can simply do transactional communication ("Do this form by end of tomorrow and lets review it then") or truly connect with their team members.

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Chris Brady

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Speaking with the credibility of decades having developed her leadership skills side by side with Tony, Pat initiated an important message by asking for a show of hands of husbands present with their wives (visually we could see many were not). May God continue to bless his dedicated, passionate and caring heart!

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

The situation stabilized somewhat after the government abandoned the Zimbabwean dollar in favor of a multi-currency system in 2009 and entered a power-sharing deal with the opposition party. However, in recent years many high-skilled Zimbabweans have emigrated to neighboring South Africa.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

When Google first began testing its almost comical-looking prototype vehicles on California roads in 2009, lawmakers didn’t even have a vocabulary to talk about the new technology, let alone any understanding of whether driving rules and accident liability laws dating back 100 years or more would need to be adapted or completely rewritten.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 17, 2010

Learn more about how to host an effective meeting by reading the booklet, "Best Life: Tips for 2009." Posted by Eric Jacobson at 7:34 AM Labels: General Management Skills , Leadership Skills , Management , Meetings , Productivity Boosters 3comments: davidburkus said. Can we add this for #6? Turn off your cell phones! (so

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 24, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Dont Hire Someone Just Like You Despite the temptation to hire someone like yourself, hire someone to complement your skills --not to duplicate your skills. Managers often find it easier, more comfortable, or less threatening to hire someone with similar skills and work habits. Good post Eric.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 20, 2011

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? It all depends on what that leader does or doesnt do.Good management and leadership skills can be learned.

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