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Great Leadership: a Lot of This and That

Persuasive Powerhouse

Tanveer Naseer wrote a wonderful post recently where he asked, “ Is Leadership an Art or a Science? Great leadership behaviors require a lot of blending and the ability to balance seemingly contrasting behaviors; a lot of this’s and that’s. Collaboration is necessary to get buy in and cooperation.

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It Takes a Team

The Recovering Engineer

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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How To Get People To Do What You Want

The Recovering Engineer

All week, I have been sharing my thoughts and insights on communication skills, motivation theory, leadership, team-building, and persuasion. The better question to ask is: “How do I get myself to do the things that will connect with this person so that they will want to cooperate with me?&#

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Why You Might Eventually Do Something You Don't Want to Do…

The Recovering Engineer

You invite failure to comply with rules, failure to cooperate, and failure to do things in new and different ways. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Maybe you said you wouldn’t eat too much at a party. This is an observable and repeatable psychological phenomenon.

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Conflict Resolution Insights: Why Conflicts Escalate | Guy Harris.

The Recovering Engineer

Even in our less than perfect world, either party can take the right actions and move to resolve the conflict with or without the other person’s cooperation. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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Just Do Your Part: Take the Personal Responsibility Pledge

The Recovering Engineer

It’s my responsibility to do everything in my power to make things better whether you choose to cooperate with me or not. Yes, I understand that people get frustrated and give up when other people don’t eventually cooperate. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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Take Charge of Your Life - Control What You Can | Guy Harris: The.

The Recovering Engineer

And he doesn’t always cooperate with me. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. That’s it. When I discuss this idea in training, I often say that of the 6+ billion people on the planet I can only control one of them. Still, controlling myself is all I’ve got.