The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 10, 2010

is the best movie of the past year.&# “The best way to solve this problem is to _.&# “The best technology for _ is.&# The best technology for _ is. Depending on the application, any given technology might be the “best&# solution. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Last month, I wrote a post on What We Can Learn About Leadership from the Chilean Miners. And, as was the case with the astronauts, the miners could not have made it safely home without the efforts, talents and leadership of thousands of others. There are leadership lessons to learn from the rescuers as well.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., are also not business models.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

They focus on this marketing campaign or that new technology, and lose track of what’s most important. A company’s success is ultimately a roll-up of all products and services selling for a profit. This seems straight forward, and yet in my experience company leaders too often lose track of this important goal. Know what works.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Magazine » December 06, 2010 How to Drive Change with a Leadership Point of View Every so often, The New York Times will run a long feature on the CEO of a large business.    I love those articles because they’re great opportunities for data mining on leadership.    Look at ecomagination. 

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. Your comment about "sacred cows" is also spot-on.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it? Priority number two is team building and talent management.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Also worth noting is that there is certainly a difference between value engineering and arbitrary cost containment. Let me make my position very clear…design absolutely matters. If you try hard enough you can find an aberration in just about any rule, but in the case of design it will simply be just that…an aberration.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Purdue is known for its bright engineers, top flight technology students, it is the alma mater of the first and last men to walk on the moon. Yet, the question as I talked with women in the Purdue leadership program is still the age old one of how to balance it all; career, family, community, and time for oneself.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

While they shouldn’t, the reality is that they most certainly do. and any number of other appearance specific issues can add to, or detract from, the strength of your personal brand.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

I’m also not a fan of going to a blog to read third party news, press or the re-blogging of someone else’s information published for no other reason then to boost their search engine rankings. You Know How To Say It : Mark Twain I’m not, but for the most part I can put across a cogent thought.

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Sales Wolf Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

 Here are my picks for the week of November 15 - 21st, 2010.  Here are my picks for the week of November 15 - 21st, 2010. Michael McKinney, Leadership Now : Do You Have Leadership Lock-In? -  Enjoy!  Enjoy!   Tom Peters!

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

  A lot of this, I think, is driven by the 24/7 expectations that are made possible by our communications technology.  Leadership is more complicated.    I think we've blown past Leadership 2.0 and are already on to Leadership 3.0.    I think we've blown past Leadership 2.0

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. But without the backing of the great entrepreneur and gifted engineer George Westinghouse, Tesla’s revolutionary inventions would probably have come to nothing.” [3]. What better way to signal that you have leadership capabilities?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Hopefully their example will raise the standards of leadership in our national life. Here's link to a post of mine a couple of years ago: Dan Nigro, Rick Rescorla and the Leadership Lessons of 9/11 [link]. We owe deep debts of honor to so many people for their service on that horrendous day, and in the years afterward.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

The 7 Deadly Sins of Conflict Resolution How to Tell If a Conflict is Good or Bad Conflict Resolution from John Wooden – What’s Right Not Who’s Right Tags: conflict resolution , Decision Making , health care reform , political debate , Problem Solving , Resolving Conflict Guy Harris describes himself as a recovering engineer.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

The 7 Deadly Sins of Conflict Resolution How to Tell If a Conflict is Good or Bad Conflict Resolution from John Wooden – What’s Right Not Who’s Right Tags: conflict resolution , Decision Making , health care reform , political debate , Problem Solving , Resolving Conflict Guy Harris describes himself as a recovering engineer.

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

What drives your economic engine? It asks the leader and their team to determine what is the measurement of their success (Collin’s economic engine). His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). What are you passionate about? Your people do not care about that number.

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

What drives your economic engine? It asks the leader and their team to determine what is the measurement of their success (Collin’s economic engine). His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). What are you passionate about? Your people do not care about that number.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 25, 2010

The Resource:    LinkUp Monthly Jobs Report What It Is:   LinkUp is a job search engine that finds and displays employment openings directly from the career section of employer websites for companies of all sizes.  Enjoy! .  Enjoy! Now go Maximize Possibility!  Enjoy!

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Tony Mayo

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Top Executive Coaching with Tony Mayo About Tony Mayo Newsletter Sign-up Sections Client Comments For Executive Coaches For Executives For Fun For Salespeople Quotes and Aphorisms Recommended Books Technology Tips Videos & Podcasts Popular Posts Twitter Log IX About Tony Mayo Truth or Consequences? Productivity plummeted.

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Chris Brady

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Posted by: Phyllis Hoff | September 09, 2010 at 07:56 AM Not only is that post an unbelievably efficient statement of life-changing truths, but its also an almost ironic testimony to the power of the "different game" those who have access to your blog, training system, etc. Be willing to do well what most people won't do at all.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 22, 2011

We are considering offering something like the following on a monthly basis: Review trends of your specific keywords Identify potential hotspots for blog links Update Facebook Fans page = 25-50 postings Identify and connect with potential Facebook friends Update Twitter account = 30-50 Search Engine Optimized postings Leave comments on blogs and websites (..)

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. What are the critical levers for change that could be enhanced through technology? But there's more.

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Building Personal Strength

AUGUST 15, 2010

It was a new technology at the time, used primarily to give bosses what was called "upward" feedback about their leadership and management. I explored some of the "instruments" of the day, but I had a concept for a variation of the technology that would be less expensive and easier to use. Copyright 2010. Coates, Ph.D.,

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 29, 2011

Leadership. by John • August 29, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. According to licensing agreements and industry sources, Monsanto’s stranglehold on the genetically-engineered seed market in the United States and the world squeezes customers, limits competitors and provides staggering profits.

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

It is based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and is implemented by fastworks as an add-in to Microsoft Excel, a ubiquitous engine that many already use for various business applications, which reduces the learning curve and the need for expensive proprietary software. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

According to licensing agreements and industry sources, Monsanto’s stranglehold on the genetically-engineered seed market in the United States and the world squeezes customers, limits competitors and provides staggering profits. It has not – 2010 profits for Exxon and Shell rose by 57 and 61% respectively. Monsanto is a good example.

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

It is based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and is implemented by fastworks as an add-in to Microsoft Excel, a ubiquitous engine that many already use for various business applications, which reduces the learning curve and the need for expensive proprietary software. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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Executive Coaching Strategic Planning Brainstorming Execution 68

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

We believe the strength of any team is in the followers and there can be no leaders without followers, but the vast majority of research to date has focused on the leadership side of this equation. It is worth keeping in mind that some jobs have clear leadership requirements; virtually all jobs have followership requirements.

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LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

According to licensing agreements and industry sources, Monsanto’s stranglehold on the genetically-engineered seed market in the United States and the world squeezes customers, limits competitors and provides staggering profits. It has not – 2010 profits for Exxon and Shell rose by 57 and 61% respectively. Likely true.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 4, 2010

Distraction…A Challenge to Good Leadership → January 5, 2010 · 1:37 am ↓ Jump to Comments When the Grasshopper Teaches the Master My son has been helping me learn more about Social Media. For instance, people of my generation are grappling with the wonders of technology with varying degrees of success.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Similarly, make sure your OWN site has the best key words for the search engines. Ten minutes reading about someone you are going to talk to can be invaluable, whether for services you consider, possible employees, collaborations to pursue, or customers to solicit. Google your name periodically. Be willing to be scattered.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

These numbers point to a clear need for better representation of female physicians in leadership. Before they can make progress, healthcare organizations need to see how well (or poorly) women are represented among their leadership. Men and women alike should work to enhance gender diversity in leadership. Quantification.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Realistic : Adopting a new idea should be based upon solid business logic that drives corresponding financial engineering and modeling. Champion : Senior leadership must champion any new idea being adopted. " Regards, Leadership Freak Dan Rockwell [link] Bob MacNeal Mike, Thanks for this helpful post.

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