The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Most people have a blend of the two perspectives that can change based on their environment. Often, they think about tasks with regard to how the tasks will impact other people. There is nothing inherently wrong with either perspective. They are just different. Most of my older posts can be found at. Never show again. Get Email Updates

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 22, 2010

May 22, 2010 by Guy Harris Filed under Communication Skills , DISC Model , Video Leave a Comment Guy Answers the Question: Is Changing Your Behavior Phoney? We often change our behaviors for different environments. Different environments call for different behaviors. DISC Model FAQ’s: Is Changing Your Behavior Phoney?

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 4, 2010

DISC Model FAQ’s: Can Your Personality Style Change Over Time May 4, 2010 by Guy Harris Filed under DISC Model , Video 3 Comments Guy Answers the Question: Can Your Personality Style Change Over Time? I have spoken with thousands of people in various environments and done lots of reading on the topic.

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The Recovering Engineer

JULY 29, 2010

My experience with this approach has taught me this: I still might not like parts of the environment, but the choice to take responsibility for being there rather than blaming others for my situation greatly reduces the daily stress and frustration I might feel from being in the environment. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 29, 2010

I’m not suggesting that we should keep pursuing relationships that have no hope of reciprocal effort or that we continue to work in environments that are toxic or dangerous (either emotionally or physically) beyond our ability to change them. Nothing happened to set me off. There was no “precipitating event&# this morning.

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The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

September 13, 2010 by Guy Harris Filed under DISC Model 4 Comments I know that your time is valuable, so I’ll get right to the point. Harriet Vaughan says: September 17, 2010 at 10:27 am Hi I’m so glad I DISCovered you. Reply Guy Harris says: December 4, 2010 at 1:59 pm Hi Chrystine, Thanks for the comment.

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 26, 2010

I just didn’t enjoy parts of the environment I worked in when I did the technical work. It is slightly older than me, so it has been around my whole life. You see, I’m a lot like Bubble Wrap. For part of my career, I diligently pursued technical roles. They fit my personality, and the technical work was comfortable.

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