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Being Too Nice Can Hurt You | Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer

The Recovering Engineer

Both scenarios can have major negative impacts on your career. 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. He has spent many years learning to connect and communicate with other people more effectively.

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! Guy Harris presents Three Power Phrases to Disarm a Verbal Aggressor posted at Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer , saying, "How do you respond to coworkers or colleagues when they are verbally aggressive? Here are three phrases that might help.".

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The September 2011 Leadership Development Carnival - Back to School Sale

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the September, 2011 Leadership Development Carnival - Back to School Sale! I'm looking forward to some new research Anne and Marion are about to publish on woman and power. Chris Edmonds presents Power, Profit, or Purpose: What Drives Your Company? So stock up, and enjoy your reading! Great lessons!

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This Is 'Out Of The Box' Thinking.

Rich Gee Group

Apple engineer rebuilds an ancient Greek mechanism — the oldest known computer – known as The Antikythera Mechanism. recent posts 3 Tips To Take More Powerful Notes During Meetings. Out Of LEGO. Next post: 5 Mistakes You Make With Business Cards. How To Pick Yourself Up After You Fail. Smile or Die! Happy Birthday IBM!

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Are We Experiencing A Technology Tsunami?

Rich Gee Group

Engineering, design, materials, and service just got better. Next post: The Best Way To Grow Your Business & Career. recent posts 3 Tips To Take More Powerful Notes During Meetings. When I was growing up, cars broke down frequently — there were repair shops all over the place fixing almost every part on a car. Guaranteed.

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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

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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Commit to Continual Learning – Life Lessons From Cal Ripken, Jr

The Recovering Engineer

At one point, speaking about the need to continually learn, grow, and improve, he said: The ones who become satisfied with who they are have short careers. What a powerful way to make the point about the need to constantly invest the effort to become better. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.