The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

As I lead workshops on conflict resolution, leadership, team dynamics, and communication skills, this communication tip frequently comes to the surface for discussion: Say what you DO want rather than what you DON’T want. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 21, 2010

People with strong supportive traits are great at building relationships, easing tensions, helping others, and holding a team together. Consistently passive communication and conflict avoidance can create situations where conflicts go unresolved and continue to simmer under the surface until they explode and destroy a team or family.

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The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Later, when I was working as a research engineer in the chemical industry, I used the concept of design margin as I developed new products and worked with customers to get our products qualified for their applications. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The book is scheduled for release in January of 2011. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Employees, team members, group members — whatever you call them — can be like the woman in the picture. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. In the picture above, the woman is fighting to get her need for air met.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

All week, I have been sharing my thoughts and insights on communication skills, motivation theory, leadership, team-building, and persuasion. 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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The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 21, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Learn More… Comments One Response to “Employee Motivation: Interesting Ideas to Consider&# martin slattery says: January 24, 2011 at 8:19 pm Great Blog!!! He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 21, 2010

You may have many opportunities to discuss change and the impact of change with your team this year. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. We also covered some practical tips for connecting with emotions more effectively. Photo based on work by Rennet Stowe.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 3, 2010

Whether you are trying to change your behavior, your team member’s behavior, or your child’s behavior, remember that everyone has a self-control limit, and when you exceed the limit you invite failure. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 7, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Use These Conflict Resolution Tips To Get Your Team Performing Rather Than Bickering says: May 11, 2010 at 3:38 pm [.] He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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The Recovering Engineer

AUGUST 3, 2010

Like so many other issues that surface in the discussion of how to lead a team (business, sports, family, church, etc), the rule-relationship issue is a both-and scenario rather than an either-or scenario. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

For others, adults, Buddy was a “chemically imbalanced” adult man who thinks and dresses like an elf running around through the streets of New York City. Buddy is a human raised by elves, therefore, does he fall into the “human” or “elf” category? For some, say children (most likely his primary target audience), Buddy is an elf.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Just in case you don’t know him, he played many seasons with the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. He was speaking specifically about baseball players, and the lesson applies to all of us: leaders, team members, co-workers, parents, and spouses. He spoke about his personal perspective on perseverance and success. Photo by dbking.

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The Recovering Engineer

JULY 29, 2010

During the workshop, I told a story I often tell about a situation in my life where, as a leader of a team, I was confronted with large scale changes that impacted me in ways that I could not change or control. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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Building Personal Strength

MAY 23, 2011

They were a good team, and the marriage was a happy one. Much later, Erica discovered that she suffered from chronic depression, caused by an imbalance of chemicals in her brain. Her psychiatrist eventually got it under control using a combination of medications, but in counseling Erica discovered that her issues weren’t all chemical.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Research is showing that the heart can learn and send out dopamine (a pleasure chemical that influences behavior) and oxytocin (a chemical associated with the feeling of love). Most people, including myself would always associate these chemicals with the brain and nervous system.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 16, 2010

Do this, and you will significantly improve your effectiveness as a leader, team member, or parent. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. I’m not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. The more I work at it though, the better I get. And you can do it, too.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

It is also important that your attention to being systematic be teamed with an ability to being open to possibility for new ways of doing things. If a leader doesn’t respect their team or feels as if they are superior just because they are in management level, a negative dynamic is instilled in the group.

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The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 12, 2010

Through his work, his publications, the work of his team, and a network of Human Behavioral consultants certified to teach his material; he has reached millions of people around the world. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Thanks again for contributing to the conversation.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Does the business have a complete, balanced, and cohesive management team? Successful spin-offs tend to have a management team that comprises both insiders and outsiders. Are the management team and owners prepared to abandon business as usual?

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 4, 2010

Leading a group of people is a lot like conducting a grand experiment, where the “scientist&# ( the leader ) fills a laboratory ( the business ) with test subjects ( the team ), and then sets up parameters, calibrates goals, and eventually makes a hypothesis on each one of them. Then, every day, those hypothesis get tested.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

Employees at semiconductor-chip-maker Intel recently devised a new chemistry process that reduced chemical waste by 900,000 gallons, saving $45 million annually. Another team developed a plan to reuse and optimize networking systems in offices, which cut energy costs by $22 million.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2011

Japan is in a state of crisis at present , but its future may be in safe hands judging by the manner in which the country's young people have rallied in the aftermath of the earthquake, the tsunami, and the nuclear power crisis that struck on March 11, 2011.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In 2008, Dr Reddy's acquired Chirotech, Dow Chemical's R&D unit, for $32 million, and in April 2011 relocated it to a new 33,000 sq. Suzlon's head of technology is John O'Halloran, a former Cummins Engine executive who now leads Suzlon's 500-strong global R&D team out of Hamburg. facility in Cambridge Science Park.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2014

General Electric’s corporate business development group (about a dozen professionals) is bigger than the entire executive team in many midsized companies. After a first deal fell through in late 2010, EORM acquired a Southern California firm in 2011. So he taught his team planning and M&A skills.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

Between 2008 and 2012, Walmart more than doubled sales by adding 100 hypermarkets to its existing 400 stores, acquiring Trustmart in 2011, and picking up a majority stake in online retailer Yihaodian in 2012. They are gearing up to make more money with fewer resources by focusing on the most profitable products, regions, and sales teams.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2012

Starting in our biggest business — carpet tiles — our managers and staff have gone through the grinding process of identifying every single chemical in our products. We will phase out all chemicals deemed unacceptable according to Cradle-to-Cradle by 2020. Sounds pretty idealistic, doesn't it? 1] McKinsey & Co.,

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

It is of even greater importance if a major act of terrorism involving nuclear, chemical, biological or cyber weapons occurs, either in private sector facilities or public spaces that impact private employers. Neither the Gulf spill nor the problems at the Japan nuclear plants were unthinkable. A similar set of problems bedevils Japan.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Further, many problems are common across industries and a solution that works for, say, the chemicals industry may be surprisingly relevant in a financial services context. Copyright 2011. She is a popular speaker and consults to senior leadership teams. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Be prepared.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

For example, a wide variety of clean technologies (including wind, solar, and hydrogen) are vying to power vehicles and cities at the same time that a wide variety of medical technologies (chemical, biotechnological, genomic, and robotic) are being developed to treat diseases.

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