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How Much Margin Do You Have? | Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer

The Recovering Engineer

To explain what I mean, I’ll lean on my background as an engineer. In my engineering design classes, I learned about the concept of design or safety margin — a factor built into design calculations to allow for minor errors, miscalculations, under estimations, and other variables that are difficult to accurately determine.

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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! presents 10 Management Lessons from Harry Potter posted at Lead Change Group Blog , saying, "Post by Leigh Steere of Managing People Better about the lessons she learned from the Harry Potter series." So stock up, and enjoy your reading!

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Management Tip Audio Interview with Nick McCormick

The Recovering Engineer

I do, though, have an audio interview that I recently did with Nick McCormick over at Joe and Wanda on Management. This is a brief (about 10 minute) conversation Nick and I had around one management tip that I offered for his podcast listeners. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. Click here to cancel reply.

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My Interview With Mike Phillips on Lead the 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. Learn More… Comments 3 Responses to “My Interview With Mike Phillips on Lead the Team&# Mike Phillips says: February 2, 2011 at 11:16 pm Great talk Guy!

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From Bud to Boss: My Audio Interview With Wayne Turmel | Guy.

The Recovering Engineer

To hear the full interview, check out From Bud to Boss at The Cranky Middle Manager. 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. The big issues facing new supervisors. Learn More… What Do You Think?

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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

The cost per employee is half the EU average, and the number of days spent on training is at its lowest since 2011. This focus on short-term challenges neglects the development of essential management and leadership skills. So, it gives me a lot more opportunity in the projects I can get involved in.

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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

The cost per employee is half the EU average, and the number of days spent on training is at its lowest since 2011. This focus on short-term challenges neglects the development of essential management and leadership skills. So, it gives me a lot more opportunity in the projects I can get involved in.