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Thoughts on the Presidency

Leading Blog

W ITH the presidential election of 2020 upon us, here are some thoughts about the presidency: “Despite all of the trappings of power—the big house on Pennsylvania Avenue, Camp David, Air Force One, never having to sit in a traffic jam (ever!)—the the president is in charge of an entity over which he has fairly limited power.

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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 November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! posted at Business Wisdom: Words to Manage By , saying, "Part of executive development is recognizing the development that has already occurred.". Turner presents Lewin and Historical Traces to Change Management posted at JohnRTurner_HPT_resource.

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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. All are deeply discounted (free) and offer incredible value to the discriminating leadership shopper. 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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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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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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