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

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. Featured Video The Recovering Engineer YouTube Channel From Bud to Boss Connect With Me Subscription Options Email updates. Photo by paraflyer.

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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 State Of University Spinouts In The UK

The Horizons Tracker

University spinouts represent a major source of innovation but a recent report into the sector by the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub and Beauhurst suggests all is not as healthy as it might be. The researchers have tracked over 50,000 high-growth businesses across the UK since 2011, with 1,628 of these identified as spinouts.

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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! Yes, it's back to school shopping time, and this month's Carnival gives leaders and aspiring leaders a shopping cart full of leadership development supplies. So stock up, and enjoy your reading! Where would you like to be?" Good questions, Kevin - Thanks!

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Thoughts on the Presidency

Leading Blog

Newt Gingrich, 2011. Blaming the bureaucracy is an easy way to gloss over the failures of government, yet running a government without the support of the bureaucracy is like running a train without an engine.” — Stephen Hess, Organizing the Presidency. “No No real-world human being brings to the U.S.

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Reinvent Yourself For Greater Success | Guy Harris: The Recovering.

The Recovering Engineer

Here’s one idea that immediately struck me today when I heard it: Reinvent Yourself For Greater Success The idea of reinventing yourself may not apply to everyone, but it does apply to many of us. And, like Bubble Wrap, you just might achieve greater success. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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Built to Win

Great Leadership By Dan

In Major League Baseball, the 2011 New York Yankees were built to win but didn't make it to the World Series. After a 15-year career leading successful teams, Chris founded his consulting company, The Purposeful Culture Group, in 1990. Chris Edmonds is a sought-after speaker, author, and executive consultant.

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