The Recovering Engineer

MAY 9, 2010

This article is from the DISC FAQs series. DISC Model FAQs: Can Your Personality Style Change Over Time DISC Model Frequently Asked Questions DISC Model FAQs: Is Changing Your Behavior Phoney? Use the links below to read more from this series. DISC Model FAQs: Is One Style Better Than the Others? Get updates in an RSS reader.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

Like many of the CEOs whom I coach, he was anxious in this pandemic and had a hard time thinking of any other question other than, “How do I cut costs?” The complexity of our current crisis is clearly overwhelming many leaders, who haven’t adjusted to asking new questions that befit the new environment.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

Like many of the CEOs whom I coach, he was anxious in this pandemic and had a hard time thinking of any other question other than, “How do I cut costs?” The complexity of our current crisis is clearly overwhelming many leaders, who haven’t adjusted to asking new questions that befit the new environment.

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Great Results Team Building

OCTOBER 1, 2018

You may have wondered, or even asked friends or co-workers “Hey, are teambuilding events effective?”. But you would probably NOT ask those same people “Hey, is food good for you?” . Recreational team building includes things like going bowling together or playing laser tag or doing community service together or a company picnic.

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 10, 2010

This article is from the Connecting With People series. Use the links below to read more from this series. Featured Video The Recovering Engineer YouTube Channel From Bud to Boss Connect With Me Subscription Options Email updates. Get updates in an RSS reader. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 29, 2010

When you are communicating with… …an outgoing, task-oriented, Dominant style person : Speak slowly Tell really long-stories Give them lots of details they didn’t ask for Avoid anything that even remotely resembles a decision or results-focused action. This article is from the Connecting With People series.

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 24, 2010

I went to my doctor, and he asked a whole battery of questions before prescribing a treatment plan. He asked about my physical activity, other pains or sensations I had in other parts of my body, how my leg felt, etc. I once had numbness and tingling in my foot. Get updates in an RSS reader. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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The Recovering Engineer

JULY 21, 2010

So, I share it here with you today: I’ll never know your real intent, Until I ask you what you meant. Not only do you need to ask they need to be willing to share. .&# ) I started thinking about how we often misinterpret other people’s meaning, and this little rhyme popped (almost) fully formed into my mind.

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The Recovering Engineer

JULY 20, 2010

This article is from the DISC FAQs series. DISC Model FAQs: Can Your Personality Style Change Over Time DISC Model Frequently Asked Questions DISC Model FAQs: Is Changing Your Behavior Phoney? If they are: Outgoing and Task oriented, use Dominant language. Outgoing and People-oriented, use Inspiring language.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 4, 2011

So I put on my best Rich Gee smile and politely asked for the manager. Get Shareaholic Tagged as: Client Service , Clients , Customer Service , Customers { 4 comments… read them below or add one } Tim Trent 01.04.11 at 6:28 PM Hey Rich, Great article. So what the store was really saying to me was, “NO! Bad Customer!

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Help create a better workplace with this article. Then place one tag on each person’s back without letting them see what their label says. Now they have to one at a time ask questions to figure out what is on their back; questions like “am I a man or woman?” How about morale; does your team need a boost in morale.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Featured Video The Recovering Engineer YouTube Channel From Bud to Boss Connect With Me Subscription Options Email updates. Get updates in an RSS reader. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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The Recovering Engineer

JULY 18, 2010

I asked, how much do you have?” It seems that I have, in many cases, made the point in an indirect way. He said: “I don’t know for sure. I just don’t feel like I have enough.” I wanted to say (but, thankfully, I didn’t): “How much money you feel like you have was not the question. My colleague in this story is a very intelligent person.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 3, 2010

Well, there’s a good reason for this behavior, and Dan Heath gives more details about it in this article over at Fast Company. I suggest that you check out the article for more details. For now, here’s the short version: self-control eventually runs out. Give people (or yourself) a break. Get updates in an RSS reader.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 21, 2010

In reading the article, I saw an immediate connection to my work and for other people interested in using the DISC model in their professional and personal lives. The point made in this article is particularly significant for people with supportive tendencies (people who are people-oriented and reserved). Get updates in an RSS reader.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The thought behind much (not all) of what I was asked in my role as seminar leader and expert panelist basically reduced to this: How do I get people to do what I want them to do. The better question to ask is: “How do I get myself to do the things that will connect with this person so that they will want to cooperate with me?&#

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 11, 2010

Ask about them, their family, and their friends — they tend to connect on a personal level before they are concerned with doing business, they want to know that you care about them. This article is from the Connecting With People series. Be friendly and not too business like — they respond better to people who like them.

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 3, 2018

As he was Googling, he came across some unsettling articles on how bosses look at candidates’ social media. If your friends tag you in a photo, untag yourself. If your compromising blog post has been cross-posted on another site, you could ask the webmaster to remove it. Warren Buffett~. Untag yourself. Get on Twitter.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 27, 2010

My WSJ Article) Interviewed by the Wall Street Journal this morning on dealing with falling into a ‘slump’ at work: “Some workers can pull out of a slump by asking for new responsibilities or challenges on the job, or brainstorming new ideas to streamline or improve their work, says Rich Gee, a Stamford, Conn.,

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 3, 2021

For example, Twitter is great for immediate short-term influence, whilst Pinterest can offer a longer-term visual solution for continual advertising and Instagram can allow a more interactive way for customers to engage and ‘tag’ you and your business. Articles with numbers in the title such as ‘10 ….’ Link Internally.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Is it ok if I ask you a question?&# .&# Participant: “Why don’t they just do what they’re supposed to do. I told them they were doing a good job once. I shouldn’t have to keep telling them.&# Me: “Well, you’re probably right about that. Participant: “Sure.&# Participant: “Of course I do.&#

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 15, 2010

Related posts: DISC Model FAQ’s: Is Changing Your Behavior Phoney? Featured Video The Recovering Engineer YouTube Channel From Bud to Boss Connect With Me Subscription Options Email updates. Get updates in an RSS reader. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 7, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe How to Get Lazy People to Work by Kevin Eikenberry on November 29, 2010 in Devloping Others , Leadership , Learning In our Bud to Boss Workshops we get asked different versions of this question frequently.

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The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 27, 2010

From what I could hear of the conversation, Mary never asked Sue about her thoughts, feelings, or intentions. Later, as I sat on the flight and reflected on what I had heard, I recall thinking: You never know another person’s intentions until you ask. She just got angry and attacked (verbally in this case).

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 18, 2010

Related posts: Effective Communication Skills: You Don’t Know Until You Ask Get Over Yourself To Develop Effective Communication Skills Effective Communication Skills: How to Quickly Guess a Person’s DISC Style Effective Communication: What DO You Want? Get updates in an RSS reader. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Her comments reminded me of a recent article in The New York Times entitled “ Why Sisterly Chats Make People Happier.&# The article noted research has concluded families with sisters are happier. The article’s author believes this is true because women initiate and sustain conversations more than men.

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The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 2, 2010

This person asked me a question that I perceived negatively, and I got angry. He had no intention of asking the question that got me going in a way that I would perceive as an attack. The answer, I think, is that I was reacting to a question rather than thinking about the person asking the question and the whole situation.

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 12, 2010

Ask more indirect questions than direct questions — if you come across as very bottom-line, you might appear aggressive from their perspective. This article is from the Connecting With People series. Check this post, for more insights on how to guess at a person’s DISC style. Use the links below to read more from this series.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

I played the scenario in my mind again, and I started to ask myself how I could make them stop interrupting me. I thought about that perspective for a moment, and I started to ask myself a new question. Every time I reached a comma in my thought, they heard a period. Almost immediately, I realized that my thinking was flawed.

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Learn More and Purchase Just Ask Leadership: Why Great Managers Always Ask the Right Questions by Gary B. Cohen This book’s message is best described in the first two short paragraphs of the introduction: “Would you rather be asked for your input or told what to do? Tagged as: childish behavior , Gary B.

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The Recovering Engineer

AUGUST 3, 2010

Related posts: Vote in the Best of Leadership Blogs DISC Model FAQ’s: Is Changing Your Behavior Phoney? Featured Video The Recovering Engineer YouTube Channel From Bud to Boss Connect With Me Subscription Options Email updates. Get updates in an RSS reader. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

One person hopefully asked me for a good time management book recommendation. But when was the last time you asked them, and listened to and acted on your answers? Review them or discipline yourself to ask them several times each day. Ask, answer, and act. They have competing priorities. It is time to stop searching.

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The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 19, 2010

Since I’m guessing that I’m not alone in this struggle, I thought I would interrupt my series of posts on Frequently Asked Questions About the DISC Model by mixing in a few posts on understanding the dynamics of conflict escalation. Get updates in an RSS reader. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 15, 2010

If you want to ask great questions (and there are probably 20 reasons we should all want to do that), you need to have great questions at your fingertips (and more than just a few). Make a category for powerful questions to ask yourself too!) This is an important idea, one that few coaches and leader think about.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 16, 2010

I often hear people ask questions about the DISC model that indicate a desire to use the model to somehow change others. Towards that end, one question that I suggest you ask yourself is this: How can I use the DISC model to better understand other people and change my behaviors so that I communicate more clearly?

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 3, 2011

4 – How to Get Lazy People to Work – A question I regularly get asked in leadership workshops. 3 – Ten Ways to Make a Great First Impression – I wrote an article once about great handshakes (there is a link to it in the post), which led to a radio interview on this topic. I think I did (and it was). #3

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

The event was going super well, until one of the children with a severe speech impediment asked a question of the President. The President asked him to repeat the question, and the energy in the room was further dampened. Lavin shares a story about an appearance the President was making at an Alabama school for handicapped children.

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