The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

As I called home on Sunday evening, I found myself unable to listen to my wife telling me about her day. After we ended our phone call and I hung-up the phone, I finally realized the cause for this problem. I really wanted to engage, and I couldn’t because of the way I had defined the task of calling home. Read to relax.

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 11, 2011

We have our families who have tolerated the long-hours of travel, phone calls, blog posts, article writing, meetings, and website development it takes to get a book written, published, and sold. And the list goes on and on. Kevin and I are a team, and we have our names on the cover of the book. Get updates in an RSS reader.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 18, 2010

Today, when I coach clients, I use something I call the “Three P’s&#. Get Shareaholic Tagged as: Coach , Coaching , Comfort Zone , Partner , Plan , Push , Team { 1 comment… read it below or add one } Wendy Buckingham 12.31.10 at 11:35 PM Nice article. They are: Push — I push you. To get you to take action.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 3, 2021

For example, if you are looking to convert a visit to a sale, you could include a ‘call to action’ within your advert. Include short and snappy articles, blog posts, videos, photos as well as longer content articles. Articles with numbers in the title such as ‘10 ….’ Make Sure Your Content Is Valuable. Link Internally.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

As promised, here are the links to access the full presentation and the article Rich & Margo mentioned. Regards – Margo Meeker & Rich Gee Get Shareaholic Tagged as: Bethel , Event , Get Tough { 2 comments… read them below or add one } Megan Ski 11.17.10 at 4:24 PM You both were great! Unported License.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 24, 2012

I read an interesting article on The Wall Street Journal today discussing the use of colorful language in business settings. While both perspectives cover some of the same ground, the article in The Journal hedges a bit too much for my taste. Either scenario is a negative label that professionals should not desire to be tagged with.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 4, 2011

Two things happened to me during the time between Christmas and New Year’s Eve that clearly defined what I call Good & Bad Customer Service. Get Shareaholic Tagged as: Client Service , Clients , Customer Service , Customers { 4 comments… read them below or add one } Tim Trent 01.04.11 Brian McCarthy 01.04.11

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The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 18, 2010

In one of our coaching calls a few weeks ago, I suggested that she tell the person in advance that she might have further questions when she got back to her desk and that she would likely call the next day to get answers on these questions. Read this article: Effective Communication: Begin With The End In Mind : Guy Harris … [.]

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 21, 2010

Tags: change management , Communication Skills , emotional control , emotional intelligence , emotions , Leadership Skills , understanding people Guy Harris describes himself as a recovering engineer. Featured Video The Recovering Engineer YouTube Channel From Bud to Boss Connect With Me Subscription Options Email updates.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Journalists are increasingly using Twitter to talk to their readers, and sometimes even to source stories for articles. The biggest of these clusters was a so called “elite/legacy” cluster, which comprised around 30% of the journalists studied, and included the New York Times, Washington Post, and NPR.

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The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 19, 2010

The escalation cycle generally starts with one person (I’ll call them Person A) doing or saying something that the other person (Person B) perceives as a threat. I’m drawing some of this post content from a video course I am developing on resolving personal workplace conflicts. I’ll share more on that later.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Called From Bud to Boss – Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership , the book focuses on the transition to a new leadership role after being a peer, and perhaps friends with those you now lead. Register for these calls now and you’ll have instant access to the Community at the same time! Register now!

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 7, 2010

We jokingly began to call them “The 7 Deadly Sins of Conflict Resolution.&# If a workplace conflict has grown to the point that it calls for a focused and intentional resolution conversation, it has become a business problem. The conversation stimulated my thinking about what NOT to do in conflict resolution.

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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. In the picture above, the woman is fighting to get her need for air met. Until the need is met, she probably cannot possibly think about anything else. Get updates in an RSS reader. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

you will have the opportunity to have access to a bunch of great bonuses – just for buying what was called earlier this week “the most important business book of 2011″ We’ll announce all the great stuff and festivities next week, but for now, if you want to learn more about the book, here are two resources.

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The Recovering Engineer

JULY 23, 2010

In case you haven’t been around cats very much, they can have what is called redirected aggression. As he was lying on the steps from the garage to the kitchen, I petted him, and he growled and hissed at me. Merlin was not a happy kitty. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 25, 2010

Desperate, she called her pediatrician, who put her in touch with Elizabeth Paquette, the nurse at Malden Catholic High School. Rudy Favard was the first kid Paquette came across after that call. Is it OK if this article is more about Sam than me?’’ Patty couldn’t carry him, either. Paquette said she’d take care of it.

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Acting Up Brings Everyone Down: The Impacts of Childish Behavior in the Workplace by Nick McCormick I hesitate to call this book cute, even though it is, because calling it that would mask its value. Tagged as: childish behavior , Gary B. Because they are good, I am sharing them with you.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 17, 2011

It’s called From Bud to Boss – Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership and focuses on the transition to a new leadership role after being a peer, and perhaps friends, with those you now lead. Thanks for sharing it in such a delightful manner.!

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The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The conference is called Eliciting Excellence , and the organizer is Michael Beck. Three Actions You Can Take to De-escalate Conflicts Tags: assertive communication , Communication Skills , influence , Leadership Skills , workplace conflict resolution Guy Harris describes himself as a recovering engineer. Get updates in an RSS reader.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 22, 2011

Tagged as: Boeing , future flight , NASA { 4 comments… read them below or add one } Thabo Hermanus January 23, 2011 at 7:59 am Kevin, this really pushes the boundaries and the pictures are awesome. I can’t remember the contents of the article, but I remember the headline of “Obliterate, don’t innovate&#.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 23, 2011

Most folks in the branding game will judge a proposed slogan or tag line by a defined set of objectives. I know I would have liked the call to action, the simplicity and the potential staying power. Article first published as The Perfect Brand Slogan on Technorati. John, I think there are two types of great tag lines.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 11, 2010

You can listen live and call in to participate at 1:00 PM Eastern. Just to mention it, several articles on Connection Cultures were published are now available in online versions. We will be talking about Connection Cultures , employee engagement, employee motivation and other ideas in Fired Up or Burned Out. Here’s the link.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 3, 2011

This destination is often called the vision. Let’s be a bit more specific and call it a vision of a desired future. This article discusses creating and communicating that vision of a desired future. Change is defined by one critical component – the destination you are changing towards.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

So, I’m starting a series of articles targeted at specific things you can do to take charge of your life. So, I’m starting a series of articles targeted at specific things you can do to take charge of your life. The series might be 6 articles or 16. This article is from the Take Charge series.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Most would call it work. Tagged as: role modeling { 1 comment… read it below or add one } laura hunter November 18, 2010 at 11:55 am This article really hit home for me – probably because I teach people to become more self-aware leaders by having them walk with horses! Each of these is part of your leadership walk.

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Leadership Freak

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Unfortunately, the list of ones I've read cover to cover is quite short, and the list of those I've read more than once—most of which are included in this article—is even shorter. The number of books in my library is huge. Just a few hours later, I found myself staring at a McDonald's from my hotel room.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

This lack of self-awareness leads to group discussions that feel “blocked,” or mentoring relationships that rehash the same conversation over and over again. If you’re hoping for a formula that spells out, “All great leaders ask this question…” you will be disappointed with this article.

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CO2

JULY 25, 2023

This lack of self-awareness leads to group discussions that feel “blocked,” or mentoring relationships that rehash the same conversation over and over again. If you’re hoping for a formula that spells out, “All great leaders ask this question…” you will be disappointed with this article.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 26, 2010

by Kevin Eikenberry on August 26, 2010 in Leadership , Learning , Personal Development Yesterday I read an article in the online New York Times, titled Digital Device Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime. While I encourage you to read the article, the title gives you the message. When are you thinking about your day?

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Tagged as: failure , problem solving , venture capitalists { 1 trackback } Lederskab a lá Venture Kapitalisme « Daily Learning Nuggets October 7, 2010 at 3:52 am { 2 comments… read them below or add one } Robin Shanks October 6, 2010 at 7:29 pm Thanks for re-visiting Paul’s call with us, Kevin!

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, managers who do not exude an all encompassing self-confidence, style, poise, and energy, in short, “executive presence,” are highly unlikely to make it to the corner office. A proven six-step process for acquiring the style, flair, and credibility needed to make it to the top.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Go to our special Ask Kevin page to ask your goal setting question and register for the fr’ee call. I will answer as many questions as I can on the live call – and will likely blog about the others in the days that follow. You will want to register even if you can’t attend live.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Today began with a drive East from my home in Connecticut to Saul Kaplan’s wonderful Business Innovation Factory Conference (called “BIF-6″) in Providence, Rhode Island. Also, later this month we’ll be posting a link to the article I wrote for India’s Outlook Business magazine. why is everyone smiling?

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 8, 2011

I’m looking forward to reading it (my copy is on the way) and after I’ve read it I will share more. Join the Bud to Boss Community to Connect to Resourcing Relationships Our new Bud to Boss Community will provide resources and support to help you become the best leader you can be.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 10, 2011

In a variety of other places I have written about the importance of feedback and have talked about the need for more balanced feedback – positive and negative – that also include comments about the past as well as thoughts about the future (often called feedforward). This article throws lights on the same. retaliation?)

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 24, 2010

Here is an article about President Obama’s decision-making process and here is the Rolling Stone magazine article entitled “The Runaway General&# that brings General McChrystal’s character into question. President Obama’s recent action to replace General Stanley McChrystal is an excellent example.

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