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Lead Change Blog
MAY 4, 2021
This blog focuses on three essential tips that can help you get the best and most out of others: The Two-for-One Rule: Two positives for every “aw shucks,” or negatives; The Power of Positive Feedback; and, Managing the Sting of Emotion in the Workplace: It’s not if, rather how we handle mistakes.
The Recovering Engineer
AUGUST 3, 2010
And, as the title of this post says, rules without relationship breeds rebellion. Some people will read this post and respond that relationship and rules have nothing to do with each other. That people should just follow the rules regardless of the relationship they have with the person enforcing them. Actually, I love rules.
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The Recovering Engineer
JULY 18, 2010
Rules Without Relationship Breed Rebellion | Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer says: August 3, 2010 at 9:28 am [.] that you need both rules and relationship to make it work. It seems that I have, in many cases, made the point in an indirect way. For more on the either-or extremes, check this post on the task-people perspective [.]
HR Digest
JULY 29, 2022
If you’re not sure how to write an effective and simple out-of-office message, this article is for you. . A good rule of thumb is to keep it under 200 words. Tag relevant people in the message body (and add them to your contacts list). What is a professional out-of-office email reply? Keep it short.
The Recovering Engineer
OCTOBER 6, 2010
Listen As a general rule, people feel less angry or frustrated when they feel understood. In practice, you don’t even have to wait for an apology to forgive. You can forgive simply because you chose to do so. And you can do it without holding it over the other person. Remember the gracious part.) Get updates in an RSS reader.
The Recovering Engineer
MARCH 2, 2010
A more people-oriented person might say “I feel like everyone would agree that…&# ) With that one little statement, we rope everyone into our perspective and we attempt to use the weight of majority rule to make our opinion a fact. Get updates in an RSS reader. Most of my older posts can be found at.
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. You invite failure to comply with rules, failure to cooperate, and failure to do things in new and different ways.
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