The Recovering Engineer

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Learning to Embrace Messiness

The Recovering Engineer

My morning reading included Today We Are Rich by Tim Sanders , and my reflection included writing in my Gratefulness Journal (an idea I got from the book). In the meantime though, find a way to frame it positively so that you can find the energy and enthusiasm to lead positively.

Seminar 271
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Relate to Your Opponent – A Lesson in Tact

The Recovering Engineer

We feel threats to our position, our expertise, or our experience. The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes. In most workplace situations, none of us will be in an imminent physical threat situation when we are in conflict. Most of us will, however, experience what we perceive as an emotional threat. 1 Fadiman, Clifton; Editor.

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The Leadership Secret to Getting More Done

The Recovering Engineer

In most cases, front-line supervisors have more flexibility and freedom to adjust and improve work processes than they realize upon first taking the new position. They say things like, “supervisors don’t have any flexibility in my company” or “you don’t understand my boss, she won’t let me do anything that isn’t strictly by the book.”.