Next Level Blog

JULY 12, 2010

In contrast to the seedy and classless drama engineered by James and Gilbert, this weekend marked the passing of Bob Sheppard. That’s one definition of leadership. It’s definitely a definition of class. Once again, classless. Unless you’re a New York Yankees fan or a long time lover of baseball, you may not have heard of him. 

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Class Gilbert Leadership Letter 135

The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

To explain what I mean, I’ll lean on my background as an engineer. In my engineering design classes, I learned about the concept of design or safety margin — a factor built into design calculations to allow for minor errors, miscalculations, under estimations, and other variables that are difficult to accurately determine.

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Engineering Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Chemicals 169

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The Chevy Corvair, a unique rear engine US automobile that became the poster child for poor automobile safety and design, was just one of the many cars Nader and his team researched in order to highlight the dangers of automobile design and manufacture. Leadership is a responsibility!

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Leadership Automotive Seminar Guidelines 155

Mills Scofield

MAY 13, 2019

May 2019 : It has already been a year since I was persuaded to take a class Deb introduced to me my second semester senior spring [2018]. The class was called Iterative Design of Retail Value Propositions and Experiences - a blend of design and engineering. Top: Elaine Cheung, Yuna Hur, students & Critiquers for ENGN 1971.

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Uncertainty Class Education Retail 188

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2011

The Attorney : If there are enough people on one side of this issue I can file a class action suit. The Engineer : The glass is twice as big as it needs to be. The Accountant : Does the glass really need all that water? The Investment Banker : I’m only 50% leveraged.

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Leadership Servant Leader Fashion Bottom-up 417

In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 10, 2015

With 45 years of business experience as a foundation, I began sharing personal reflections and contemporary insights on leadership – fully aware that my content would not matter a damn had I not kept pace with the pulse of the new economy and the changing dynamics of customers and the workforce. Five years ago, I became a blogger.

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Suri Diversity Leadership Class 113

General Leadership

DECEMBER 16, 2015

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! It is up to us to impart to them the talent and skill they need to accomplish their mission in a world-class fashion and at the same time make sure we get them back safely to the families that love them.

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Tactics Fashion Construction Class 150

General Leadership

MARCH 4, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! “Man was designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness” Zig Ziegler. Read more at [link]. … Read the rest.

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Finance Class Engineering Advice 150

The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 8, 2023

Perhaps you are familiar with the Situational Leadership ® Model but could use a quick refresher to refine your understanding. Or perhaps you have never heard of the Situational Leadership ® Model but are interested in learning whatever you can about viable methodologies with proven track records for developing leaders.

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Situational Leadership Examples Leadership Leadership Styles 52

Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

The technology is not quite ready for prime time yet, but a few years from now it will create an entirely new class of worker, the augmented worker—a hybrid of human intelligence, experience and manual dexterity combined with machine intelligence that is connected to the incredible resources of the cloud. He was born in the U.K.

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Innovation Supply Chain Technology Wireless 264

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

“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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Bureaucracy Kaplan Drucker Politics 275

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 9, 2020

I was teaching a leadership program and participants were very pleased with the models, tools, and techniques the program presented. The class and I spoke awhile about stupid policies; this “EOTM” policy certainly qualified. Years ago I discovered something about organizations and policy creation.

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Policies Blanchard Consultative Class 186

Mills Scofield

MAY 13, 2019

May 2019 : It has already been a year since I was persuaded to take a class Deb introduced to me my second semester senior spring [2018]. The class was called Iterative Design of Retail Value Propositions and Experiences - a blend of design and engineering. Top: Elaine Cheung, Yuna Hur, students & Critiquers for ENGN 1971.

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Class Education Retail Course 91

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

To be recognized on the 2020 Top CHRO List, the words leadership, team, succession, purpose, culture, governance, and diversity are not just buzzwords – they represent who a CHRO is, what they believe, and where they work every day. Prior to AMB, Chang held senior HR leadership roles with Equifax and Turner Broadcasting.

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Human Resources Globalization Diversity Resources 473

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Many thanks to Michael Donohue for sharing his lecture on Critique in our newly created Intro to Engineering class, ENGN 32 , at Brown. Think about how and when you can try this in your organization…and see what kind of difference it can make!

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Class Engineering Project Course 127

CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Monday, November 15, 2010 Early Exits Angel investors and VCs all like to sell one of their portfolio companies. I read Smart Moves Management - Cultivating World-Class People and Profits by John Thedford. I call it CEO Blog - Time Leadership because of my keen interest in time. For me - I like both.

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CEO Blog Blue Ocean Strategy Exit Strategy 189

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

We discussed the webinar, and, as we spoke, I remembered an event from a training class I lead on this topic one time. During the training class, I made the point that only positive reinforcements encourage people to give high-level, maximum effort. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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Positioning Webinar Engineering Participative 266

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs? You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs?&# I know, I know - another list? Great question.

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Blog Leadership Follow-up Media 411

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Many thanks to Michael Donohue for sharing his lecture on Critique in our newly created Intro to Engineering class, ENGN 32 , at Brown. Think about how and when you can try this in your organization…and see what kind of difference it can make!

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Class Engineering Project Course 91

Mark Sanborn

JULY 27, 2021

If intentionality is the engine, then this skill is the fuel. We learned enough to pass or excel in a class, but not how to keep learning after the class was over or the best way to learn quickly and retain the lessons. The post The Most Important Skill for Success appeared first on Mark Sanborn Keynote Leadership Speaker.

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Skills Succession EVA Learning-by-Doing 112

Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 9, 2017

A Reel Leadership Article Hidden Figures is Disney’s latest release telling the story of a team of African-American women who helped NASA send astronaut John Glenn into outer space and return safely. Henson) crossed gender, racial, and societal lines in a time where African-American women were considered second class citizens.

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Leadership Technology Information Learning-by-Doing 120

Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 2, 2012

My friends, Annie Kahl and Dan Festa had sent up a flock- load of duct tape to the class to play with. This is the task we received last week in DesignStudio, a class at Brown University where we “imaginatively frame design problems and develop novel strategies for addressing those problems.” ” Brilliant.

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Class Project Long-term Engineering 178

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. So I’m thinking most of you are from a class, what class is it again Steve?

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. So I’m thinking most of you are from a class, what class is it again Steve?

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. A couple years ago, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

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Books Leadership Handbook Kotter 78

Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Instead, it was an understated, bespectacled, computer engineer named Ed Catmull. Employees can take up to four hours of classes each week. In class participants develop acquaintances across the firm that strengthen their ties to the organization. And rightly so.

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Competitive Advantage Environment Class Wilde 395

Women on Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

She gave Sue the name of a physical therapist, someone willing to take calculated risks , putting her in a spinning class that helped this never to be better ankle become better than ever. The electrical engineer and the educator also shot the room full of light. They could collaborate ; both with visions of how to do it differently.

Engineering 203

Engineering Long-term Education Class 203

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Coronation marks a new era of leadership, vision and progress under the British monarchy. The session was entitled “Technology and Business Collaboration: Leadership and Management” and was moderated by Dr Alan Miller CMgr FCMI (former CMI Hong Kong Regional Board Member).

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Webinar Education Conference Industry 98

Change Starts Here

OCTOBER 31, 2013

I recently found out this recording is included in the course material for a Masters-level Engineering Leadership/Strategic Change class at North Carolina State University. In 2011, I was interviewed for the Supply Chain Expert Community blog on the topic of Leading Organizational Change from the Middle.

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Supply Chain Class Engineering Blog 77

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 2, 2016

His team was seated around a table where I was facilitating a conversation for them to provide some early feedback on Robert’s leadership. After all, they are closer to the daily activities that are the engine of the organization, and they’re listening to their employees for ideas that just might work. He was new to his role.

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Learning-by-Doing Loyalty Class Engineering 100

The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Recently, I had the opportunity to work with one of my long-time clients, the Montgomery County (Indiana) Leadership Academy. In the process, I was reminded of some insights on ths vital point by an exercise we did in a session on Servant Leadership. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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Engineering FAQ Video Self-aware 199

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The course is designed to improve the leadership skills of community organizers. It was built in partnership with Harvard University’s Marshall Ganz, who has specialized on the use of storytelling to inspire leadership and commitment to social change. “This is a timely endeavor,” one of the partner organizations said.

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Education Storytelling Health Care Content 70

Lead by Adventure

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Ladies and gentlemen – start your engines! Discuss (might wait until the next day) leadership qualities and team aspects of the movie and how you can apply those to your current situation. Consider adopting a local organization or high school class and commit to mentoring them for one year as a team. Go kart racing.

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Team Team Building Film Morale 189

Coaching Tip

MARCH 7, 2016

He was a good friend and his high school Class of 1959 at Broadalbin, NY will miss him. . He attended college at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he participated in an internship program with IBM and received a degree in electrical engineering in 1963. He later earned a S.M. He later earned a S.M. Related articles.

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Engineering Technology Class Participative 70

Change Starts Here

JANUARY 28, 2015

There’s been a lot of talk lately in the US about building more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) capability in the workforce, and related conversations about how to increase the number of women in STEM programs, and how to keep women in those jobs once they have them. And it makes me feel a little guilty.

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Career Engineering Influence Learning-by-Doing 60

Skip Prichard

JUNE 24, 2021

Digital Leadership. Leadership Tip: make change a core competence. You can have best in class versions of the other four themes (processes, technology, ecosystems, and strategy), and you will achieve underwhelming results at best without a great team. You miss a few weeks of news and everything changes.

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Company How To Core Competence Venture Capitalist 102

The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

On Shadow Day, parents attend classes with their children. As I sat in her American Literature class listening to a discussion of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic The Scarlet Letter , her teacher questioned the virtue of tolerance. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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Engineering FAQ Video Self-aware 141