The Recovering Engineer

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Commit to Continual Learning – Life Lessons From Cal Ripken, Jr

The Recovering Engineer

I encourage you to take this wisdom to heart and to commit yourself to lifelong, personal growth. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. He was speaking specifically about baseball players, and the lesson applies to all of us: leaders, team members, co-workers, parents, and spouses. Photo by dbking.

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Group Problem Solving - Give People a Chance to Talk | Guy Harris.

The Recovering Engineer

Each of these leaders is committed to the survival of the organization, and they each have different views of what their collective future looks likes. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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Take Charge of Your Life - Control What You Can | Guy Harris: The.

The Recovering Engineer

When I discuss this idea in training, I often say that of the 6+ billion people on the planet I can only control one of them. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. You can control your own words, actions, reactions, and interactions. That’s it. And he doesn’t always cooperate with me.

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Being Too Nice Can Hurt You | Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer

The Recovering Engineer

I am suggesting that people with this trait commit themselves to learning the skills of assertive communication. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. I’m not suggesting that having the supportive trait is a problem (it happens to be a strong secondary trait for me).

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Employee Motivation: Interesting Ideas to Consider | Guy Harris.

The Recovering Engineer

He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. He has spent many years learning to connect and communicate with other people more effectively.

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Conflict Resolution from John Wooden - What's Right Not Who's.

The Recovering Engineer

Here’s one quote that struck me particularly strongly: “As a leader, you must be sincerely committed to what’s right rather than who’s right.&# He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. I don’t know that I can add any significant value to this quote.

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Reinvent Yourself For Greater Success | Guy Harris: The Recovering.

The Recovering Engineer

Related posts: Just Do Your Part: Take the Personal Responsibility Pledge Commit to Continual Learning – Life Lessons From Cal Ripken, Jr Tags: accepting change , bubble wrap , change , changing yourself , confronting change , Personal Change , self awareness Guy Harris describes himself as a recovering engineer.