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Snow Drifts, Driving Lessons, and Conflict Resolution

The Recovering Engineer

Subscribe to Receive Updates Home About This Blog Archives Great Reading Contact Me my business about me Communication Skills Persuasion DISC Model Family Relationships Parenting Leadership Skills Post Series Reflections Decision Making From Our Cats Personal Change Resolving Conflict Problem Solving Video Browse > Home / Communication Skills , Resolving Conflict / Snow Drifts, Driving Lessons, and Conflict Resolution Snow Drifts, Driving Lessons, and Conflict Resolution January 15, 2010 by Guy

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Quality and Quantity – The Conversation Continues

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Quality and Quantity – The Conversation Continues On 8th Jan, 2010, I wrote a post on Quality and Quantity – Compliance and Excellence. The post resulted in some very interesting conversations in form of comments and in-person conversations. The gist of my post was: Quality is to first ask “Why are we doing it?

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Leadership in a Nutshell - And "The Secret" of Successful Managers

Building Personal Strength

I have over 200 books on leadership on my shelves. And yes, I've read all of them. Leadership has always been one of my favorite topics. But most of these books talk about leadership in lofty terms, as if it's something only the head of an organization does. And nearly all of them are academic or philosophical treatments. They don't get down and dirty and tell managers what they have to do.

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Book Review: Leadership & The One Minute Manager

LDRLB

'At first it may seem an odd choice for a book review. The One Minute Manager series is known for being a simple, easy to digest series of books seemingly designed for busy managers stuck at an airport bookstore with $20 to burn. And in fact, that is exactly what Leadership and the One Minute Manager is, with one important difference. Instead of selling a compilation of the authors own musings on leadership, Leadership and the One Minute Manager presents a compelling case for and explanation of

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Loyalty - Be There for the People Who Are Important to You

Your Voice of Encouragement

skip to main | skip to sidebar Monday, January 11, 2010 Loyalty - Be There for the People Who Are Important to You Its not easy to be true to your relationships when people you care about are going through tough times. You have a lot of other commitments, and you may be afraid of letting them down. But you have what it takes to be the kind of person who will "be there" for them through thick and thin.

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Great Quotes: It is not the critic who counts – Theodore Roosevelt

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Great Quotes: It is not the critic who counts – Theodore Roosevelt You are not doing much if you are not being criticized, it is said. As you set out to start your week, remember the following quote from Theodore Roosevelt. It is awe-inspiring. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

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The People of Haiti Need Us

Women's Leadership Exchange

I am watching the evening major network news coverage of the terrible crisis resulting from the earthquake in Haiti. It's a tragedy. And we must not shy away from watching it. The recession is nothing compared to the images you will see. Aid is coming in droves.especially from America. It is hopeful. But we need the Star Trek transporter to get what Haiti needs as fast as it is needed.

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Why Theory?

LDRLB

'During WWII, Allied bomber losses were high, so high that the British Air Ministry undertook a rigorous analysis in hopes of finding a solution. Their engineers set out to eyeball every bomber they could, gathering data on each bullet hole. After analyzing the results, engineers decided to reinforce the areas that had the highest concentrations of holes with armor plating.

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It Is Habit Forming

Lead from Within

'Our habits, whatever they may be, were greatly influenced, if not totally formed, during childhood. We learned our behavior through imitation-imitation of our parents, our siblings, our peer group. But we need not be stuck in habits that are unhealthy. The choice to create new patterns of behavior is ours to make- every moment, every hour and every day.

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Why I Don't Like Fireworks

Building Personal Strength

Christmas and New Year's Day come and go, and then the lighted Christmas tree comes down. My wife Kathleen loves displays of light, including decorated buildings and fireworks. When we've had winter rain, the fireworks ban is lifted, and people rush to stock up for New Year's Eve. So there's plenty of commotion that night, even out here in the country.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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How Do You Make Money From Your Online Forums?

Managing Communities

photo credit: Photos8.com I’m planning a series on the many ways of generating revenue from your online forums. Before I get into this, however, I wanted to start by asking you: how are you making money from your online forums? Please go into detail. For example, if you work with advertising networks, say which ones. If [.]. Tags: Generating Revenue.

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Women in the LEAD: Dr. King: Rosa Parks on Role Models

Women in the LEAD

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? GRATITUDE: Journey to Ones Calling WOMEN: CLAIMING YOUR WINGS WOMEN: Challenged and Overwhelmed? A Remedy Powerful, Focused, Highly Intentional Living WOMEN: The Art of Great Presentations Inner Life, Outer Success WOMEN: See Your Own POTENTIAL Rumi Tells Us Archives January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2

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MyGTYProject.com

Steve Farber

In Greater Than Yourself , I made a commitment to document the story of my GTY Project, Tommy Spaulding , which I have done in video (there are transcripts as well) over at GreaterThanYourself.com. In the book, I also suggested that others should do something similar with their own Projects. My hope was that at least a few folks would be brave enough to publicly tell about their GTY experiences–the highs and the lows–so we could all learn and benefit from one another’s successe

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Compassion and Change - Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror"

Building Personal Strength

Yesterday I posted a brief article about compassion. The themes of compassion and change supercharge Michael Jackson's 1988 hit, "Man in the Mirror," one of the great classics of pop music." These days, I carefully avoid listening to pop music, but I have to say that this particular song moved me the first time I heard it over 20 years ago, and it moved me each of the five times I replayed it today.

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5 Ways to Improve DE&I in the Workplace

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical for an organization’s success. And companies that take bold action to help ensure an inclusive workplace will win every time. Discover how your company can create a culture that celebrates DE&I while achieving higher revenue and growth.

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Guidelines for Blocking URLs, Links and Sites From Your Community

Managing Communities

photo credit: chrisdlugosz The act of blocking URLs from being posted on your community is a great tool and one that you should have in your arsenal. I’ve used it to block out spammers, affiliate links and sites that were determined to harm my community or attack my members. I have Censor Block in place, [.]. Tags: Managing the Community.

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Avoid These 8 Pitfalls

Eric Jacobson

You'll learn how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls in what I think is the best chapter of the book " The Essential HR Handbook ," written by Sharon Armstrong and Barbara Mitchell. If you are a leader and it's time to conduct an employee evaluation, Armstrong and Mitchell caution you to watch for these pitfalls when making your evaluation: Clustering everyone in the middle performance-rating categories Overlooking flaws or exaggerating the achievements of favored employees Excusing s

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Distraction…A Challenge to Good Leadership

You're Not the Boss of Me

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← When the Grasshopper Teaches the Master The Story of a Great Leader → January 14, 2010 · 4:42 am ↓ Jump to Comments Distraction…A Challenge to Good Leadership Adlai Stevenson once said, “ It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse”.

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SPIRITUALITY - My Relation to the Universe

Building Personal Strength

Today is Tuesday. Tuesday evenings I search the science channels for programs about Earth, the planets, and the cosmos. These reminders of the awesome mystery and wonder of the universe stimulate my spirituality. Enjoy.

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No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results

Speaker: Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP, President, Reality-Based Leadership

Most HR leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions — “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce feelings of victim-hood and leave employees unprepared to adapt to real changes that are necessary for the health and profitability of their enterprises.

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A Leader's Guide to Making Luck (or, You Never Know When Instant.

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full A Leader’s Guide to Making Luck (or, You Never Know When Instant Karma’s Gonna Get You) by Starbucker on January 10, 2010 Sometimes the smallest, most seemingly insignificant things can end up being the most important. And more often than not, those “things&# are basic common courtesies.

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Lead With Passion

Eric Jacobson

If you lead with passion you will gain supporters and followers who will feed off your passion. Passion is contagious. Your passion will inspire and excite others to share your vision. And a team that is collectively passionate about what they are doing will have greater chances of achieving success. Show your passion when you communicate with your team in the actions you take, the words you speak and in your written communication.

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