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Boosting Success: Unleashing the Power of Professional Development

Strategy Driven

Professional development has emerged as a vital tool for business owners and engineers alike to enhance their skills, drive innovation, and achieve long-term success. The Power of Lifelong Learning The landscape of business and engineering is constantly evolving, driven by technological advancements and market demands.

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Lessons in Leadership to Last a Lifetime

Leading Blog

But in 1999, at the height of the Internet boom, I took a two-year leave of absence to serve as director of system architecture at Akamai Technologies, an MIT start-up located here in Cambridge. Back then, the vast majority of Akamai’s 100 engineering staff had been recruited directly from MIT and other top universities.

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Demonstrating an Astounding Technology You Don’t Want to Miss

Mark Sanborn

Roger Montti from Search Engine Journal says chatGBT it may be the most important tool since modern search engines. Whether he is delivering a keynote address or leading a workshop, Mark has a way of captivating his audience and keeping them engaged throughout his presentations. What are they and what do they do?

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Smarten Up: Hone Your EQ Edge

The Practical Leader

I’ve extensively quoted and cited the expanding body of emotional intelligence (EI) research for many years in my writing and workshops. This rigorous and ever-deepening research provides hard evidence for the catalytic power of “ soft skills ” in personal, team, and organizational performance.

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Preparing for Re-entry into the Physical Workplace: Lessons from NASA

Michael Lee Stallard

Their daily in-person interactions are limited to the few people they live with and their other interactions are intermediated through digital technology. Over the years, my colleagues and I have had the privilege of speaking and teaching workshops at NASA. It turns out that our social skills are like muscles , according to research.

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Don’t Let STEMM Leadership Be an Oxymoron

The Practical Leader

For many years I’ve been facilitating a 360 assessment and leadership development process for a deeply technical science/engineering association. These technical leaders usually score high in analytical skills and technical expertise. The leader feels it’s staying on topic of details — especially technical ones.

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Are You a Micromanaging Snoopervisor?

The Practical Leader

During a workshop designed to identify Moose-on-the-Table issues, Jon was surprised by the very clear and strong feedback from his organization that his management group weren’t acting as a team. STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) struggle the most with misusing their time.