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Lessons in Leadership to Last a Lifetime

Leading Blog

Back then, the vast majority of Akamai’s 100 engineering staff had been recruited directly from MIT and other top universities. You see, despite their immense talent, our teams were completely dysfunctional. Remarkably, after only two off-site workshops, our teams started to function better.

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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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Speak Your Truth So That Others Can Hear It

Leading Blog

The other choice is to learn to speak our truth effectively, in a way that doesn’t contribute to fear and dysfunction on a team. When this happens, I interpret this as meaning that our team isn’t working very efficiently. In terms of concerns, you may be concerned that the team is throwing good money after bad.

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It Takes a Team

The Recovering Engineer

During that time, we’ve added new team members and partners to help with the launch, and that’s the lesson for this post. It takes a team to get anything significant accomplished. We have a publishing team at Jossey-Bass that knows the book publishing business. And the list goes on and on. If you are, tell them.

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Upskilling: 3 Key Tips for Serious Executives

Strategy Driven

Pinpointing the exact skills you want in your toolkit – from knowledge in Management of Change to advanced AI prompt engineering technique – is the key to not just surviving but thriving in really any industry. to sign up for and hit the mark on those in-demand skills.

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How Important Is Coaching in Professional Development?

Leading Blog

Here are a few that people in jobs ranging from nursing home administrator to mechanical engineer are working on this week: For a client who’s finding their voice – participate in every meeting you attend for one month; for one who finds it hard to focus – document and prioritize a task list, then share it with your boss to become more aligned.

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How to Deal with a Chronic Complainer

Let's Grow Leaders

A few questions will help re-engage your chronic complainer A chronic complainer can suck the life out of you and your team and make everyone want to quit. When you lead them out of their complaint spiral, they’ll be more effective and the team will benefit from their insights. What does ‘bad’ look like?” “He

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