The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 13, 2011

As I wrote a list of things for which I am grateful, I looked around the mess in my home, and I saw evidence of: One daughter’s recent high school graduation and the celebration that followed. A wife who worked hard to keep up with laundry during the last three action-packed weeks.

Seminar 271

Seminar Short-term Long-term Stress 271

The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 1, 2014

I was expected to follow the rules, regulations, and procedures as defined by people senior to me. In addition to following procedures, I was expected to observe work practices, read procedures, and notice bottlenecks in processes to look for ways to make them better and more efficient.

Leadership 162

Leadership Engineering Efficiency Process 162

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

So, the follow-up question becomes, how do you create the belief that leads to engagement. Start with relationships, and you’ll likely wind up with engagement. It’s not the Holy Grail. It really does exist. Engagement happens when people believe in what they are doing. The lesson for leaders? Photo by Martin Cathrae.

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Books Letter Video Proposal 230

The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 7, 2013

Many things happened leading up to the decision, but the simple answer for the question “Why would you do that?” ” comes down to my daughter’s fiance (now husband) receiving orders to Germany following the completion of his training as an Army medic in March. We have no immediate family here.

Planning 154

Planning How To Delegation Follow-up 154

The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

In the days that followed, I heard of two more similar disputes on other flights. Ramping up your energy level or the strength of your demand is tempting. Again, my initial response was much like the newscasters and commentators I saw reporting on the incidents… “Really! It’s both tempting and dangerous.

Airlines 216

Airlines Emotional Intelligence Commitment Report 216

The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 7, 2013

Many things happened leading up to the decision, but the simple answer for the question “Why would you do that?” ” comes down to my daughter’s fiance (now husband) receiving orders to Germany following the completion of his training as an Army medic in March. We have no immediate family here.

Planning 102

Planning How To Delegation Follow-up 102

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 2, 2010

At other times, we might state our opinion and then follow it up with a “That being the case… &# With one comment, we build a whole argument on our perspective. I believe that each of us has a perspective and that each person’s perspective needs to be heard.

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Engineering FAQ Self-aware Video 265