The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 8, 2011

When she got her guitar, I also thought about my goal of learning to play the guitar. Suddenly, the goal that first surfaced over 30 years ago had a new meaning. The “why&# of the goal moved from the sort-of-a-neat-idea category to the I’ve-got-to-do-it-now-because-it’s-very-emotional category.

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The Recovering Engineer

JULY 27, 2011

Whether you are trying to resolve a conflict, coach an employee, or correct your child’s behavior; you have to wrestle with your real goals. If, however, you are in a relationship with someone, either personally or professionally, I would say that compliance is bad goal. Employee Motivation Tips: The Why Matters.

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The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 28, 2011

If you face a situation where you need to eliminate inappropriate workplace (or family) behaviors, then you can apply negative consequences to achieve your goals. This article is from the Motivation series. The 5 Be's of Motivation. The 5 Be’s of Motivation. And, you might achieve partial success.

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The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Recently, I had the opportunity to work with one of my long-time clients, the Montgomery County (Indiana) Leadership Academy. In the process, I was reminded of some insights on ths vital point by an exercise we did in a session on Servant Leadership. In the picture above, the woman is fighting to get her need for air met.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 27, 2010

I am simply observing the outcome of a leadership act: a high level leader who reports to a higher level leader within an organization took his discontent public and he had to leave the organization as a result. Frankly, I don’t know General McChrystal’s motivations, and I’m not going to speculate about them.

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