The Recovering Engineer

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Fulfilling Employee Needs – Ten Critical Issues for Leaders to.

The Recovering Engineer

He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. I’d lump trust and respect and add training and development to the list. I just spoke at a conference where members from a local town were raffling off a vacation home to help raise training dollars. Good point about training and development. Makes no sense.

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Using Detours To Get Where You Want to Go

The Recovering Engineer

In the picture above, the desired goal is somewhere on 9th Street. We just take the detour, enjoy the scenery, and move on towards our goal. Here’s what I’ve learned at this point in my life: stay focused on the end goal and take the detour. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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How Much Margin Do You Have? | Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer

The Recovering Engineer

This is a big question to consider, and it relates directly to how you set your goals for next year. If you have specific questions about setting better goals, my friend and colleague, Kevin Eikenberry , is leading a free teleseminar on December 21 to address goal setting issues.

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Leadership Lesson From General McChrystal: Get Onboard or Get Out.

The Recovering Engineer

You simply should not stay in an organization, especially as a leader, if you do not support the organization’s goals. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. If you cannot find a way to support the organizational direction, get out of the organization.