The Recovering Engineer

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One Way to Head Off a Conflict: Manage Expectations

The Recovering Engineer

We then saw another sign with additional information. The sign with additional information gave us an estimate of both the actual speed and the estimated time in minutes that we could expect to drive through the construction zone, and I felt relieved. In my driving situation, the frustration dissipated when I got further information.

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Conflict Prevention: Just Fix the Problem

The Recovering Engineer

First, two quick scenarios to frame the insight: Scenario Number One: A few days ago, a colleague of mine received a request from a customer to address a challenge, and she did not have all of the information necessary to fix the problem. I am good at collecting information, analyzing it, and recommending solutions to problems.

Long-term 185
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Employee Motivation Tips: Their DISC Behavior Style

The Recovering Engineer

Researching or searching for information. As you work to apply this information in your personal and professional life, remember that people have varying degrees of all of these traits in their behavioral style blends and that you are likely to observe at least two of the four styles to a significant degree in most people.

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Using the DISC Model: Four Steps to Success with Others

The Recovering Engineer

Adjust your words, behaviors, and tone to best fit how they receive information. Understand your style (where you fit in the model). Understand the other person’s style (where they fit in the model). The video is about 7 minutes long. Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. Share this on FriendFeed. Tweet This!

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Does Your Personality Style Change Over Time?

The Recovering Engineer

My preferred way of receiving and processing information, making decisions, and communicating with others has not changed. I was that way as a kid, when I was in high school, when I was in the Navy, when I entered my first professional job, when I was a new husband, when I was a new father, and today as a grandfather.

Maturity 100
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The DISC Test is an Assessment, It’s not a Test

The Recovering Engineer

I can't stop people from labeling, stereotyping and judging others based on the results of a DISC assessment report, and I do not want to promote that approach for applying the information. I would rather use the DISC model as a way to better understand people so that we can build healthier and more productive relationships.

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Data Tells and Stories Sell

The Recovering Engineer

And I still struggled to connect all of the information to our practical applications. To help me understand, one of my mentors shared technical data with me that described all sorts of chemical and physical concepts of polymers. It was nice. It helped a little.

Chemicals 100