The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 31, 2015

The issue of understanding and addressing the emotional factors that slow change efforts – both organizational and personal – appears in many ways across the landscape of change management and behavior change literature. Leadership Skills accepting change change communication change management changing behavior'

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The Recovering Engineer

JULY 8, 2012

One Way to Head Off a Conflict: Manage Expectations. . - Author unknown. Related Posts How to Decide if a Conflict is Worth the Effort to Resolve. Do This If You Want to Guarantee Conflict Escalation. Applying the DISC Model: Breaking Through A Common Frustration. Conflict Resolution Tips: The Power of Patience.

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Tips Power Management Emotional Intelligence 172

The Recovering Engineer

JULY 13, 2010

To hear the full interview, check out From Bud to Boss at The Cranky Middle Manager. We spoke about a number of issues related to the transition to leadership people make when they take their first supervisory role. This is the topic of the Bud to Boss workshop that Kevin Eikenberry and I developed). The big issues facing new supervisors.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Management Tip Audio Interview with Nick McCormick. If you would like to get a quick audio overview of concepts in our book, you can listen here. Listen to the interview here. Related posts: From Bud to Boss: My Interview with LeaderLab. From Bud to Boss: My Audio Interview With Wayne Turmel.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 8, 2011

For leaders of any kind — managers, supervisors, business owners, coaches, teachers, or parents — the lesson in this story is key to understanding what might motivate someone to take action. 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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Motivation Tips Goal Learning-by-Doing 240

The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 22, 2013

Change Management Lessons: Surprise Breeds Inaction. Does your approach fit their perspective? If it matches, good job! If not, adjust your approach to better connect with them. photo credit: birgerking via photopin cc. Related Posts Assume Benign Intent. Bad Boss Scenario: You Should Have Known Better #1. People are a Package Deal.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 15, 2011

I don’t model the ease and beauty of playing that you might see in a true guitar master like Eric Clapton or Jim Croce (yes, I am showing my age), I can manage to, generally, make sounds that resemble music. I know how to make my left hand create a number of chords. I know them by name, and I know a few simple variations.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 21, 2012

One Way to Head Off a Conflict: Manage Expectations. Related Posts How to Decide if a Conflict is Worth the Effort to Resolve. Do This If You Want to Guarantee Conflict Escalation. Three Words to Guarantee Conflict Escalation. Applying the DISC Model: Breaking Through A Common Frustration.

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 29, 2013

Her approach to and handling of the snow-covered road sections got progressively better until she managed to navigate them almost perfectly by the time we reached our destination. It was rather exciting for a moment, and she got the car back under control pretty quickly.

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Learning-by-Doing Skills Delegation Travel 235

The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 31, 2012

To manage or mitigate these risks, I have developed three questions I ask of myself before I make the choice to communicate assertively. And occasionally there are physical risks. I understand the risks. I see the risks. And I have to deal with the risks when I find myself in a real or potential conflict situation.

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The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

I managed to maintain the exercise and diet regimen that lead to that weight loss for awhile, and then I started to lose focus on my personal fitness. I do not remember the exact timeline, but I do remember that before the week was over, I had written a goal weight, developed a weight loss plan, and started implementing it.

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Goal Definition Planning Skills 211

The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 22, 2013

Change Management Lessons: Surprise Breeds Inaction. Do they speak quickly or more methodically? Do they focus on results and facts or emotions and relationships? Practice tailoring your delivery to match them. Related Posts Assume Benign Intent. Bad Boss Scenario: You Should Have Known Better #1. People are a Package Deal.

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Resistance Motivation Energy Tips 177

The Recovering Engineer

MAY 21, 2012

One Way to Head Off a Conflict: Manage Expectations. (Check this post on Why Conflicts Escalate for further insights on this topic.). Related Posts Three Words to Guarantee Conflict Escalation. Conflict Resolution Tips: The Power of Patience. Conflict Prevention: Just Fix the Problem.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

In my effort to master this skill, I have learned that having pre-planned strategies often helps me to keep my cool and to manage the situation more calmly. While some people seem to have a knack for helping others “back off the edge,” most people feel at least a little bit nervous or apprehensive about these situations.

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The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 11, 2013

Related Posts Change Management Lessons: Surprise Breeds Inaction. Use the tips above as a starting point to understand your team. Schedule a feedback meeting with someone on your team within the next 48 hours to practice applying these suggestions. Bad Boss Scenario: You Should Have Known Better #1. People are a Package Deal.

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 7, 2013

At one point during the day of the wedding, another friend asked me how we managed to pull it all together so quickly. And despite the many opportunities to have conflicts and arguments caused by the stress and pressure of the short timeline, everyone came through the process with relationships intact.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 29, 2010

Managers blame employees and employees blame managers for poor business results. Here goes… Why do we blame other people when we don’t do everything we can do to fix or change a bad situation? Parents blame teachers and teachers blame parents for poor test scores.

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Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Engineering FAQ 131

The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

While I managed to avoid getting caught without a pen in those first few days in the Navy, I did watch many other officer candidates receive a verbal assault of ridicule and criticism when they were not so fortunate.

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The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Presently I am a senior move manager working with families who are downsizing a parent and emptying a home of personal possessions. &# Harriet Vaughan says: September 17, 2010 at 10:27 am Hi I’m so glad I DISCovered you. I have had training in DISC with Carlson Learning Company and Inscape.

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FAQ Emotional Intelligence Engineering Self-aware 102

The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 7, 2013

At one point during the day of the wedding, another friend asked me how we managed to pull it all together so quickly. And despite the many opportunities to have conflicts and arguments caused by the stress and pressure of the short timeline, everyone came through the process with relationships intact.

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Planning How To Delegation Follow-up 102

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

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Team Engineering FAQ Emotional Intelligence 186

The Recovering Engineer

JULY 8, 2011

There are many situations — in coaching, parenting, and performance management for example — when the approach I started with is a better long-term answer. &# approach lead to quick resolution, clearer communication, and less conflict as I took a few immediate actions to correct the problems.

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 21, 2010

Tags: change management , Communication Skills , emotional control , emotional intelligence , emotions , Leadership Skills , understanding people Guy Harris describes himself as a recovering engineer.

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FAQ Emotional Intelligence Engineering Self-aware 188

The Recovering Engineer

MAY 7, 2010

related to this article Successful Law & Other Professional Firms: Shared Characteristics | Seven Workplace Conflict Resolution Tips : Guy Harris: The … | Managing Conflict: Resolving Anger « Total Synergy Solutions | Identifying Engineers and [.] Reply What Do You Think? Tell me what youre thinking.

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Tips Emotional Intelligence Engineering FAQ 198

The Recovering Engineer

JULY 16, 2010

by Lisa Haneberg The Sound of Silence: The Power of Listening Between the Lines by Diane Levin Managing the Toxic High Performer by Dan McCarthy We’re All Recovering Somethings by Amber Naslund Kindness, Present and Past by Angie Thompson Photo by striatic.

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FAQ Engineering Emotional Intelligence Self-aware 114

The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 19, 2010

In both situations, the other person and I pretty quickly recognized what was happening, and we managed to get our communications back under control. These situations caused me to reflect on what happens in conflict: How it gets started, How it escalates, and What you can do to de-escalate it.

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Engineering Video Self-aware FAQ 223

The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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Engineering Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Chemicals 169

The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 8, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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How To Engineering Self-aware Video 114

The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

As I travel around the country to lead workshops, I often hear frustrations with or objections to some of the supervisory/leadership techniques and approaches that I advocate and teach. I seldom hear an outright disagreement with the general approach. Instead, people express their frustration or objection like this: “That sounds great, but…. “I

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