The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

That makes some intuitive sense related to the short-term impact on our decision making. The issue is the potential to sow the seed of a pattern of decision making that could have a long-term negative impact on your relationships and performance. The issue is bigger than the one decision in front of you at the moment.

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Short-term Long-term Emotional Intelligence Self-aware 169

The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 18, 2011

When you do not care about the long-term health of your relationship with the other person. I’m still thinking through other situations when it might be reasonable to avoid the conflict rather than resolve it, and I think this represents a pretty good short-list of considerations when you make the decision.

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Short-term Workshop Long-term How To 209

The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The short answer is: yes, every conflict can be resolved. The cost of the agreement can be measured in terms of the financial, emotional, or physical effort implications of accepting the changed behavior. The question does have one problem though — it is incomplete.

Short-term 190

Short-term Cost Definition Operations 190

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

That makes some intuitive sense related to the short-term impact on our decision making. The issue is the potential to sow the seed of a pattern of decision making that could have a long-term negative impact on your relationships and performance. The issue is bigger than the one decision in front of you at the moment.

Emotional Intelligence 210

Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Short-term Engineering 210

The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 13, 2011

As I re-framed my view of the mess in terms of the lives, relationships, and experiences that it represented, it transformed from stressful to soothing. The lesson in this for leaders is to, at least for a short time, embrace messiness because of what the mess represents.

Seminar 271

Seminar Short-term Long-term Stress 271

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 31, 2015

Develop support mechanisms and reminders to help people when they are confronted with short-term distractions and a desire to “do things the old way.”. Create physical barriers to using old procedures and practices. Create specific steps – actions – to get and keep the change moving.

Short-term 100

Short-term Licensing Long-term Goal 100

The Recovering Engineer

MAY 31, 2010

He seemed to be able to keep the short-term situation in perspective compared to the bigger picture of his life and experiences. I noticed that the solider who had been traveling for 2.5 days to spend 3 days at home never got angry. He was as frustrated as anyone, and he kept his cool.

Emotional Intelligence 102

Emotional Intelligence Engineering Self-aware FAQ 102