The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 4, 2011

Two questions I often get in workshops, from coaching clients, and in consulting engagements is: How do I work with an unmotivated person? How do I motivate someone to work harder? Here are the quick answers: There is no such thing as an unmotivated person. Everyone is motivated to do something. Therefore, everyone is motivated.

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The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 18, 2011

One of the common questions I get as I lead workshops and work with my coaching clients is: How do I decide it a conflict is worth the effort to resolve? I think this is a great question. Honestly, resolving a conflict can take lots of emotional energy.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Conflict Confidence Workshop. Related Posts How to Plan a Wedding Reception in Seven Days. What CAN You Do? Three Questions to Consider Before you Speak Assertively. Flexible With People and Rigid With Timelines. Communication Skills Leadership Skills Persuasion Problem Solving collaboration influence persuasion'

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 11, 2011

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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. I work in the government.”.

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The Recovering Engineer

JULY 14, 2011

Today, I led a DISC communication skills workshop that ended with a role-play exercise to allow participants the opportunity to practice the skills we had been discussing. For many of the people in the class, this was their first in-depth exposure to the DISC model and how to use it to more effectively communicate with others.

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The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 2, 2012

I have also attended workshops and read books on project management. They include construction, computer system, computer software, marketing, web development, book writing, process improvement, and plant expansion projects.

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The Recovering Engineer

AUGUST 11, 2010

In the midst of all of this activity, I haven’t been thinking much about blog posts.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The communication feedback loop is one approach that I recommend in my private coaching sessions and in the communication workshops that I lead. In my last post , I wrote about the feedback loop in terms of how to apply it to make sure that you understand others more clearly.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 24, 2013

Conflict Confidence Workshop. Block the time on your calendar and focus on that project for that time. photo credit: Horia Varlan via photopin cc. Related Posts Flexible With People and Rigid With Timelines. Always Have a Pen. Quit Looking for “The” Right Answer. Relate to Your Opponent – A Lesson in Tact.

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The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 11, 2010

I was in Raleigh to do a workshop. I’ll likely be in Raleigh next summer to do another workshop. The last time I saw Krystal, she was around 20 or 21 years old. I was only in town for one night, and she made a point of coming to see me for a brief visit.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

It does include the basic, underlying ideas for most of the techniques and approaches that I teach in workshops , help coaching clients to implement, and that I work to apply in my personal life. This list is probably not inclusive of every key communication principle. They are simple enough to express, and they are often difficult to apply.

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The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 5, 2011

I co-authored a book ( From Bud to Boss) , co-created two workshops ( Ultimate Communicator and Bud to Boss ) that will be delivered across the country in more than fifty cities next year because I had a cup of coffee with my friend and colleague Kevin Eikenberry almost ten years ago.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

As I lead workshops on conflict resolution, leadership, team dynamics, and communication skills, this communication tip frequently comes to the surface for discussion: Say what you DO want rather than what you DON’T want.

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 7, 2010

Over the last few months, I’ve given some thought to what I consider to be the Top 7 Secrets for Resolving Personal Workplace Conflict , and I have recorded an audio program that is available now.

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The Recovering Engineer

AUGUST 3, 2010

I heard it from a Bud to Boss workshop participant in Indianapolis this past June. They help us know what is and is not acceptable in the eyes of the people close to us and within larger groups of people. And, as the title of this post says, rules without relationship breeds rebellion. I cannot take credit for this statement.

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The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

In the process of looking over my notes and thinking through the planned events tomorrow, I started reflecting on a meeting that I facilitated for a client in Indiana last week.

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The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 19, 2010

I haven’t gotten very far into the book yet, and already I find myself swimming in wisdom and insights on leadership and life from the great John Wooden.

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The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

I talk a lot in workshops about the relationship dynamics in working with siblings in these situations. I have had training in DISC with Carlson Learning Company and Inscape. Presently I am a senior move manager working with families who are downsizing a parent and emptying a home of personal possessions. Harriet Vaughan´s last blog.

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The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 30, 2010

On my return trip, I connected with a flight in Chicago. I ran between gates to catch the flight to Indianapolis only to wait at the gate because this flight — like the one I had just taken from Boston to Chicago — was delayed.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

It was a message that resonated with me, and it triggered some thoughts about my business and my relationships.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Reversing the course of an escalating conflict is a topic that surfaces frequently in my work with coaching clients and workshop participants. I have received emails, blog comments, and twitter requests for help with this topic.

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The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

One concept that often surfaces in my communication workshops , is that communication comes from the Latin word that also gives us the English word common. With that backdrop, here are four ways you can improve almost all of your communications (presented roughly in the order I suggest you follow): 1.

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The Recovering Engineer

AUGUST 16, 2012

In my work with clients and workshop participants, people often start to tell me about a situation they faced as a leader with something like: “Maybe I didn’t do this right, but…” Then, they generally end the story by asking me if there was a better way to handle the situation.

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