The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

At one point, speaking about the need to continually learn, grow, and improve, he said: The ones who become satisfied with who they are have short careers. 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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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 31, 2010

Navy, got married, and began my civilian career. In the midst of my training for and response to life-and-death situations, the most significant casualty I faced was a fire on-board our submarine that lasted about one minute. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

We know how crucial it is to having talent who love working for us and who will offer discretionary effort and innovation. We even know how to quantify all this stuff. They have to go to the trainings, and then report up line to their managers annually to account for why that needle hasn’t budged. How to Be a Soul-Sucking CEO.

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 31, 2010

It could be a career choice – what to do, where to do it, etc. It could be a business direction decision – what product to launch ( or cancel), how to offer a service, or what market to enter ( or leave). He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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Engineering FAQ Learning-by-Doing Self-aware 105

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I feel that the majority of good leaders can only be developed, in a sense that no specific training, educational degree or position can define their development. Through training and education, good leaders have the opportunity to master their skills. At first, I think leadership is a chemical results of all features of a person.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Gianpiero Petriglieri – Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD , Director of the Management Acceleration Programme at INSEAD , medical doctor and psychiatrist by training. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Former President, Dow Chemical USA. Author: How to Be Happy at Work. .

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 8, 2022

I won’t bore you with assorted stories of friends who have great marriages, good health, successful careers, responsible children, and plenty of money, yet they choose to complain. I would rather have us all focus on how to feel good. Yet people do it. What if I said that you have control over your feelings of happiness? That’s right.

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Chemicals Bottom-up Stress Finance 112

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2016

“The fifties was the most exciting career decade of my life so far,” says Babette Pettersen, “and it looks like my options are only getting better as I turn 60.” Pettersen spent her mid-career years with Dow Corning. “Managing career cycles with flexibility and non-linear trajectories is important for us.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

To us, it’s similar to asking whether reviews, training programs, employee assistance services, or other company initiatives are effective for both worker performance and the bottom line. A company like Dow Chemical is a success story in this way. The honest answer is that some are successful while others fail.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2013

I was once asked to facilitate in a group coaching intervention for the leadership team at the subsidiary of a large chemical company. A great amount of money had been spent on consultants and on training a workforce that had no clearer idea at the end of 12 months what they were doing or why.

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