Strategy Driven

JUNE 1, 2023

Professional development has emerged as a vital tool for business owners and engineers alike to enhance their skills, drive innovation, and achieve long-term success. This article explores the multifaceted benefits of professional development and how it can revolutionize your career or business.

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Rich Gee Group

MARCH 19, 2014

We all know the common and famous careers out there. Did you know there are many great career paths that are ‘hidden’ from the normal news mainstream? Careers we probably know exist if we really thought about it, but we tend to forget them when we look at the entire career picture. New technology all the time.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Welcome to the December Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share our leadership experts’ favorite posts from 2018 on the topics of communication, creativity/inspiration, development, engagement, productivity, and more. Art Petty of Art Petty provided Leadership Power-Up: Make Time to Think Deeply.

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Leading Blog

JULY 4, 2021

Listed below are ten books released this year that will entertain, make you think, and improve your leadership. Their goal in writing the book is “to start conversations, not end them, and to provide guidance and frameworks to help refine your thinking and strategies on the aspects of leadership that matter most.”.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 21, 2010

Both scenarios can have major negative impacts on your career. 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. He has spent many years learning to connect and communicate with other people more effectively.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

One of our early engineers, Matt Cutts, recall how he would often see Urs Hölzle, the engineering executive who led the creation of Google’s data center infrastructure, pick up small bits of trash in the hallway as he walked through the office. Leadership requires passion. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.”

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development Each month in our newsletter, we feature an interview with one of our Instigators. Linda Freeman, who began her career as an engineer with the U.S. in Environmental Engineering at Stanford University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University [.].

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Experience to Lead

APRIL 24, 2023

Women’s leadership programs have been a crucial topic in recent years, with much discourse over their effectiveness in the workplace. On one hand, women-focused programs provide the skills, community support and resources women need to succeed in leadership roles.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 26, 2021

Tammy Cravit is a data engineer, friend, and advocate for LGBTQ inclusion. And, ultimately we were able to work together as we brought a leadership development program to her company. I’m super excited to put those things into practice and to continue to grow my leadership skills as a result.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Passion - The best way to figure out the importance of this one is to recall a time in one’s life or career where it didn’t exist – that happened to me, and it’s like draining all the oil out of an engine and still trying to go 100 miles an hour. It also keeps me humble in a sense that there’s so much I DON’T know.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

For many years I’ve been facilitating a 360 assessment and leadership development process for a deeply technical science/engineering association. However, their overall leadership scores are generally well below those of other less technical groups. So weak STEMM leadership effectiveness is especially critical.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 14, 2013

Guest post by Mark Hopkins : The best leadership tip I ever received came from a pastor’s sermon during a non-denominational service in Yosemite Valley Chapel. The pastor was clearly providing guidance to parishioners on how to help others confront tough problems, but to me it sounded a lot like a leadership strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career. On with the interview.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

45 Career Advice Experts Share Their Blueprint for Career Success (Plus Leaderboard)​ Does your career seem to be a struggle at times? It’s why I wrote my book Why Career Advice Sucks™ … to share the stories of my own career success and failures and help you grow your career more quickly.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 4, 2016

Welcome to the July 2016 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Although mid-summer is a time when many of us slow down (as we should), this compilation of excellent cutting-edge leadership thinking will help motivate you to hit the ground running when your vacation or other summer relaxation period ends. Let’s Get Started.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 13, 2013

The book is a fascinating deep dive into many aspects of Facebook’s meteoric success, but I was particularly interested in her perspectives on the importance of great leadership. 2) Offer your employees a nontraditional career path that is based on their contributions and value-based behaviors, and not on their age or credentials.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A S A LIFELONG communication skills coach, I was asked recently by one of my colleagues how important individual coaching attention is for a person to learn and grow at any stage of their career. Of course, this is sort of like asking a baker if bread is worth baking. You asked for a sample goal.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 17, 2023

To explore how collaborative leadership works in practice, we talked to Emma Bould CMgr FCMI, who has spent her career in engineering leadership roles. The amount of leadership training you get in the military is huge ,” she says, “because when you’re placed in an operational role, you have to perform.”

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Following the Navy, he completed a fellowship at Yale in surgical critical care then held a series of increasingly senior leadership positions at hospitals in Connecticut. It happened during a period earlier in his career when his leadership responsibilities increased while fewer colleagues were available to help carry the load.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 9, 2011

Generally speaking there are two types of spheres of influence…those that just evolve over time by default, and those that are strategically engineered. Be sure that your vision is based first and foremost on adding value to the lives and careers of others. While contacts are rarely purpose driven, relationships are highly intentional.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2024

Amy Edmondson Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School. Before her academic career, she was Director of Research at Pecos River Learning Centers, where she worked with founder and CEO Larry Wilson to design change programs in large companies.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

These Human Resource leaders represent the top 25 human resources leaders shaping careers, culture, and talent at the world’s most innovative people driven companies. Shook has created the engine known for attracting, developing and retaining great talent who enjoy Accenture’s collaborative, innovative, and highly diverse culture.

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Change Starts Here

JANUARY 28, 2015

There’s been a lot of talk lately in the US about building more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) capability in the workforce, and related conversations about how to increase the number of women in STEM programs, and how to keep women in those jobs once they have them. And it makes me feel a little guilty.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 22, 2021

The devotion that many leaders feel for their businesses infuses everything, from company culture and engineering to the snacks in the kitchen. The leader’s curse is a condition that can be very dangerous to the financial health of your company, your competitive edge, culture, and professional career.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Key to Business and Career Success. It takes effective leadership with the right tone at the top and leaders who will nurture the right culture to build the organization needed to become the preferred provider to your markets. “Trust among the leadership team is paramount to the success of their organizations.”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

An engineer by training, he began his career as a Navy officer and member of the US Naval Construction Battalion (Sea-bees) and the Navy Dive Community. Mark Minukas is the managing partner of Co-Creation Partners.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 24, 2012

These questions are just some of the topics I discuss with Stanford professor and author Shirzad Chamine in this episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe”. In addition to his PhD in neuroscience, Shirzad also holds a BA in psychology, an MS in electrical engineering and an MBA from Stanford, where he lectures.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 24, 2012

These questions are just some of the topics I discuss with Stanford professor and author Shirzad Chamine in this episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe”. In addition to his PhD in neuroscience, Shirzad also holds a BA in psychology, an MS in electrical engineering and an MBA from Stanford, where he lectures.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2021

After a 15-year career leading successful teams, Chris founded his consulting company, The Purposeful Culture Group, in 1990. He is the author or co-author of seven books, including Amazon best sellers The Culture Engine and Leading at a Higher Level with Ken Blanchard.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 6, 2021

Leadership for Tomorrow. Resetting and rebalancing life and career is on many people’s minds during a pandemic. His advice to adopt a mindset of growth, focus on what fulfills you, and embrace new modes of leadership is exactly what many people are looking for during this time of transition and change. ” -Jonas Altman. .”

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Put simply, leadership is not a static endeavor. In fact, leadership demands fluidity, which requires the willingness to recognize the need for change, and finally the ability to lead change. Senior leadership must champion any new initiative. By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 16, 2015

Chris Edmonds : When I consult with executives on crafting a high performance, values-aligned culture, one of the first things I do is to examine the effectiveness of their leadership team. Whatever that team is called - an executive team, a leadership team, a management team, etc. Most leadership teams I observe are not teams at all.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

A successful salesperson and sales team leader had a twenty-year, well-paid career, but she didn’t love her work. With so many years and so much invested in their careers, what could they do? What, though, if these inspiring, engaging activities don’t offset the many more hours you spend in an unfulfilling career?

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Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 25, 2017

Answers From Leadership Podcast Episode 30 Leadership requires a constant stretching of our current skill set. Answers From Leadership podcast guest Jon Stolpe knows this all too well. Listen To The Answers From Leadership Podcast. I’m an engineer. I went to school for engineering. In the youth group.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 25, 2022

I know because I’ve heard this feedback many times in my career and relationships. But the reality, as Marshall Goldsmith says , is that “In leadership, it doesn’t matter what we said. See if this sounds familiar: During a leadership meeting, your boss proposes an idea that has a shiny, attractive quality. “A

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 24, 2013

“The truth is that no one factor makes a company admirable; but if you were forced to pick the one that makes the most difference, you’d pick leadership.”. When it comes to leadership development, the commitment of the CEO and top dogs is the #1 most important success factor. In most cases, no, we turn to civil engineers.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 13, 2024

Goals, objectives, measurements, and career paths move up and down within the narrow, functional “chimney walls.” As engineer and co-founder of the Center for Systems Awareness, Peter Senge, said in The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization , “Structure influences behavior.

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