The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Having attended that same seminar, I had experienced my own frustration with the interruptions, since after all I had come to hear you and not him. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. I really appreciated this blog.

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The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. It was a message that resonated with me, and it triggered some thoughts about my business and my relationships. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Years ago, when I was putting my books together and my seminars, I thought, “oh man, I can’t talk about love! I talk about it in my seminars. And contrast that to Devon’s son who got out of college, chemical engineering degree, six figures. It doesn’t happen watching a guy like me come in and give a seminar to your company.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Years ago, when I was putting my books together and my seminars, I thought, “oh man, I can’t talk about love! I talk about it in my seminars. And contrast that to Devon’s son who got out of college, chemical engineering degree, six figures. It doesn’t happen watching a guy like me come in and give a seminar to your company.

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

At the Chemical Heritage Foundation's recent seminar on advanced materials innovation, a half-dozen R&D leaders collectively commanding billions in spend couldn't have been more excited about the market potential for their new materials.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2012

I developed these ideas during seminars with executives where we discussed their experiences of good and bad management. To the "widespread astonishment" of the business world, he traded in the company's valuable holding in chemical giant Du Pont in order to buy up Universal Studios.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Consider how Zingerman’s, a renowned community of food-related businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan, infuses energy in their seminars and events. In a large petro-chemical company, for example, we found a lot of de-energizing relationships — and most of them emanated from the leaders. The results are quite revealing.

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Energy Health Care Leadership Pipeline Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Although the stress response can sometimes be detrimental, in many cases, stress hormones actually induce growth and release chemicals into the body that rebuild cells, synthesize proteins and enhance immunity, leaving the body even stronger and healthier than it was before.

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