The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

When you visit the voting page, you will find links to eleven top-flight blogs on leadership. All you have to do is claim it to get access to leadership development resources including: Videos Ebooks Special reports Audio recordings Excerpts from the new book, From Bud to Boss And more! Get updates in an RSS reader.

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Blog Leadership FAQ Engineering 117

The Recovering Engineer

MAY 7, 2010

How to apply powerful psychological principles in a practical way to help you control your response and develop influence with others. I’ll announce it here when I’ve finished developing the content to make it a useful relationship building and conflict resolution training resource. That site should be ready soon.

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Tips Emotional Intelligence Engineering FAQ 198

The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 11, 2011

We have our families who have tolerated the long-hours of travel, phone calls, blog posts, article writing, meetings, and website development it takes to get a book written, published, and sold. We have blogging and promotional partners who will be helping us to get the word out around February 15 when the book becomes officially available.

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Team Travel Engineering FAQ 239

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Among the launch activities are guest blog posts, articles, and interviews. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Featured Video The Recovering Engineer YouTube Channel From Bud to Boss Connect With Me Subscription Options Email updates. Get updates in an RSS reader.

Team 186

Team Engineering FAQ Emotional Intelligence 186

The Recovering Engineer

JULY 13, 2010

We spoke about a number of issues related to the transition to leadership people make when they take their first supervisory role. This is the topic of the Bud to Boss workshop that Kevin Eikenberry and I developed). He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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Workshop Middle Management Engineering FAQ 194

The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 12, 2010

I see the same problem develop just about everywhere I see people interact. What is this huge problem? People make assumptions about other people’s intentions. Featured Video The Recovering Engineer YouTube Channel From Bud to Boss Connect With Me Subscription Options Email updates. Get updates in an RSS reader.

Pryor 210

Pryor Emotional Intelligence Engineering FAQ 210

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

All week, I have been sharing my thoughts and insights on communication skills, motivation theory, leadership, team-building, and persuasion. The thought behind much (not all) of what I was asked in my role as seminar leader and expert panelist basically reduced to this: How do I get people to do what I want them to do.

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How To Engineering FAQ Cooper 218

The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Recently, I had the opportunity to work with one of my long-time clients, the Montgomery County (Indiana) Leadership Academy. In the process, I was reminded of some insights on ths vital point by an exercise we did in a session on Servant Leadership. In the picture above, the woman is fighting to get her need for air met.

Engineering 199

Engineering FAQ Video Self-aware 199

The Recovering Engineer

MAY 18, 2010

Related posts: Effective Communication Skills: You Don’t Know Until You Ask Get Over Yourself To Develop Effective Communication Skills Effective Communication Skills: How to Quickly Guess a Person’s DISC Style Effective Communication: What DO You Want? Get updates in an RSS reader.

Skills 209

Skills Engineering FAQ Emotional Intelligence 209

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 12, 2010

He developed a theory that people tend to develop a self-concept based on one of four factors — Dominance, Inducement, Steadiness, or Compliance. Later psychologists and behavioral specialists developed a variety of practical tools to apply Marston’s theory. William Moulton Marston in the 1920′s.

FAQ 230

FAQ Hammer Engineering Tools 230

The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 26, 2010

In developing the book, Kevin and I thought of many ways to get the tips, techniques, insights, and ideas we developed in the book into as many people’s hands as possible, and you have an opportunity to take advantage of two of those events in the next few weeks. The book is scheduled for release in January of 2011.

Performance Review 105

Performance Review Engineering FAQ Emotional Intelligence 105

The Recovering Engineer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Quickly, in less than an hour, we listed, ranked and developed specific action plans for overcoming their biggest challenges. 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. Get updates in an RSS reader.

Engineering 210

Engineering FAQ Tips Video 210

The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 19, 2010

I’m drawing some of this post content from a video course I am developing on resolving personal workplace conflicts. In this post, I will quickly show a model of what often happens during conflict escalation. By understanding the model, we can plan positive steps to back conflicts down after they start. Get updates in an RSS reader.

Engineering 223

Engineering Video Self-aware FAQ 223

The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Later, when I was working as a research engineer in the chemical industry, I used the concept of design margin as I developed new products and worked with customers to get our products qualified for their applications. Safe engineering design always considers, allows for, and builds in some margin for safety. Get updates in an RSS reader.

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Engineering Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Chemicals 169

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 18, 2010

I have seen this concept discussed in a number of ways and in a variety of contexts. Featured Video The Recovering Engineer YouTube Channel From Bud to Boss Connect With Me Subscription Options Email updates. Get updates in an RSS reader.

Engineering 210

Engineering Self-aware Video FAQ 210

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 27, 2010

Related posts: Effective Communication: What DO You Want? Featured Video The Recovering Engineer YouTube Channel From Bud to Boss Connect With Me Subscription Options Email updates. Get updates in an RSS reader.

Skills 200

Skills Engineering FAQ Video 200

The Recovering Engineer

JULY 29, 2010

If it was more negative, we needed to develop a plan to leave the situation. If it was more positive, we needed to go forward without complaining about the negative because we had chosen to accept it into our lives for the moment. In my case, I chose to stay. Get updates in an RSS reader.

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Cost-Benefit Analysis Workshop Engineering FAQ 114

The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 26, 2010

Did you catch the reinvention part of the story? You see, I’m a lot like Bubble Wrap. Featured Video The Recovering Engineer YouTube Channel From Bud to Boss Connect With Me Subscription Options Email updates. Get updates in an RSS reader.

Succession 108

Succession Chemicals Engineering Self-aware 108

The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 8, 2010

If you imagine at your emotional container like a bottle filled with a carbonated beverage and sealed with a stopper, you can develop a simple model for understanding what happens when you get angry so that you can attack the anger at it’s source rather than trying to control it after it happens. Get updates in an RSS reader.

How To 114

How To Engineering Self-aware Video 114

The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 27, 2010

I am simply observing the outcome of a leadership act: a high level leader who reports to a higher level leader within an organization took his discontent public and he had to leave the organization as a result. I do know what happened, and I believe it demonstrates a valuable leadership lesson: Disagree in private and agree in public.

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Leadership Engineering FAQ Video 248