Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Even more alarming, almost every new business it launched failed: e-books, mobile phones, search engines, music; it was one dramatic dud after another. The turnaround he engineered was nothing short of remarkable. You do that by setting up structures that notice, encourage, and develop innovative ideas and practices.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Even though Musk’s approach doesn’t necessarily provide a blueprint to be copied any more than Steve Jobs’ approach did (even though both individuals got results), it does offer lessons to be learned and applied in our own leadership. He learned to shut down fear,” she says. “If It’s mostly about caring Do you care to make it precise?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2024

Your words backfiring like a faulty engine, and now a cloud of awkwardness fills the room. 5 Phrases to Avoid if You Want Better Collaboration on Your Team Let’s talk about some of the most common phrases that sabotage collaboration, why they’re so annoying, and what to do instead. So what went wrong?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

We’ve had many leaders, managers and clients around the world approach us with different cross cultural leadership challenges including: “In my culture, we need sound and music to do our best, but my office is silent as a graveyard. People will certainly learn about one another slowly over time, but why wait? Politely say “no”?

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Leading Blog

JULY 4, 2021

You will learn methods for identifying and overcoming common barriers to change, such as impulsivity, procrastination, and forgetfulness. Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success by Ron Friedman. By reverse engineering what has worked for others, we can unlock patterns that will work in our own lives.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Remote learning is consistently shown to yield lower grades and lower engagement. Boosting Team Performance: 3 Ways to Make Your Team's Engine More Powerful by Ken Downer @RapidStartLdr. Why Do Some People Succeed after Failing, While Others Continue to Flounder? You Can't Lead Anyone Unless You First Do This via @briankdodd.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

They align their best efforts with the organization’s in natural ways that other systems can’t lead them to do. Source: The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn. * * *. It is the difference between rowing and sailing. A boat moved by mere muscle is no match for one moved by wind.

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The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

How Much Margin Do You Have? I learned of the accident that took her life late on Thursday night and the funeral was on Saturday. To explain what I mean, I’ll lean on my background as an engineer. Safe engineering design always considers, allows for, and builds in some margin for safety.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 31, 2024

In the academic year 2021/2022 in Spain, a report from the Ministry of Education revealed that there were very few women studying Computer Engineering. Do they perform differently from men, and do they choose different areas of study? Most women prefer software engineering, which is about creating solutions that help people.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 14, 2024

Northwestern University engineers have created a new tiny electronic gadget. It’s super efficient at doing smart computer tasks, using way less power than what we have now. This little champ can handle big loads of data and do AI stuff right away, without needing to send everything to the internet for help.

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 9, 2010

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. Learn More… What Do You Think? Never show again.

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The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 21, 2010

I am suggesting that people with this trait commit themselves to learning the skills of assertive communication. While these strategies are sometimes useful and necessary, I recommend learning to use them intentionally when appropriate rather than as a default because they are more comfortable. Reply What Do You Think?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The other choice is to learn to speak our truth effectively, in a way that doesn’t contribute to fear and dysfunction on a team. The first part of speaking effectively in difficult conversations is learning to speak from a place of ownership. These people also recognize that they will always have more to learn about a situation.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Chris Edmonds, author of The Culture Engine , shows leaders how to create a high performing, values-aligned culture through the creation of an organizational constitution. Join us for an hour of content and conversation with Chris and Becky, as they discuss principles and ideas found in The Culture Engine and share real-life examples.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 24, 2021

Ron Friedman on how experience begets automaticity and automaticity stifles learning. They do so by targeting weaknesses, pursuing stretch goals, and relentlessly pushing the bounds of their abilities. Source: Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success.

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The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 11, 2010

I sat in a chair and held her for the better part of 3 or 4 hours even though I had homework to do. When I spoke with my friend on Thursday, I learned that Krystal still had that toy box in her home. I was in Raleigh to do a workshop. I’ll likely be in Raleigh next summer to do another workshop.

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Chartered Management Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Organisations that prioritise talent development build a more skilled, motivated, engaged and adaptable workforce – it’s been found that retention rates are 34% higher in organisations that do so. Grand (Re)Design Want to learn how Lee’s team improved their development process? This is how we did it.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

Along the way, she learned some valuable lessons about leadership and culture. Every entrepreneur, particularly ones trying to create a virtual marketplace, must do two things at once—get both buyers and sellers to their platform. Most of all, she learned to hire great people, give them autonomy and never micromanage them! .

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Mike Cardus

MAY 17, 2013

There are three lines from recent reading and research I’m doing that keep haunting me and have made me explore my frame of thinking and consulting. How do I approach team building ; as a scientist? as a engineer? The engineer sees themselves as a tiny spot of ignorance surrounded by a vast see of knowledge.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 21, 2023

You’ve set and reinforced clear expectations and clearly communicated “what” you need them to do and “why.” We’re the ones that actually have to DO THIS! How do you inspire your team and build confidence that they’ve got this? Inspire your team, by helping them taste the win.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 8, 2019

Back then, the vast majority of Akamai’s 100 engineering staff had been recruited directly from MIT and other top universities. To help right that wrong, here are five the most important lessons I learned while at Akamai, all of which I continue to use in my lab today: Research is a human endeavor. To keep leading, keep learning.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

That’s the finding of new research from the University of Technology Sydney, with the authors urging universities and industry to do more to provide access to such opportunities for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. ” Compulsory practice. ” Compulsory practice. ” A better approach. . ” A better approach.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

You are about to graduate with that coveted engineering degree. But before you prepare your resume and cover letter, there are several things you need to do to make yourself more attractive to today’s CEOs and the people that they trust to make the best hires for them. Bots ignore this and so do most gatekeepers.

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Joseph Lalonde

AUGUST 7, 2022

Kimura had failed to do what fathers do. You do your best to ensure they have everything they need to do their jobs. You do your best to ensure they have everything they need to do their jobs. You’re doing a great job and need to keep going. The oddest places to learn can be the best places.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 7, 2021

What Do You Pay Attention To? In my work with senior leaders and executive teams across a wide variety of industries, one of the most important questions I ask is to learn what those leaders pay attention to. The press’ dashboard did not monitor color requirements perfectly – only a human could do that.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 20, 2024

While luck and circumstances do play a role, a recent study from UNSW Sydney shows that when it comes to startup success, it all boils down to the personality of the founder or the team. They used a machine learning algorithm to figure out their personalities. The numbers are clear: Most new companies don’t make it.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The scene I want to spotlight is one in which Apple CEO John Scully sent over a man charged with managing the General Magic engineering group. ” One of the General Magic engineers immediately responded, “Thanks, but we don’t need a manager. We get overall leadership from Marc, which is all we need. Keep Your Promises.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 13, 2020

Fortunately, there are four skills we can learn and develop to counteract our tendencies to win or minimize. Since winning behavior results from a drop in curiosity, we need to learn how to become more curious about the perspectives of others. We do that by learning and using the skills of testing and inquiring.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 17, 2021

How much do the important movers and shakers know you, like you, and find you valuable? Because if you’re one of those employees who think if they just do their job — and they will be rewarded with more money, a promotion, and various accolades — you are sorely mistaken. Learn Your Q-Score That’s where your Q-Score comes in.

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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. Here’s why: none of us can see ourselves as others do. Of course, this is sort of like asking a baker if bread is worth baking.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And do that with over 99.999999 percent reliability. And just to make things interesting, do it in a decentralized organizational construct where laws, standards, and procedures aren’t as tightly controllable as within a single company. This tragic example demonstrates how silos can have real-world consequences.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 12, 2023

billion searches on Google alone, optimizing your site for search engines is not an option but a necessity. But you don’t have to do it all. These experts stay abreast of the ever-changing trends, know the nitty-gritty of keyword research, and understand the complex algorithms of search engines. With over 3.5

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 9, 2024

But what should managers do about it? “At I had five direct reports and only one of them was happy,” says Teri Zdrojewski CEng, a principal nuclear engineer at RB Safety Consultants. She quickly realised it was her job to work out why and, for the good of the company, to do something about it.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

By receiving prior warnings, students could evaluate their preparation methods and modify their learning strategies if they proved ineffective. The researchers examined the exercises completed by 396 students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering as part of the Applied Computer Science course.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

All you have to do to convince a business that you can serve them well is persuade prospective clients that you can serve them well. Search Engine Optimization SEO remains one of the most reliable ways to generate organic B2B leads. If you find this article helpful, read our other blogs on this site and learn more.

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The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 30, 2010

During the conversation, I learned that she had gone to school in Indiana and that she now lived out-of-state as a result of her husband’s job. I also learned that through her husband she knew a fairly prominent public figure, and I asked a question about this person’s public versus private persona’s.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 9, 2021

Curiosity is the engine of achievement. It’s us setting aside certainty and being open to learning more. Us opening the door says we’re willing to explore, discover, investigate, consider, learn, and innovate. No one knows for sure whether curiosity is a fixed trait or if being curious is something that can be learned.

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