Skip Prichard

JULY 17, 2022

” -Abraham Maslow. Treating businesses like machines” means managers are expected to be the expert decision-makers and influencers (they are the engineers), while everyone else is expected to play narrowly defined roles (they are the machine parts). What’s wrong with this approach?

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Maslow Construction Resistance Environment 115

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Abraham Maslow’s big idea was that we all have a hierarchy of needs: once our basic physiological and safety needs are fulfilled, we seek love and belongingness, then self-esteem and prestige, and finally self-actualization. Our engineers care a lot about community, giving it an average rating of 4.18 Jorg Greuel/Getty Images.

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Maslow Company Motivation Career 15

Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 20, 2010

Inspiration when given as a gift is like the fuel that feeds the engine of prosperity for your organization. Realize that it does belong in your everyday interactions at work, and that you must give it away in order to model the compassion you want expressed at work. What keeps you from gifting your kindness?

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Blog Greenleaf Maslow Open-book 206

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

A simple example – when I was in engineering college, in the final year, my dad bought me a car after much begging and pleading. I had the car for 20 days before I hit a truck head on and totaled it. I escaped with minor scrapes and stitches, miraculously.

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Ethics Morale Open-book Blog 184

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

On this Labor Day, I give homage to those who shaped my own early career: Mom: Who taught me the art of domestic engineering: how to wash dishes, vacuum floors, make beds, and do the laundry with a sense of pride in the finished product.

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Influence Blog Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing 174

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

In the State of Nevada we, Professional Engineers, have to have 30 professional development hours of learning to renew our licenses every two years. I am a strong believer that everything or every process can be improved and we have to change our self to accommodate the improvement.

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Resistance Class Learning-by-Doing Self-aware 193

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Now, back to your point, throw in a class after work and studying for an eight hour professional engineering exam it makes it pretty difficult to exercise and eat healthy. Which is another thing that I’m surprised I haven’t lost it yet because going to the gym is a huge stress reliever for me.

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Learning-by-Doing Blog Class Open-book 185