July 2018
Beginner to intermediate
186 pages
4h 9m
English
Content preview from How Successful Engineers Become Great Business Leaders
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How can leaders with an engineering background become aware and get rid of adverse habits that mask unique strengths and impair the execution of actions toward their goals?
Why Eliminating Adverse Habits Matters
The Roman comic dramatist Terence once said it’s important to have moderation in all things. We know that water is important for our body, but drinking more than 6 L within an hour will kill you. It’s possible to have too much of a good thing (chocolate may be the exception though). If leaders with engineering backgrounds aren’t careful, they run the risk of applying their strengths to the extreme limit under the wrong circumstances. As a result, their strengths may actually be masked and eliminated, ...