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To Myers-Briggs I'm an INTJ on the cusp of an E. A war-orphan, I was raised an only child by my mother. Born into a family of engineers and inventors, I naturally gravitated to engineering; model railroading at age 5. By the time I left high school the railroad was well automated (back when mechanical relays and vacuum tubes prevailed.) Home was Gary, Indiana and while attending Purdue University I majored in Electrical Engineering, worked part-time and summers as a motor inspector at the Inland Steel 80" Hot Strip, where I found the air conditioning requirement of early automation equipment to be personally beneficial. I joined the DuPont Corporation as a Design Engineer and moved to Waynesboro, VA. (where in 1969 I automated the 1929 Acetate Chemical process using a Digital Equipment PDP 8E computer supervising five PDP14 industrial controllers -- the computer was programmed using a Teletype machine and paper tape!) I also had the pleasure of an assignment in Londonderry NI in 1973 followed by a move to Charleston, SC in 1976 to construct a fully automated polyester fiber facility (complete with industrial robots). But enough about me...

Sunday, October 02, 2005

BUAD477 References

Please note that I'm now posting references in the BUAD477 sidebar to support our Project. The first two references are a consequence of our September 27th Project Meeting.

During that meeting I was asked my opinion of an effective web site and mentioned "AngelVision" because I was lured to the site by an unsolicited email, and having visited the site, I took up an offer for a live web meeting. Within a week I had moved from "not knowing" to having received a very attractive price quote. I would very much like our prospects to move from "not knowing" about American SecuriComm to expressing interest and receiving price quotes too. I believe this is an excellent example of a highly effective marketing oriented approach in which the web site plays a critical role.

I shared my value for the "four conversations" distinction. A very succinct guide discussing this and other valuable distinctions is available on "Coaching Practices for Managers" at the "National Managers' Community" web site sponsored by The Government of Canada. You will find the following topics described in easily understood language complete with real-life illustrations:
1. WORKING WITH COMPLAINTSFind the hidden requests in complaints
2. LISTENING FOR COMMITMENT IN COMPLAINTSHear the commitment
3. CHALLENGING GENERALISATIONSCatch generalisations
4. WORKING WITH ASSESSMENTSBe aware of limiting assessments
5. WHAT’S MISSING?Look for what’s missing
6. WORKING WITH MOODSObserve the power of moods
7. THREE TYPES OF CONVERSATIONFocus on the right conversation
8. WORKING WITH RECURRENT PROBLEMSLook inside

Please look for additional links in the BUAD477 References sidebar whenever you visit this site and PLEASE provide a feedback comment as requested in my previous post.

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