Roger M. Ingbretsen
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Roger Ingbretsen has more than three decades of operational and leadership experience, Serving on USAF active duty for twenty-six years, he then worked for high-tech companies for nineteen years before starting his leadership coaching and organizational consulting business. Roger has held positions as a project manager, new product program manager, marketing and sales manager, corporate training and development manager, production manager, director of material, director of quality, director of executive development, and vice president of operations. Roger has a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership, from Gonzaga University, a dual undergraduate degree in Economics & Business Administration, and an AA degree in Business. Roger is a member of the International Coaching Federation, has completed many professional training programs attaining certifications in the Harvard Law School "win-win" negotiation, Center for Creative Leadership "360-Degree Feedback" process and "Coach the Coach" program, Zenger Miller "Team Training Certification" and "Executive Coaching" from the Professional School Of Psychology, California. He is also a qualified administrator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality inventory. He is very knowledgeable in the area of "workforce development" currently conducting extensive research of recruiting and retention issues with a focus on generational problems. Visit his web site at www.ingbretsen.com.
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I have had the pleasure of hiring directly or indirectly thousands of people throughout my career. I have also experienced the distasteful process of having to fire individuals. I have never fired someone for lack of skills; it has always been based on behavioral problems. I did not fire them for a bad attitude, but rather for specific behavioral problems which were as a result of their attitude. Because of my experience I have developed eight rules for hiring from the outside and for promoting from within.
No matter what you may have read in management literature, leadership, management, and supervision are not about what you are or the title you hold. They’re about your behavior and the “roles” you play while working with others to accomplish something of importance to the organization!
U.S. education, once the envy of the world is on a downward spiral. Rest assured… America education is madly rushing past the critical tipping point.In spite of many national, state and local initiatives, schools have failed their students for years with little or no improvement in achievement.
The driving force of the knowledge age is the human mind! Our economy will grow only if we grow our human capital potential. You will grow as an individual only if you grow your knowledge base. Most importantly, because job requirements change so often “life-long learning skills” have become critical to staying employed. A solid worker in the knowledge age – one who will stay employed – must have the ability to move effortlessly from project to project.
Many people in leadership roles get so involved in day-to-day tactics that they miss almost completely the impact their role as a leader has on “all” the individuals they are charged to lead.
This article is aimed at peaking your awareness of the Federal, state and local government unfunded retirement accounts. It is a subject not being covered by the media.
Accomplishing a few goals and doing something new is great, but having a strategy - a plan with objectives - helps you get the biggest bang for your effort while keeping you on track. Developing a strategy is about determining your capabilities, documenting your basic life choices, and instituting a plan
When planning your next career move, look for trends that will possibly require your present skills and abilities. Most likely you will need some addition education or training, but it will be focused in the right area. Look for the “sunrise” jobs (the new hot jobs with a growing demand). This article will spark some ideas which will help you focus on making smart career choices.
If you want to stay employed and be at your career best, you must learn from mistakes, overcome challenges, mitigate your weaknesses, and play off your innate strengths, talents and skills.
You, and only you, are in charge of your attitude! You must realize that your attitude is your choice to make, and that you alone can decide how to deal with events in your life. Your attitude will determine how you position yourself in life and what you get or don’t get out of life.
