9 powerful questions coaches ask CEOs

Asking a tough question can be — tough. But not for Vistage Chairs Ken Proctor and Wally Schmader. Over their combined 10 years of coaching high-performing CEOs, they have honed the craft of asking great business coaching questions.

6 steps to dealing with difficult people

Rather than seeing the difficult person as making us feel one thing or another, I suggest that we become aware of the cycle that is created when we become triggered by a difficult person.

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5 self-care habits of successful people

Busy CEOs are pushed to a high stress level and often feel they lack the time they need to get everything done. Leadership demands hard work, creativity, and long hours, but science shows us that lack of rest and relaxation leads to diminished focus and productivity as well as the likelihood of burnout.

I Am NACE: Dr. Luz Calle, Lead Scientist, NASA Corrosion Technology Lab

Dr. Calle was a college chemistry professor until she received what would be life-changing news. NASA invited Calle to conduct research at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, to solve corrosion issues on the space shuttle’s launch pad.

Smoothing the Sun: Ultracapacitors on UC San Diego’s Microgrid

“The more renewables you put on the grid, the more unstable the grid gets,” Wilk said. “Every time a cloud comes by, there are dips in the solar power.”

Winner of Course Giveaway Earns CIP Level 2 Certification and Selling Power

In Anchorage, Alaska, Danny Crow was feeling lucky as he sat down in class ready to begin the NACE Coating Inspector Program Level 2 course.

A Fleet Manager Eliminates Jump-Starts Using Maxwell Engine Start Modules

Bill Turner is a busy man, rising at 4 a.m. to manage a fleet of 65 trucks and a team of drivers for Holroyd Company, based in Washington State.

Rail Yard Driver Overcomes Starting Challenges With the Maxwell Engine Start Module

Jump starts were a ritual for professional driver Mike Deffely during the fall and winter seasons. When dead batteries left Mike stranded on his local delivery route, he’d shell out fifty to one hundred dollars for a jump start. He’d miss the cash, but that didn’t bother him nearly as much as the pressure of making his delivery on time and staying on track with his logbook.

“I used to kid and say, ‘I think I have gremlins in my truck,’” says Mike.

How Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative Reduced Pitch Faults and Battery Replacements Using Maxwell’s Retrofit Solution for Emergency Pitch Backup Systems

“It’s pretty easy to justify the cost of installing the ultracapacitor retrofit. We were looking at three battery replacements over the estimated life of the ultracapacitor unit. Just that alone was enough to say ‘let’s do this.’”

In Successful Field Trial Run, A Leading Communications Company Starts Standby Generator Faster with Maxwell’s Ultracapacitor Starting Technology

One challenge with lead-acid batteries is that they lose capacity in cold climates.

Boost Wind Turbine Availability and Reduce O&M Costs with Ultracapacitors for Emergency Pitch Control Backup Systems

If a wind turbine is not spinning, it is not generating revenue. Wind farm operators make every effort to maximize uptime, but a variety of factors contribute to turbines being offline.

How You Can Use AI to Benefit Your Business

Power to the Grid: An Introduction to Maxwell’s Grid Energy Storage Systems

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