Working from Home
Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis Many of you are working from home this week, some for the first time. As a veteran of this challenge, I […]
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Developing the Farm Team
If you think your operation is the “big leagues”, what are you doing to develop your “farm team?” American readers know all about our baseball […]
Finding Future Superstars
Fans of American football have moved on to the next phase of their pre-draft preparation: digesting the advice of hundreds of experts on which players […]
Known Unknowns
In my last posting I mentioned the need for humility and skepticism. Before anyone think this is heading off into political commentary, let me explain […]
Moving Targets
Before we move on from the topic of role model/mentors and their students, I think it is important to note just how fast our industry […]
Following in a Giant’s Footsteps
There are no self-made men or women in the gear trade. I frequently told my children that “all generalizations are wrong” yet I will stand […]
The Perks of Being a Role Model
If you have been a long time “individual contributor” you may wonder why you should accept the un-requested “promotion” to role model within your organization. […]
Role Models
“Who’ll be my role model now that my role model is gone? [You Can Call Me Al, by Paul Simon] We have started a new […]
Little Misunderstanding
My far better half’s difficulties with getting her “circle” of church women to embrace modern communications is a cautionary tale for the workplace. Her circle […]
Words to Avoid this Time of Year
Continuing from my previous post… Perhaps I should have started this weeks’ blogs with these thoughts. But that may have allowed some of you engineers […]