I am so thankful to the many online engineering communities who read my blog, access my website and – most of all – engage in LinkedIn Discussions with me. In this most challenging of economies, my engineers have remained open minded while I have rattled their cages and possibly even provoked a few of them!… [Continue Reading]
My Thanks To The Online Engineering Community!
Root causes have rather large contexts
If root causes have rather large contexts, why do Engineers drill down trying to get to the Bottom Of All Things so they can create The Ultimate Tactical Solution? All the flotsam and jetsam you by-pass trying to dig down to determine the root cause is pretty important. Why toss it away? It provides the… [Continue Reading]
It’s Time To Give Thanks
Thanksgiving is my favorite US holiday. It’s a nearly 400 year old harvest festival at one of the most beautiful, dramatic and transitional times of the year. Mother Nature knew what She was doing with Autumn. As of the latter half of the 20th century, however, the Thanksgiving Holiday is hard to recognize in the… [Continue Reading]
Are Your Clients Hunkering Down And Maintaining The Status Quo?
You make an excellent presentation and then nothing happens and you wait….and wait… and wait. Your company has a price increase and there is the dreaded “deadline” and your customers take you to the 11th hour and beyond and you wait…and wait…and nothing happens.Your customer assures you they will award your company the contract –… [Continue Reading]
Let's play 20 questions: should the VP of Business Development run your next Engineering meeting?
Would you voluntarily turn your Engineering meeting over to the VP of Business Development? Think about it: Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs, meet Sales and Profitability Goals.While the Engineering function is seeking 0% defects and elimination of wasteful processes once the work comes in house, the Business Development function has their eye on anywhere from… [Continue Reading]
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