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Projects Fail at the Beginning
Aug 14, 2017
A surprising bit of knowledge I learned from an experienced Project Manager.
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Grading
Jun 6, 2017
We need to be careful about how we grade work. Sometimes the results are against our best interests.
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Laughter
Apr 29, 2017
If you don’t occasionally share a laugh with your coworkers, then you are missing something important.
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Getting Hired and Staying Hired
Mar 19, 2017
Engineers want to get hired and stay hired. Here is one view of how you should approach the process.
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First Question
Feb 6, 2017
When we meet a person we have not met before, one of the first questions we often ask is some form of “What do you do?”
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One Weird Trick that Solves All Problems
Jan 10, 2017
Clever marketers have learned how to structure headlines to get us to click on a link.
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You are a Genius
Nov 20, 2016
You are a Genius. How does it feel to read those words about you? Pretty good, eh?
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A Pretty Good Problem Solver
Nov 8, 2016
What are the characteristics of a Pretty Good Problem Solver?
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Exercise
Aug 30, 2016
Would you expect to win an Olympic competition with no practice and training? Of course not, that would be ridiculous.
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He (She) Knew; or Should Have Known
Aug 15, 2016
I believe a new standard is coming for the behavior of leaders.
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Painful Repairs
Jul 6, 2016
The process of solving certain problems requires a physical sacrifice by the problem solver.
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Learning from your Mistakes
Apr 16, 2016
It is very easy to tell new engineers that they should learn from their mistakes, but often we struggle to explain how we should avoid those mistakes in the future.
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Write it Down
Feb 1, 2016
You will be better than 90% of your competition, if you just follow this one rule: Write it down.
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Errata-002
Dec 30, 2015
We recently discovered a bunch of conversion errors in the Kindle ebook version of the second edition of An Engineer's Guide to Solving Problems.
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Offline !
Nov 12, 2015
Some of you might have noticed that recently this website was not available for several days.
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When You Assume...
Mar 4, 2024
It's not always a bad thing when you make assumptions, but you will need to verify them.
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If I Could See It, I Could Fix It (2)
Jan 31, 2024
Here is another story about struggling to see past a barrier.
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Paper Cuts and Itches
Dec 12, 2023
Lots of little things can get in the way of a project. Some can be very irritating, just like Paper Cuts and Itches.
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Resilience
Aug 31, 2023
Resilience is that magic which helps us get back up when we have been knocked down.
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One Hundred
Jun 14, 2023
My one-hundredth post discusses some things I have learned and shared over the past 10 years.
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Projects
May 1, 2023
The end of a recent many-year, many-problem project got me thinking about the mixed feelings I was having about it ending.
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Obsolescence
Mar 18, 2023
Stumbling across an old component led me to consider what happens when they or specific technical skills become obsolete.
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Planning
Feb 8, 2023
One key skill for getting hired (and staying hired) is your ability to work with your project team's planning tools.
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Spammers
Dec 8, 2022
Many communication channels are being overwhelmed with endless spam (unwanted and unwelcome messages). The message signal-to-noise ratio is falling below usable minimums.
