Have you read the operating manual…

As an engineer, the standing joke was that if there was an operating manual, we weren’t going to read it.  As the world gets more complex, it is now the first thing I read when I get something new.  Did you know . . . Continue reading →

Alien executives…

You might be thinking that I am describing your boss… According to the Wall Street Journal and Cohegic Corp., a Houston management-consulting firm, three-quarters of 36 U.S. companies recently polled by Cohegic said they are asking executives to take on unfamiliar roles.  . . . Continue reading →

Where do great coaches come from…

It is the college basketball season. Every year there are familiar colleges that dominate the rankings. I prefer to look past the college, because it’s not the college, it’s the coach. Great coaches stay at the same school and that program is . . . Continue reading →