Lessons From Flight 1549
Chesley Burnett Sullenberger was born Jan. 23, 1951, in Dennison, Texas, to a dentist father and a schoolteacher mother. An exceptional student with a brilliant mind, he joined Mensa at the age of 12.
How <em>Not</em> to Motivate Physicians
As a physician, I enjoy listening to nonphysicians tell me how to motivate doctors. I don’t mean this in a totally snarky way (well, maybe just a little). These conversations often highlight the chasm that exists between physicians and administration.
It’s the Baldrige F-Word Season
I am of course talking about feedback; you needn’t admit that you were thinking a different word.
Statistical Stratification, Part 2
My last article demonstrated a common incorrect technique—based in “traditional” statistics—for comparing performances based on percentage rates. This a
Taking the Measure of a Manufacturing Training Program
(ITAMCO: Plymouth, IN) -- Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies (ITAMCO), provider of open gearing and precision machining services, has donated a Zeiss coordinate measuring machine (CMM) to the Precision Tool Manufacturing Training Program for high-school students.