What to Do When Reality Smacks You in the Face
What happens to nine-ton elephants and two-ton cages?
The CEO rejected my proposal by explaining, “Susan, your problem is you keep creating nine-ton elephants for two-ton cages.”
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What happens to nine-ton elephants and two-ton cages?
The CEO rejected my proposal by explaining, “Susan, your problem is you keep creating nine-ton elephants for two-ton cages.”
The episode of QDL from this past Fri., May 19, 2017, offered a wonderful example of Dirk geeking out about NIST and innovation in metrology, not to mention a great interview and a delicious take on the power of chefs as leaders.
During times of excessive work and crisis, something has to give. Sometimes brutal prioritization is the only way to make it through challenging times with your sanity intact.
“Customer satisfaction has never appeared to be a goal for airlines” says Claes Fornell, ACSI Chairman and founder.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Credit: Geoff Livingston
Make sure that you know what you stand for—and be prepared to act
It’s usually a prescient sign that it’s not going to be a great meeting when two women walk into your office and one is trembling while the other is on the verge of tears.
Low-volume manufacturing and prototyping from the UK to Dongguan; the rise of Star Rapid
If you’re able to collect more data, then increasing the number of parts used remains your best choice
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