As I was recently going through some old papers, I came across a letter that my good friend and fraternity brother, Ron Sparling, and I had sent to the general manager of a General Motors Corp.

In “Why Companies Fail Quality Audits” (Manufacturing Engineering, May 1996), Robert M.

Across the life cycle of delivering a product to market, engineers face many obstacles.

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A patient had to undergo the surgical ablation of most of her nose because of a skin cancer that had attacked her right nasal septum.

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What if there are things you are doing—or not doing—that are sabotaging your success? What if there are a few key things you’re missing that could help you get even better results? There’s only one way to find out, and that’s by getting feedback.

“Who wants to be chairperson of the fundraising committee?” asked the company president.

The room became quiet, and as I glanced around the table, I saw a dozen perfect poker faces. No one wanted this responsibility. No one was going to commit.

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