My platoon was out in the field on training exercises. We had been out there for about two weeks, so we all smelled kind of “ripe” at that point. One of the more senior officers in my battalion came to my unit’s area to see how things were going.

A recent report showed that 59% of managers said they had received no training on how to be a manager before becoming one.

In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal agency tasked with regulating the medical device market and ensuring the safety and effectiveness of all devices for patients.

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Giving and receiving help are essential aspects of organizational life, whether that’s providing career advice or soliciting a colleague’s input on a tricky technical problem that you just can’t solve.

This article is an excerpt from the cutting room floor.

I was asked to lead a workshop in the sales order department of a manufacturer that we had helped with process improvement on the factory floor. Those efforts had positively reverberated across the company in the form of fewer late and expedited orders.

When presented with a collection of data from operations or production, many will start their analysis by computing descriptive statistics and fitting a probability model to the data. But before you do this, there’s an easy test that you need to perform.

Have a massive, daring goal in mind? Breaking it into smaller steps can help you achieve your dreams.

If you ever feel like some parts of your work turbocharge your day while other parts leave you running on empty, it might be time for an energy audit.