I guess I’ve got your attention now.
Volkswagen is the world’s biggest automaker. The problem is that traditional diesel and gas powered automobiles are endangered and will be less profitable in a consumer world worried about climate change.
Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess last week warned VW senior management that they’ll have to “slaughter some sacred cows” within the organization. Tough words for tough times. Continue reading
I’ve written elsewhere about how you need to have a clear idea of what you’re trying to achieve with your risk assessment and to get everyone onto the same page. Without this kind of understanding, it’s very unlikely that you will complete the assessment in the time available. Even if you do, you might not have answered the original question.
When aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) was first recognized by the medical profession over a hundred years ago, it was thought to be something of a miracle drug. It had the effect of lessening or even eliminating pain from headaches, reducing fever and inflammation, as well as lessening the pain of injuries to muscles. Continue reading
I just finished reading two very different books; one a novel, the other a fact-based investigative report. The first book, entitled “Second Sleep” by Robert Harris (ISBN 9780525656692) is fiction. The second book, entitled “Lights Out” by Ted Koppel (ISBN 9780553419962) is a critical look at how unprepared we are for a cyberattack on our electric grid. Two very different books, yet they overlap in many ways. Continue reading
It is often assumed that people don’t like change, when in reality humans are born to instinctively love change. It’s why we take vacations and crave travel, because we want and need change. We must get out of our usual surroundings and witness something new in order to regain focus and refresh our perspectives. In this case, change is a choice, so we like it. Continue reading