As the Danish physicist Niels Bohr once proclaimed “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” From the general wondering about the enemy’s next move, to the corporate board members estimating the capabilities of the competition’s next product, to the maintenance manager ordering spare parts, we have many uses for knowing the future. Continue reading
One of the many purported advantages for adopting a Design & Build (D&B) procurement model is that it allows the Contractor the opportunity to carry out design and construction concurrently thereby ‘gaining’ time when compared against a Design-Bid-Build procurement model. Continue reading
Change is inevitable. This is a statement that is understandable even if it is distasteful. Change can be stressful, exhilarating, or even liberating. It all depends on how it is approached and managed. Change disrupts the status quo, the patterns and rituals of life to which we become rooted. This is why in the midst of change one gets a feeling of being a ship without its rudder. Change, thankfully, can be managed. Here are a few tips on how to manage change so that it becomes an opportunity rather than a disadvantage. Continue reading
Recently, I had the opportunity to accompany the sustainability team from Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) on a tour of their offices, research and development center, and pulp and paper plants in Jakarta, Indonesia and Jambi, Sumatra. One of the most impassioned parts of the trip was getting the chance to see philanthropy and community care in action through APP’s support of the Floating Doctors program in a remote village upstream of the plant. Continue reading