Negotiating employment agreements or the real reason why Jennifer Lawrence got paid less than Bradley Cooper. Somebody recently went through Sony’s hacked e-mails and found some that show Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams were paid less than the male leads in American Hustle. This prompted Jennifer Lawrence to write an essay titled“Why Do I make Less Than My Male Co-Stars?” Continue reading
The Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology that was originally developed in manufacturing is slowly making its way to the education space. As the concepts of Lean Six Sigma spread and provide the template for improving efficiency and enhancing institutional performance, the SIPOC tool is invaluable for changing the thinking and approach to project management, process improvement and LSS implementation. Continue reading
When I talk about digitization and digital advancement, I often mention what I refer to as the Three Digital Accelerators: bandwidth, storage, and processing power. These three technological tenets drive digital disruption and are increasing exponentially every year, and thanks to rapidly advancing technology, will continue to do so. Continue reading
Hackers and and RF jammers have made the news in recent car crimes, but industry is finally fighting back.
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A Deming-Goldratt Take on Risk Management
If we could predict the outcome of everything we do with mathematical certainty, then our lives would be much simpler. In reality, we exist within a complex web of interdependencies and such certainty is not possible. Hence, we live with uncertainty and its inevitable companion: risk. Continue reading