#349 – DO VACCINE MANDATES WORK? – ALLEN TAYLOR

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Even as thousands of Americans die every day of Covid-19, many people resist being inoculated with a life-saving vaccine. In many cases this is due to misinformation circulating among people, and in other cases people fear getting a shot more than they fear dying of Covid-19. The people in the first category need to receive better information. Those in the second category need to have a better appreciation of the relative risks between getting the disease and having the vaccination that will protect them from it. Continue reading →

#348 – ART OF CREATING A RELIABILITY PLAN – FRED SCHENKELBERG

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A plan is a road map toward a destination. It provide guidance toward a goal. The idea of a plan is to consider the path forward, the knowledge necessary to acquire, and the decisions along the way.

No plan is perfect other than those that successfully accommodate the successes and setbacks along the way. No plan can anticipate all the information yet to be uncovered, yet it can set a course to deliberately uncover what is necessary to move forward. Continue reading →

#348 – PROJECT MANAGER LESSONS LEARNED: BAD TECHNICAL DECISION – JOHN AYERS

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This story is an example of centering your design around a high-tech solution to a problem when a low risk proven technology would have more than sufficed.   Technical expertise egos got in the way of a practical low-cost approach resulting in unplanned schedule and cost growth. Continue reading →

#348 – WORKING FROM HOME – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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It came as quite a surprise to hear that the Conservatives, in their election campaign promises, that working remotely is a new reality for many public servants as we carry on work during the COVID-19 pandemic, I wonder how much, if any thoughts about the legal implications of such a strategy.

While it offers some advantages and flexibilities, many of us are continuing to adjust to these new circumstances that are impacting our work and home life. Continue reading →

#348 – CAN HEARING LOSS BE REGAINED – ALLEN TAYLOR

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Almost sixty years ago, I was a student at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, a thousand miles from my home in New Jersey. Going home for a short Thanksgiving break was not feasible, so my father’s cousin and boyhood friend Bill invited me to share the Thanksgiving holiday with his family in Kentucky. It was a great visit. Bill made sure that I would have a great time. Continue reading →