#430 – ALL HAIL THE GATE KEEPERS – DAVID ROSS PH.D.

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Whenever there is public attention given to a business or government organisation, who is it that gets the credit?  It’s generally a member of the executive team, right?

It’s the “great leaders”, the ones lionised in society for their organisation’s success. But, do they really deserve due credit for all success obtained? Continue reading

#430 – CULTURE WARS – GREG HUTCHINS PE CERM

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Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.
Stephen Covey – Writer

Culture and guiding principles are important to VUCANs who work at LinkedIn, Apple, Google, and Nike because they communicate pride and enthusiasm with memorable tag lines. For example, Linkedin’s vision statement is to ‘Create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce’. Mission statements convey to employees their companies’ caring and excellence. Continue reading

#429 – IS THERE A RIGHT NUMBER FOR RELIABILITY ENGINEERS – FRED SCHENKELBERG

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None, actually.

Or, one really good reliability engineering professional.

Or, an entire staff of highly talented reliability engineers.

The number of reliability engineers on staff really doesn’t matter. The outcome of your product and system reliability is not contingent on headcount or office space or list of degrees. Reliability performance is a function of the many decisions, large and small, that go into the design, development, manufacture, and operation of the item. Continue reading

#429 – AI SCORES IN THE TOP PERCENTILE IN CREATIVE THINKING – ERIK GUZIK PH.D.

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Of all the forms of human intellect that one might expect artificial intelligence to emulate, few people would likely place creativity at the top of their list. Creativity is wonderfully mysterious – and frustratingly fleeting. It defines us as human beings – and seemingly defies the cold logic that lies behind the silicon curtain of machines. Continue reading