Solving puzzles at work

As engineers, one of the main things we signed up for with the job is solving problems. We want to work on big problems… I imagine few engineers would disagree. The best way of getting to work on and contribute to solving big problems is to solve little ones first....

Meetings are so often a waste of time

“A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted.” – James T. Kirk, star trek It feels like we always need to have them… So many of them. What’s the alternative? If you don’t have a meeting then you can’t get buy in, right? To me, building consensus is...

Gender equality in the workplace

It’s remarkable in 2019 that something as fundamental as gender equality at work is still a thing.  We need to work harder to be more inclusive.  It’s good business to have diverse opinions and perspectives woven into the DNA of a company and the teams within.  Yet,...

Emotional Intelligence

Warren Buffett the multi billionaire investor says he looks for 3 things when hiring. These are integrity, intelligence, and energy. “Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you...