I’m fascinated by Richard Feynman. Particularly by his perspective on problems. Feynman is known for his involvement in the Manhattan Project and winning the Noble Prize for his work on quantum physics. When Feynman was asked to join the Manhattan Project, he was only...
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....
“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...
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,...
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...
Building something new or improving something for the greater good is hard. There is always the gravity of dogma. Things are the way they are for good reason. As engineers, we use existing systems and knowledge everyday. Sometimes we use existing systems and knowledge...
