“Don’t worry about failure. You only have to be right once.”–Drew Houston This goes along with the adage that if at first you don’t succeed, try again. However, when you’re dealing with electrical systems and machine safety, you need to be right not once, but every time. Otherwise, persons can be hurt or even killed….
Read More“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” Nolan Bushnell I can relate…
Read More“There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them.” Seth Godin I guess Seth is trying to say that most people talk a lot but have trouble with the action part of the discussion. Engineering “All-Stars” are different in that they can take that idea or solution to a challenging…
Read More“A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.” Dwight D. EisenhowerI really like this quote from President Eisenhower about how a sense of humor is a part of leadership and getting along with others to get things done. It is a cliche but…
Read More“One man practicing sportsmanship is better than 100 teaching it.” —Knute Rockne Finding this week’s quote was timely as I drove through South Bend, Indiana last week. Even if you’re not a fan of Notre Dame football, it’s hard not to agree with Knute. Yet, sportsmanship not only applies to football but to the workplace…
Read More“Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.” Earlier in my career, I had the experience of working with people who “sucked the happiness out of me.” It made for a miserable day or week when working with these persons. Thankfully, my career progressed where the persons with…
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