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“When in doubt, bootstrap. Using your own personal resources is the easiest way to start a business. You don’t have to convince investors about the merits of your idea. You just have to convince yourself.” — Ryan Holmes I could relate to Ryan Holmes quote as it brought me back to the early days of…

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”  Steve Jobs Thankfully, Steve Jobs wasn’t living someone else’s life or we wouldn’t have the iPhone or have had the Mac.Steve’s quote was timely for me to share, as we’re highlighting an Industrial Product Management “All-Star” candidate this week.  I wouldn’t expect him…

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”  Vidal Sassoon I didn’t realize that Vidal Sassoon grew up in extreme poverty in London spending 7 years of his childhood in an orphanage.  He learned about work firsthand doing odd jobs in London during World War II before apprenticing as a hairdresser. …

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like.  Design is how it works.”  Steve JobsI never thought about design as being how it works.  Yet, I guess there is always someone behind that design who made sure that it works whether we’re talking about the I-Phone or a manufacturing line. This made…

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”  ConfuciusEngineers don’t necessarily fall but are always trying to identify solutions to challenging or complex problems.  They sometimes “fall” but engineering “All-Stars” always end up rising by finding solutions to those problems. This week, I am highlighting two engineering “All-Stars”…

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”  Walt DisneyI recently watched a documentary about Walt Disney and how he started his animation business that ultimately grew into the entertainment powerhouse that we know today.  Not only was Walt Disney a dreamer but also a doer.  Many persons have great ideas…

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”  Franklin D. RooseveltPresident Roosevelt’s quote is timeless.  It’s only human nature to have fear of change or new things. This week’s Embedded Engineering “All-Star” candidate however didn’t have fear of new things.  He started in a custom embedded systems development team running acceptance tests using LabVIEW.  This…

“Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than trying to solve them.”   Henry Ford I love this quote from Henry Ford and appreciate it even more now as I got to see his problem solving tenacity first hand a few weeks ago at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI.  One of…

As millions of Americans now work remotely, managers unaccustomed to supervising employees from afar face new challenges in leading and evaluating their team’s performance. Traditional management styles prior to this new World of Work emphasized the need to manage employees effectively to get the best results. Today, however, the emphasis has shifted to managing the…

In the years ahead, when the pandemic is long behind us, people will remember how their companies made them feel during this difficult time. As you lead your mostly remote team in our new World of Work, it’s important to ensure that they stay positive and have confidence that your primary concern is their welfare…