Insider’s View Archive
2010
The Scalability Problem – Economics, labor, and demand
Why Are You Innovating – It’s not what you think.
Business Safety – Are you protecting your baby?
Shooting the Elephant – …with lasers?
Just a Reminder – Don’t forget the revenue
Righteous Indignation – Remember your priorities
Professional Antithesis – The engineer’s inner schizophrenic
What Do You Do? – Not just action words
We Are Scientists – No, not the band
Mentor, Coach, Teacher – Are you qualified?
Social License – A state-issued certificate is only part of the deal
2009
Back to Basics – What we need now.
Optimism – Attract business with a better attitude.
Alternative Reality – Scenario-based simulation – predicting the future?
Beware of Low Budgets – Not just about the dollars.
Market Your Value – Your attitude means a lot
Recovery Preparations – Expect success
Embracing Risk – Adopting big tobacco’s strategy?
Your Own Cooking – Accepting a stake in the project…is it right for you?
Engaging the Next Generation – The President, the Engineer, and the Neurobiologist…
Fuel the Fire; Don’t Burn Out – You can’t light a fire without a spark. (Also reprinted in ASCE Philadelphia Section newsletter, December 2009)
The Case for Closure – The emotion and the project.
2008
Present Problems – Engineering education via the “wayback” machine
Just Making Conversation – What makes for “real” communication?
Understanding Technology – Joe Rogan is not an engineer
Take Me Out to the Ballpark – The pitfalls of estimation
Intangible Project Parameters – What you don’t know can hurt you
We Are History – What do we need to know about the past?
Corporate Culture, Company Policy – Where does one begin and the other end?
ROI – Use this important financial tool
Can Marketing Be Engineered? – Such a thing as “marketeering”?
Human Error - Degrees of separation
Who Do You Think You Are? – Does your org chart reflect reality?
Teaching the Next Generation – Should we focus on education or management?
2007
Too Much Revenue? – Could it be possible?
Professional Comparisons – Are there double standards?
Professional Comparisons – Part II – Professional ethics and standards
…these two attracted quite a bit of response – read some here.
Employee Ethics – What happens if employees disagree with the firm?
(Also reprinted on page 11 of the May/June 2007 ASCET newsletter here.)
Risk Management – Using common risk analysis to manage your firm
Networking and Communication – Smoothing out the bumps
Challenge of Engineering – What keeps us motivated?
Internal Strategy – Getting (and keeping) things moving
(With response posted here.)
Is It Worth It? – Crunching the numbers
Standards of Creativity – In or out of the box?
Responses to Engineering Management – The previous article caused a stir
2006
Value of Workplace Training – College or On-the-Job?
Engineering Depth & Breadth – How should we educate?
Personality Management – Proactive studies of organizational behavior
Quality of Clients – Knowing who is the right fit for your firm
Intellectual Property – Important information about rights and duties
Engineering: The Hiring Revolution – A broader view of candidates
Project Contracts & Conflicts – Heading-off trouble
…with a letter to the editor in response here.
Sustainability – Some thoughts on the buzz du-jour
Corporate Strategy – Using SWOT to plot a course for the firm
Technological Change – Facing the inevitable
Image Engineering – Some public relations food-for-thought
