The size of your funeral will be determined by the weather. For many, this realization is both disheartening and sobering. Our natural tendency is to think we matter, which explains why the words why, meaning, and legacy have recently become an important part of […]
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‘What’s vacuum?’ When my daughter asked this simple question, I struggled to give a coherent answer. Then I realized that vacuum is defined by the absence of matter. It struck me that in many instances the best way to describe something […]
There are two important ways to innovate. The first approach is addition: If you add an engine to a carriage, you have created a car. The second approach is subtraction: If you eliminate a complicated restaurant menu, you have a created a […]
On January 27, 1986, Thiokol engineers and managers discussed the weather conditions surrounding the upcoming launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger with their counterparts from NASA. The weather was very cold and one of the design engineers, Roger Boisjoly, pointed out […]
A few years ago, I was in charge of recommending the location of a large production facility to a CEO. The company already owned a smaller production facility. While reviewing the different alternatives, something interesting happened. When I asked several […]
We used to have a fascinating, yet frustrating evening ritual with our cat: Whenever we prepared to go to sleep, our cat would find ever more intelligent ways to escape from our living room to our bedroom. After a fruitless chase, […]
If you want to effectively run virtual teams, it’s important to get the basics of high-performance teams right. Focus on the following elements: On a scale of 1-10, how well are you doing on each of these elements?
The new Berlin Brandenburg Airport became operational in May 2020. This painful project was almost a decade late and four times more expensive than originally budgeted. In hindsight, this massive project failed because the preparation and design phase were too […]
Whenever I’m scheduled to do a keynote overseas, I always plan to arrive at the location two days in advance. It not only helps me to adjust to the time difference, but it also prevents any mishaps due to travel […]
I have a shocking and painful confession to make: At times I’m a procrastinator too. Procrastination means that you know you need to do something, you’re not doing it and you feel miserable about it. I was contemplating why […]
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