One of the challenges of managing engineers is making sure they are directing their energy on the most critical issues.
Grass-Cutting Excellence: Case Study in Bureaucracy Growth
This parable is about how a non-core function can be an example of unchecked bureaucracy growth.
New Venture Risk
Launching new ventures as an entrepreneur or entrepreneur involves a set of risk management perspectives.
Entrepreneurs and Risk
Some people are under the impression that the best entrepreneurs like risk. My premise is that nothing can be further from the truth.
Introduction to Risk
A primer on business risk.
NASA Program Management: Case Study in Making the Pie Bigger
An anecdote illustrating the benefit of making one’s pie bigger rather than protecting one’s control.
Legal Partnership: Case Study in the Benefit of Warrants
An anecdote illustrating how giving up a small amount of equity early on can lead to significant long-term growth.
The Pie Model for Sharing Equity
A simple pie model can be used to describe the trade-offs of protecting ownership share versus growing the program.
Advanced Perception Equations
For the sake of mathematical modeling purity, I present an expanded version of the perception equation that includes the concept of bias.
Student Parking Crisis Averted
Managing a college campus work project illustrates the need to develop communication plans to create the proper expectations and perception.