No substitute for management skills
Here's an interesting article about lack of management skills in some well-known tech industry startups from TechCrunch. I'm not an advocate of MBAs (note, I don't have one), but they are not necessarily evil. But I've had on-the-job training and the opportunity to...
More Safety Concerns On Gulf Oil Rigs
Is there any doubt that we need to take more seriously the task of building a safety culture such as I talked about in my last safety feature at Automation World? Another oil rig burns. I've been in way too many meetings in my past lives where clueless executives want...
New Industry Voice at Industrial Automation Insider
I have been honored to know Andrew Bond for many years as an erudite and insightful commentator on the industrial automation scene. He's a great guy and makes PR reps squirm because he asks the hard questions and doesn't parrot the party line. However he's always the...
Automation Products, video essay avoiding manufacturing decline
I can't believe we've reached the end of August. Kids are in school, soccer is in full swing, and I'm preparing for a very busy fall. I must have tried a dozen times this weekend to upload this video to YouTube. AW crew got it up there faster than usual, though. Four...
Soccer-Caught in the Act
Someone caught me actually refereeing a high school soccer match a couple of years ago. (I'm the one in gold.)
MC Escher on Gary’s MacBook Pro
Photo taken by my new Droid Incredible on the Mintchell patio, aka outdoor office.
Conference Season Part Deux
I'm about to undertake part two of the annual conference season. Sometimes I'm not sure that conference season ever stops. But for sure I'll be at a trade show in Germany, Emerson Exchange, IOM Ops Manage, Rockwell Automation Process Systems Users Group and Automation...
Thought Leaders
Matt Kucharski has an interesting post on his blog The Lead about companies becoming a thought leader. He offers five things to consider all beginning with the letter M. As an editor, I receive plenty of press releases and calls from PR people proposing a CEO as a...
Encourage Science Technical Engineering Education
It is important that we exert some leadership to get our youth interested in science, technology and engineering subjects. Sometimes I get a little weary of over-the-top marketing efforts, though. But the SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) Education Foundation...
Excess Baggage – Airline Style
I was just thinking about the overhead compartment situation last Thursday, and then I saw this article in The New York Times about the stresses of crew and passengers since so many people are trying to avoid the fees for checking baggage. Actually, I just don't want...
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