Professional and Career Topics

Lose the expression " Soft Skills" Use the label "Human Skills." Cheers, Bill ------------------------------ William M. Hayden Jr., Ph.D., P.E., CMQ/OE, F.ASCE Buffalo, N.Y. "It is never too late to be what you might have been." -- ...

Dr. Deming's Point 8: " Drive Fear Out of the Workplace." Deming said a worker, fearful of a manager's reaction, will provide that manager with any numbers to stay safe. More on this at: Deming.org Q. What and how are executives in your ...

Thanks to one and all for sharing your thoughts. Whenever this subject surfaces, I recall the line from the Paul Newman movie in which he keeps trying to escape jail, and the warden keeps catching him. The scene : Paul is caught again, and ...

I often find that the two parties aren't working off the same set of parameters or understanding of the issue/problem. As the Engineering Manager, I always review the two arguments myself and determine what the differences are. 1. Do they ...

You can view the free publications here . They change periodically, but I try to post in ASCE Collaborate every month. ------------------------------ Tirza Austin Senior Manager, Online Community American Society of Civil Engineers 1801 Alexander ...