February 9th, 2026
“The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of staying wrong.” — Seth Godin, American author, marketing expert, entrepreneur As an engineer, you may have to bring a personal error, maybe major, to light. You don’t lose…

February 2nd, 2026
“Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion.” — W. Edwards Deming, pioneer of statistical quality control Engineers are often baffled by management decisions. They wonder what more they could have done to…

January 26th, 2026
“When engineers present risks early and clearly, bad surprises evaporate and timelines behave.” — Karl E. Wiegers, Software Requirements (2013) Unrealistic deadlines thrive in silence. Engineers who speak well don’t just…

January 19th, 2026
“Persuasion isn’t about pushing; it’s about helping someone see the future you already see.” — Nancy Duarte, Resonate (2010) Engineers dislike the negative aura of “selling” because it feels like emotion trumping logic….

January 12th, 2026
“Engineers discover from good presenters that the audience is a design constraint—ignore it and the message fails validation testing.” — Nancy Duarte from her book Resonate Engineers treat the world like a big lab notebook….

January 5th, 2026
“If you don’t explicitly control requirements creep, it will control you.” – Karl Wiegers in Software Requirements Scope creep is when the original requirements on which the design was based change, requiring…

December 28th, 2025
“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” — Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People When designing a system, engineers must first establish customer operational requirements before defining…

December 22nd, 2025
“Meetings are a symptom of bad oranization. The fewer meetings, the better.” — Peter Drucker, management legend Engineers want to engineer. They don’t want to be stuck in meetings. Some meetings are necessary….