September 14th, 2026
“Meetings are a symptom of bad organization. The fewer meetings the better.” — Peter F. Drucker, management consultant and author One of the most frustrating activities for engineers is attending inefficient…

September 7th, 2026
“When you get to about 70% of all possible data, it’s probably time to make a decision and not wait for the last 30%. That’s judgment.” — General Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…

August 31st, 2026
“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower, General of the Army and 34th President of the United States You deal with risk every day. You deal with risk when you drive to work. You deal with…

August 24th, 2026
“Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.” — Colin Powell, American U.S. Army general, diplomat, and statesman Are you intimidated by the idea of disagreeing with an executive in your company? Many engineers are. …

August 17th, 2026
“When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it.” — William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, was one of the most influential physicists and engineers of the 19th century Engineers…

August 10th, 2026
“If you can’t communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you’re giving up your potential.” — Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Technical competence may earn professionals credibility,…

August 3rd, 2026
“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” — Stephen R. Covey, from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989). Covey (1932–2012) was an educator, leadership consultant, and internationally recognized author. Technical…

July 27th, 2026
“Trust is equal parts character and competence. You can look at any leadership failure, and it’s always a failure of one or the other.” — Stephen Covey, American author, educator, leadership consultant, and businessman Senior…