Change without change management can devolve into what Dekker (2014) termed “drift”.  If change after change occurs without any management of the change, the results can be[…]

CAUSATION Did anyone see the keynote speaker at MINEXCHANGE 2024?  On another note altogether, I really like this graphic.  It shows a comparison of chocolate consumption per[…]

A good part of a work-life balance is taking time off.  A day, or some days.  It’s important to a person’s health and well-being, and much more. […]

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, “taking the bull by the horns” means to deal with a difficult situation in a very direct way, as in, “I took[…]

Making good decisions is a very important aspect of engineering.  Get as much information as you need in order to make an informed decision and then commit[…]

This isn’t really a book report.  I asked the author of the book by the same name to join me on my podcast but his people said[…]

Believe in yourself:  you are your greatest asset. Don’t confuse this with “fake it until you make it”.  Most of the time I think that’s terrible advice. […]

Ralph Roscoe Proctor was an army engineer in the US during the 1st world war. Proctor’s interest in geotechnical engineering began during his undergraduate studies at the[…]