Responsibility

Taking the Opportunity to Say, “Thank You”

Taking the Opportunity to Say, “Thank You”

This is the time of year when we are wrapping everything up, reflecting and celebrating. When you are doing this, remember one important thing: thank you teams (and their spouses and significant others) for all their work and support over the past 12 months...
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What Joe Shea, Program Manager of NASA’s Apollo Program, Taught Me

What Joe Shea, Program Manager of NASA’s Apollo Program, Taught Me

Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. As such, I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on what Joe Shea taught me at MIT about designing large-scale systems and managing their successful “launch”…
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The Importance of Making Your Own Decisions

The Importance of Making Your Own Decisions

I am writing this rather quickly in response to a situation that is going on in the "Twitterverse" today. Essentially a rumor is going around about a company (a recent competitor) that has been picked up an commented upon by a few analysts and bloggers, in the spirit of Cicero (e.g, "I do...
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Ex·se·cu·tus

Noun. Latin for Execution:

1 a: The implementation of an action b : something accomplished deed, feat

2: The fulfillment of a claim, promise, or request : delivery

3 a: The ability to perform : effectiveness b: The manner in which something performs : competency


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