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Please Say No!

Please Say No!

You could hear a pin drop as we inched forward in our seats.  Our executive was on a panel discussion at an all-employee meeting, and he was being...

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Value: The North Star

Value: The North Star

"Success is measured by the value we deliver. When we coach and mentor engineers and leaders to relentlessly focus on value—by knowing more, caring...

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Base your Body of Work on Making a Positive Difference

Base your Body of Work on Making a Positive Difference

“I also believe that it may happen that one succeeds, and one mustn’t begin by despairing; even if one loses here and there, and even if one sometimes feels a sort of decline, the point is nevertheless to revive and have courage, even though things don’t turn out as one first thought.”

From Vincent Van Gogh, to brother Theo, 22 October 1882

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Everyone Makes Mistakes

Everyone Makes Mistakes

“I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them.” 

Joe Abercrombie

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