Authentic Motivation: How to Bring Purpose, Passion, & Productivity to Any Project
I’ve had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects in several different industries during my ten-years at DISHER. Some of them have been very rewarding while others have been a bit of a bear to get through. To better understand myself and gain more insight on effective leadership, I embarked on a…
Read More5 Tips to Intelligent Decision Making
Relating to Product Development & Program Management – how do you make decisions? Do you delegate the task to others, delay it with endless research, or maybe apply a democratic process where everyone gets a chance to vote? While it’s easy for some and harder for others, each one of us needs to refine this…
Read MoreDesign for DIScomfort
At DISHER customers regularly ask me to design for comfort. From office chairs and automotive interiors to industrial and commercial equipment, the request is similar, “Develop something ergonomic, user-friendly, intuitive and comfortable.” Designing for comfort is challenging but enjoyable especially when you can witness the fruit of your labor. Today I want to touch on…
Read MoreBuilding a Sustainable Business with Mission, Clarity, & Flexibility
The term sustainable is generally focused on the environment. It seems this is a drastic under-utilization of the very versatile word. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines sustainability in three ways: 1. Able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed 2. Involving methods that do not completely use up or destroy natural resources 3. Able…
Read MoreUnlock Your Full Potential: The Value of Lifelong Learning for Growth and Success
I didn’t always enjoy formal learning. Growing up, school was this involuntary experience that was happening to me. I wasn’t overly engaged, rarely doing homework at home and almost never studying. I absorbed enough in high school to graduate with a respectable GPA and acceptance letters to Kettering University and Purdue. Starting at Kettering in…
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