Using questions is a skill employed to improve the transfer of knowledge. Learning how to ask the right questions enhances personal...

We suck at selecting software. Often, we come in with the best intentions, real challenges to solve, and executive backing. Yet,...

Is your organization grappling with the challenge of formulating effective asset (equipment) strategies? Are you facing resistance to...

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Even though there is no particular section on communication in the ISO 55000 suite, when you read it, you quickly see that without...

The Reliability Approach… "Something understood and practiced by engineers and highly specialized technicians," is apt to be the first...

During a break between sessions at a conference, a colleague and I sat in a cluster of comfortable chairs in the hallway. We discussed...

There are a lot of outstanding insights in the 2023 guest articles for improving communication and facilitation skills. Many gold nuggets...

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A risk horizon chart is produced using an underlying Monte Carlo simulation engine. This methodology generates thousands of possible...

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The first rule of communicating in English is to understand what the goal of communication is. That goal, very simply is… ‘To understand...

In today's industrial settings, management is constantly being challenged to demonstrate the cost versus benefit when requesting...

I have had people throughout my career ask me to define Leadership as it is often confused with managing. Once I give my opinion, the...

One of the questions I get when people learn that I’ve written a book on leadership is “How can I get senior leaders to do their job?”...

I was in denial for a few years. Sure, my husband and teenage sons had developed a terrible habit of mumbling. And though I’m a proud...

Organizations waste a lot of money on errors - errors that are preventable. In 2019, Dynamic Signal reported that approximately $37...

70% of young professionals (21-39 years old) express frustration when working with experienced professionals. The same can be said on the...

Each month CWF provides guest insights related to a technical topic involving big decisions with high complexity and uncertainty....