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(#18) A Window on a Disaster 

Safety in Chemical Manufacturing is more than a theme. It is more than a damaged reputation, more than a loss of production, more than any lawsuit, more, even, than the joint liability of incident culprit and customer…

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(#17) CV of Failures…and lessons learned

A CV is a highlight reel.

For all the successes that decorate a resumé, there are many more failures, near-misses, non-selections, participation medals, and rejection letters. Below is an abbreviated list of my notable career failures along the way to where I am now. The list is ever-growing, and the number of life-lessons therein ever-evolving…

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(#14) Transparency

When the highlight reel of our success is blemished, it’s tough to share what went wrong. But there’s a lot of value to be gained from hiding nothing. A project management tool helped me understand why such transparency matters.

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(#13) The Absolute Improbability of You

What can we appreciate from a family tree? And what does a walk among the branches of a life do for leadership? Two volumes of a famous genealogy, a birth, and a death all came together to help me reflect on these questions…

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