12. January 2009 by justdanika.

Classes are up and running…and its going to be an amazing semester.

Not only have all 3 of my professors let me know that their class is the most important, but they all are passionate for the students to succeed.

This semester I am going to:

1) Learn how to turn a wooden bowl on the wood lathe

2) Perfect the Art of Needfinding

3) Build a Lamp

4) Make a Cake

5) Build a Personal Statement

6) Find My Voice

7) Go to Beijing

Wish me Luck!

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23. December 2008 by justdanika.

Hot!

I’m reading the Art of Innovation…

Teams…literally, I couldn’t sleep the other night because I was so enthused by what I had read. Thinking about the work I had done at Pratt & Whitney and how our team worked I was inspired to pick it apart.

What was wrong with how we did work? Was it the fact that no one was passionate? There were negaholics? We were really spread out? We all worked as individuals? Lack of challenge?

Yes there were issues but one thing the Measurement Center had right was the right mix. We had young engineers who were all really good at their jobs and were actually really smart. If you weren’t great, everyone knew it from day 1 that you were never going to cut it designing instrumentation.

The Right Mix is a hard concept to hit on the target. People interviewing sell themselves with words/writing, not action. I think a temporary job to feel out an new employee works great…but then you end up like some of our BEST employees, contractors, that get kicked to the curb regardless of the fact that they really did hit the mix just right.

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