Inspiring Your Team to Lead, Grow, and Achieve "Rules that tell us what NOT to do hold people back. Instead, the rules should help us progress." -Simon Sinek Ditch the Outdated Approach As an officer heading up your team, you’ve likely encountered the old-fashioned, over-used, underwhelming, same-old expression for company morale: "We want our employees to succeed!" "WE WANT OUR EMPLOYEES TO SUCCEED!Well, of course you do. Well, of course you want your employees to be successful. Does ... [Keep reading...]
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Be Formidably Armed
Equip yourself with the great and powerful weapon of knowledge. Architecture is more than just the finished product. It is about learning, expanding knowledge, and gaining experience. As architects, every day we are presented with new and challenging problems. It is our responsibility to solve these challenges in order to allow our clients to have the best possible design that meets their needs and exceeds their expectations. “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” - John ... [Keep reading...]
Nerds with Pocket Protectors + Caribbean Life
An Unexpected Synergy This week is National Engineers Week. To some, the event may be jokingly synonymous with a gathering of anti-social dorks bearing crooked eyeglasses reminiscent of Revenge of the Nerds. The truth is, we engineers are a pretty cool bunch. Not only are we wildly enthusiastic about what we do, but we share a passion that leads us to dig; to do whatever it takes until we reach an understanding of the issue, and how to approach it in order to make a difference. We ... [Keep reading...]
Take a Shot
Of B12-Lipo for Energy, Fat Burn, Muscle Gain, and Anti-Aging No, we’re not talking about downing a jigger of your favorite libation. We’re talking about B12-Lipotropic injections. If you’ve never heard of this phenomena, you could be missing out. B12-Lipotropic injections are a quick and inexpensive application that can give you increased energy, help burn fat, gain muscle, improve mood, and see anti-aging effects for skin, hair and nails. If you’ve found that conventional diet and ... [Keep reading...]
Refrigerated/Frozen Transportation and Electric Trucks
A Match Made in Heaven? Plus: How Warehouse Operators Can Cash In Orders continue to pile in for the "Tesla Semi" – the specialty automaker’s not-yet-built, heavy-duty, electric truck. All the big users are clamoring for production positions: Anheuser-Busch, UPS, and PepsiCo are among Tesla’s 400+ reservations for this revolutionary method of moving freight around the country. This new truck has a projected range of 500 miles; enough range for a driver to take advantage of their full ... [Keep reading...]
How to Be Smart
The Kick-Ass Eyeglasses Everyone Needs to See (and Try) "Smart glasses" could be a game-changer for employees and employers in the "gamification" of repetitive tasks. I was reading this article about Google Glass 2.0’s emergence (or re-emergence as it may be, since version 2.0 rolled out improvements and upgrades) as a high-powered workplace productivity tool. While Google is not the only player in this efficiency arena (cue up potential iOS rival product), read on for the 411. An Innovative ... [Keep reading...]