Bid Day, Where Plans Go to Die
As soon as the alarm clock goes off to wake up on bid day, plans change and die.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 23, 2020
Just Power Through
If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 22, 2020
Another One Bites the Dust
Believe it or not, failure isn't just a US or North America phenomenon.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 21, 2020
Too Big to Fail
You're never too experienced or big to fail.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 20, 2020
Bake Sale Used by Project Team to Cover Small Tools & Safety Supplies Budget Overrun
Desperate for ideas, half baked idea to sell tasty treats to raise cash is carried out by project team.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 20, 2020
Clean or Cluttered Desk?
A clean or cluttered desk isn't necessarily an indicator of actual performance.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Night Insomnia
Can't sleep on Sunday? Don't worry, you'll be tired enough to sleep come Monday night.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 18, 2020
Boots or No Boots?
Boots all day or just when you are in the mud and muck of the jobsite?
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 18, 2020
Modified Air Monitor & Stop Light Solve Restroom Stench Problem
Red means no. Green means go...to the restroom.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 17, 2020
Continuing Education - Benefit or Burden?
Continuing education - helping build great builders or distracting them from realities of the jobsite?
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 16, 2020
Following Our Nation's Leaders, Jobsite Team Splits in Support of Partisanship
Partisanship. If it's good enough for our nation's leaders, it's good enough for our builders.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 16, 2020
Permits
Permits can be simple or like a wild goose chase. Quantify them and the risk associated with them to control cost & schedule impacts.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 15, 2020
Drugs Are (Not Always) Bad
Drugs are bad except when they aren't.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 14, 2020
Atomic
Go atomic to succeed. Not like the bomb though. Build things little by little from the atomic (small, minute) level to win.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 13, 2020
Eye Contact
Do you even make eye contact?
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 13, 2020
Honorary Certificates Awarded to Engineers to Increase Motivation & Long Term Retainment
Seeking more respect, engineers demand honorary certificates for craft skills.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 12, 2020
Phronesis
The more practical wisdom you attain and apply, the more you will succeed. Wisdom without application is just noise.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 9, 2020
Just Keep Swimming
When things get tough and you're not sure what to do, "Just keep swimming."
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 8, 2020
Seeking to Build Good Will, Crew Uses Golf Carts While Working in Retirement Community
When in Rome, or a retirement community, do as the retirees do.
Eric Vechan, PhD
Jan 8, 2020
Communication
If at first you don't succeed, keep communicating.
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