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The secret to scientific discoveries? Making mistakes.
-Phil Plait was on a Hubble Space Telescope team of astronomers who thought they may have captured the first direct…
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Procurement’s Technological Insanity
-“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” –Albert Einstein. Over on Sourcing Innovation, the Sourcing Doctor has an excellent…
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Time – A Risk Source
-We’re obsessed with Time. Songs and literature don’t forget to remind us that Time goes by, that Time is the…
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Stress testing for nonfinancial companies
-McKinsey & Co argue that assessing a company’s vulnerability to risk makes otherwise theoretical discussions of strategy more real. They…
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Fail fast, fail small, learn, and move on
-Nobody likes to fail. Failing causes us embarrassment. Failing bruises our ego. Failing might be a dark spot on our…
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How Ratings and Awards Do (and Don’t) Benefit Companies
-This article by Gabriel Rossman and Oliver Schilke from Harvard Business Review explores the interrelation between the perceived standard of excellence of any particular…
