My last posting discussed the problem of finding a technical leader for a gear company. Except in a few emergency situations, such as the sudden de...

  I had a great conversation with a dedicated company president recently. Rather than get bogged down in the current market slump, he was f...

It happened again this week — a phone call from a friend reporting a rumor about a former employer. I have blogged previously about the duty owed t...

  An inspection of a gearbox as old as me required a trip to Boston and a drive north into New Hampshire this week. I had been to Boston se...

The summer travel season is rapidly approaching, and here’s hoping your adventures include stops at a few museums. My wife and children tended to l...

Chicago will once again host the National Football League draft for former college players. Millions of fans will tune in to see where their favori...

My last posting on soccer mentioned the industrial sports leagues in Milwaukee. A city of ethnic neighborhoods much like other rust belt towns was ...

Becoming a parent changes you in many unexpected ways. In the 1990s, one of those ways was to learn about soccer. Now, I was never as ignorant of “...

I have a wonderfully complex gearbox to reverse engineer. It is a critical component for a thriving company that is the only known gearbox of its t...

A lot has been written on the American Health Care System. Proponents tout the amazing cutting-edge technology; detractors lament our poor standing...