In the book “The Truth about Leadership” by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, they state several “truths’ that they uncovered about leaders. Based on about 30 years of research, with an overwhelming amount of input via surveys and leadership assessments their book explores the basic truths of leadership that remain the same regardless […]
Sometimes the spark just isn’t there. Hopefully you are not saying that about your love life. Rekindling the dying embers of a relationship can be tough. What if those dying embers are related to your career? What if you have lost the vigor that you once brought to your work life? Before you try to […]
CAD Managers who are eager to challenge themselves or prove their worth may take on additional responsibilities outside of their traditional roles. It is not always the best thing if your employer thinks that these tasks place your CAD duties at the back of the line. When you step outside your job description you take […]
Are you bored? In a 2008 book published in Germany titled “Diagnosis BoreOut” by Peter Werder and Philippe Rothlin they define a BoreOut as a blight that affects modern organizations, especially office environments for white collar workers. They say that lack of work, boredom and the resulting lack of satisfaction in the work environment cause […]
I just posted on my BIM Manager site as I was wondering about reasons given for AEC firms not to move to BIM. Big firms are moving, but are smaller firms moving? This is an AEC debate and may not impact your CAD environment if BIM is not a tool that addresses your needs, but […]
When does something become a best practice? How does it become standard procedure? Here is what TechTarget states about the spread of a best practice. A best practice tends to spread throughout a field or industry after a success has been demonstrated. However, it is often noted that demonstrated best practices can be slow to […]
Best practices in CAD or BIM come from many differing places and people. They may be pulled in from another firm when someone joins your team. They may be developed by some creative chap in your office. They may come from internet searches or even just dumb luck. They can appear randomly or in a […]
According to Wikipedia, “A best practice is a technique, method, process, activity, incentive, or reward which conventional wisdom regards as more effective at delivering a particular outcome than any other technique, method, process, etc. when applied to a particular condition or circumstance.” In CAD or BIM it means just that… it is a method that […]
We all have workarounds… Things that we do to make the software do what it is supposed to do. They are often clever and creative. They obviously work, but they are ways of using the software that was not intended by the developers. We use them because the software fails to work as we expect […]
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