Becoming a new CAD Manager can be a joyous time in your career path. You have finally achieved something that you have sought after for years. You have been recognized by the firm for all of the contributions you have made. You have gotten a title that you were seeking and know that you can […]
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Coming to the end of this series with just a few more items to post. 7. Procedures are a means to an end, not written in stone. Average CAD Managers usually have good CAD Standards. They know their stuff and they get the document created and distributed. They also get people to follow the standards. […]
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A couple more ideas about working you Core areas of CAD Management. 5. Change is to be embraced and managed, not avoided. Average CAD Managers see change as annoying, a duty and demanded by others. It appears to be complicated and threatening to some, something to be endured only when a firm is in desperate […]
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The last post introduced this topic and I continue with my outline of what might make an Extraordinary CAD Manager as they work on their Core. 3. CAD Managers serve others, not control them. Average CAD Managers want users to do just what they are told and they squelch creativity. I am not talking about […]
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As those that workout know, the Core is the center of the body that drives every other area. It is that band of muscles that encircles your mid section from just below your shoulder blades to your hips. Many think that working the Core will deliver the best exercise routine as it is mixed with […]
We were discussing situation and influences on our decision making processes. One that I have not brought up yet is the cost of getting it wrong. I always get in the wrong line at the grocery store. I try to get it right, but always seem to pick the wrong line that ends up taking […]
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Your gathering style may impact your decisions. The way information is gathered can impact the decisions that need to be made. It is not just the information that you end up with that matters. It may also be the way it was brought together. Some may allow quantity overshadows quality. They think that more information […]
Bear with me as I develop my hypothesis… Over the course of human history we gradually moved from nomadic tribes of people who moved around because their food sources changed into stayed put and nurtured food at stationary location. We moved from hunters who followed the migrational movement of animals or the seasonal changes in […]
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Cognition is our ability to think. It is the actual process of thinking. It includes gathering data, mentally weighing and measuring options, thinking through possible outcomes and coming to conclusions. Cognitive closure is the end of that process. My wife is a teacher and I remember discussion we had when she was in school about […]
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