Influence – How to Get It & How to Keep It!
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Greg and Fred discuss how to influence decision makers to get your ideas adopted and deployed.
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SOR 1017 Influence
Speaking of Reliability
Let us address your reliability engineering questions. Gain the experience of your peers and accelerate the improvement of your program and career.
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SOR 1016 Do it Right the First Time
Do it Right the First Time
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Kirk and Fred discuss the risks to reliability of having to rework or human handling of circuit boards and rework in general.
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SOR 1015 Moisture Failure Mechanisms
SOR 1014 Overcomplicating Systems
Overcomplicating Systems
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Greg and Fred discuss how to reduce complexity in life and work.
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SOR 1013 Two Approaches
Two Approaches
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Chris and Fred use the safe return of the Boeing Starliner … without the crew! What does this tell us about its safety and reliability?
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SOR 1012 The Trouble with Habits
The Trouble with Habits
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Chris and Fred discuss the issues we often have with ‘habits.’ Habits can be good for us. But ‘bad habits’ are just that. Ever heard the excuse ‘but that’s the way we have always done it?’
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SOR 1011 Design Justice
Design Justice
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Dianna and Fred discuss design justice: what it means for engineers in industry.
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SOR 1010 Uneasiness with AI
Uneasiness with AI
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Dianna and Fred discuss sources of uneasiness with AI and its use within industry.
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SOR 1009 Reliability and Vacations
Reliability and Vacations
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Chris and Fred discuss reliability engineering … and vacations/holidays! … how are we going to make this topic relevant …
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SOR 1008 Doing Calculations
Doing Calculations
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Chris and Fred discuss how to calculate ‘confidence’ and other things regarding probability and statistics … particularly as it applies to reliability!
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SOR 1007 Pace of Facilitating
Pace of Facilitating
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Carl and Fred discuss the ideal pace for teaching and facilitating teams. Too fast and students or team members cannot keep up. Too slow and the team loses interest.
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SOR 1006 Reliability Ethics
Reliability Ethics
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Carl and Fred discuss the broad subject of reliability ethics, what it means, and how it impacts reliability professionals.
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SOR 1005 Tech Obsolescence
Tech Obsolescence
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Kirk and Fred discuss long-term reliability and the speed of technological obsolescence.
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SOR 1004 Confirmation Bias with HALT
Confirmation Bias with HALT
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Kirk and Fred discuss the problem or benefits of having confirmation bias, where we accept or reject test results based on expectations.
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SOR 1003 Risks of Persistence
Risk of Persistence
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Greg and Fred discuss the risks of persisting in a project or in life when you know there are risks. In poker terms, “do you hold em’ or fold em’? What do companies do when they’ve sunk a lot of costs and know the ROI of their project is vaporizing? What do you do when you know you’re losing. Fight on. Or, walk away. The risks of persistence is what we face all the time.
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