by barrager | Sep 19, 2016 | Decision Coaching, decision engineering
My article on decision coaching was published in the June, 2016, issue of the IEEE Engineering Management Review. The title of the article is “A New Engineering Profession is Emerging: Decision Coach. The abstract reads as follows: “More than half of the...
by barrager | May 22, 2016 | Decision Coaching
Decision engineering rests on the following three fundamental premises: A good outcome is not the same as a good decision. A decision is an irrevocable allocation of resources. Decision making is thought about action or actionable thought. Once an decision is made and...
by barrager | May 14, 2016 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering
I typed “What fraction of CEO’s are engineers?” into my browser. One of the first links to come up was a Forbes article titled, “Why Engineers Make Great CEO’s.” I was somewhat surprised. It isn’t what I expected. The Forbes...
by barrager | Apr 26, 2016 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering
This blog post is for people who have been called on to “lead” a team charged with designing a strategy. It doesn’t matter what the strategy is for: new product, new service, geographic expansion, or whatever. Inevitably something goes wrong in these...
by barrager | Apr 4, 2016 | Barrager, Decision Coaching
We know good design when we see it. Apple is the poster boy for good design. The Apple people have turned out a series of products and services that are icons for good design. The products function well; they look good; they feel good. How does Apple do it? What is...
by barrager | Mar 21, 2016 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering
The late Stephen Covey, author of “7 Habits of Highly Successful People,” wrote one last book, “The 3rd Alternative” before he died. In the book Covey makes the case that when faced with virtually any dilemma we can usually find a 3rd path....
by barrager | Feb 28, 2016 | Barrager, Decision Coaching
As publisher at Baker Street I keep my eye out for blog postings that are relevant to decision coaching. One of the most productive websites for me is Strategy+Business. Recently they posted an article titled, “Roger Martin’s Reguired Reading” in...
by barrager | Nov 6, 2015 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering
Has your company “tapped” into Silicon Valley? Do you think you should? How would you go about it? Read what The Economist said about Silicon Valley on July 23, 2015. “Silicon Valley and the strip of land that runs along the shore of the Bay between...
by barrager | Sep 13, 2015 | Decision Coaching
Do you have a good case study in the areas of product and/or service planning, geographic expansion, or infrastructure investment? Case studies in automotive, energy, health care, and environmental policy are of particular interest. If the answer is yes, then...
by barrager | Jun 18, 2015 | Barrager, Decision Coaching, decision engineering
I just learned that there is a very interesting analytics company in Alameda, California. Alameda is just across San Francisco Bay from Baker Street Publishing. The company is AbsolutData. I can almost see their office from my rooftop. The AbsolutData website reads,...
