The Recovering Engineer

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Sadly, there are situations where the cost of the agreement exceeds the value that one or the other party (possibly both parties) assign to the relationship. The cost of the agreement can be measured in terms of the financial, emotional, or physical effort implications of accepting the changed behavior.

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Short-term Cost Definition Operations 190

The Recovering Engineer

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

For example, if we must trade quality or time in order to save costs, how much quality or time are we prepared to sacrifice to save money? Most of the problems we solve using this process could be solved in many different ways and every solution will have its own set of benefits and drawbacks.

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Succession Brainstorming Workshop Skills 221

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 31, 2015

What will it cost them? Before you communicate about a change, think how others might view it. What are they losing? During the change, listen for the emotions people express in addition to the facts that they bring to your attention. Make it easier to do things the new way.

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Short-term Licensing Long-term Goal 100

The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 7, 2010

And, this business problem is probably costing you more than you first realize when you consider the salaries of the involved employees, the value of work that is not being done, the cost of poor decision quality, the impact of poor information flow, etc. Unresolved conflict gets expensive very quickly.

Engineering 270

Engineering Self-aware Video FAQ 270

The Recovering Engineer

MAY 10, 2011

In the end, it cost me almost nothing, and it was encouraging to her. There was no reason for her to remember. It was important, though, to let her know that I had remembered, and that her kindness made a difference for someone. I would call that a great return on investment.

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Maturity Mentor Examples Cost 144

The Recovering Engineer

JULY 29, 2010

The decision was to do a “cost-benefit analysis&# of our new situation. do your “cost-benefit analysis&# and choose one of these options: Take It Accept the change with all of its good and bad components, and realize that it is your choice to stay. Did it offer us more positive or more negative? Here’s the thought.

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Cost-Benefit Analysis Workshop Engineering FAQ 114

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Personally, I don’t think the conversation to define the root cause of why the health care system cost structure is so high has been held sufficiently. So, jumping to a discussion about how to pay for the high cost is a little premature. Is the current insurance payment system part of the problem? I would agree that it is.

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Health Care Engineering System Politics 102