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The current Eurocode revision process is sought to improve Eurocode 7 for application to rock engineering, while including only techniques and procedures that are in widespread customary use. The revision process has exposed much about the application of the Eurocodes to rock engineering, thereby offering hints as to what material should be included in the next revision – tentatively suggested for...
The author notes that with all of the effort and resources spent on leadership development in all sectors, there are still too many poor leaders. She believes that “we are often choosing the wrong person to put into leadership roles.” In answering what has contributed to why we are ineffective in identifying potential strong leaders, she offers six points, which in her words are (1) Lack of acumen...