FEATURES

10 critically important reasons why change initiatives fail

Leaders offer 'voices from the trenches' to guide improvement projects
By Clinton O. Longenecker and Thomas Litzinger

'I don't think I can do this:' Imposter phenomenon at work

Leaders should recognize employees' self doubts, take steps to help
By Golnaz Sadri

Assigning an appropriate amount of work in available time

Regression model works best for custom manufacturing, service jobs
By Merwan Mehta

AI in manufacturing provides multilayered benefits

Technology changes the way products are made and managed
By Sai Dhiresh Kilari

THE FRONT LINE

Top stories in this month's news from the field

• Women seek opportunities, direction in construction
  
• AI travels over the rainbow to reimagine Oz
  
• Faster, cheaper blockchain may be on horizon
  
• Women still playing catch-up in STEM fields
  
• 3D-print process can produce oral tissue without grafts
  
• Apps help truckers find parking, EV chargers
  
• More cities join push for heat-reflective surfaces
  
• Class of ’25 grads reject office-bound, 9-to-5 jobs
  
• Digital twins can help grow agriculture
  
• Air taxi operators get federal training standards
  
• IT experts make a case for cybersecurity spending
  
• Retailers adapt to lure youngest shoppers
  
• Job seekers: Make connections, build your network
  
• Tiny, soft robots can deliver big results
  
• Book of the month: How Lean can keep women in engineering

PERSPECTIVES

Performance by Kevin McManus

Our instant pudding paradox

21st Century Engineering By Anirudh Dhebar

When the ‘optimal’ thing is merely to ‘muddle through'

THE INSTITUTE

This month in IISE news ...

• IISE salutes elite leaders in industry, academia
  
• IISE University Regional Conferences
  
• Prize video creator aimed to connect with students
  
• Institute members among Alpha Pi Mu scholarship honorees
  
• IISE Training Focus: A PE ‘commands respect:’ IISE can help you earn it
• Problem Solved podcast earns 2 Azbee honors
• SEMS chooses board officers for 2025
  
• Career Zone: ‘Why did you get fired?’ How to respond in an interview