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Tag Archives: Gemini
Support needed from above, below and horizontally
I’ve recently started a management support / study group here at Gemini. We’ve only met once, so we’ll see how it goes, but while thinking about it, I realized that the best institutions probably provide three levels of support for … Continue reading
Learn from your mistakes
I was recently sitting in on an oversight meeting of Gemini management. Most of the meeting was spent in executive (ie. private) sessions, but during one of the two public sessions, one main topic was to explore how and what … Continue reading
Flaunt your flaws: Don’t communicate the Toyota Way
In this information age, your customers will find out what you’re trying to hide sooner or later and you’ll be well ahead of the game if you are the one supplying that information and engaging your community in an appropriate solution from the start. Continue reading
Competition vs. Cooperation – another angle on why astronomy needs sound management practices
Introducing competition to astronomy projects is not always an easy task. Here, I explore the reasons why competition is healthy and question some of the real issues behind this concern. Continue reading
The Role and Need for an International Observatory
One immediate natural outcome of the UK’s withdrawal from Gemini is that until/unless another partner is found, the existing partners will likely divide up the UK’s share and the USA, now a 50% partner in Gemini, will become a clear … Continue reading
Gemini without the UK
The UK appears to be pulling out of Gemini at the end of 2012. I explore some steps I feel Gemini must take in order to survive the likely resulting loss of funds. Continue reading
Alfred P. Sloan and a functional management model for Gemini
Can Gemini operate like Sloan’s GM? Is complete funcational management the way to go? Continue reading
Is Gemini really a matrix-management organization?
Matrix management and Gemini Observatory Continue reading