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I It is natural that people strive for perfection in life around them. We want breakfast to taste great, be healthy, help us to lose...
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bobrien1
Apr 26, 20212 min read
COVID Vaccine Passport or Not?
COVID-19 has been a very serious consideration as both a health nightmare killing more than 550,000 Americans and has crushed American...
bobrien1
Mar 22, 20212 min read
Manufacturing Kaizen
Do yourself a favor and copy the link below and put it in a browser and read this article about GE: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/2...
bobrien1
Mar 12, 20212 min read
What's New at CI Works
What is always new at CI Works are the collaborations that develop across businesses and how individual businesses are developing...
bobrien1
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Diligence and Determination
Diligence - def.: steady, earnest, and energetic effort; devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking....
bobrien1
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Positive Energy People
My favorite boss shared some wisdom with me about 20 years ago that I still find prophetic: you will encounter two types of people in...
bobrien1
Feb 15, 20212 min read
Summit Surprise
I was pleasantly surprised this morning to see the electric vehicle below charging at one of the CI Works charging stations. We...
bobrien1
Feb 9, 20212 min read
What’s Good about EV Charging?
When your world was getting up, dressing up, fueling up and driving to work – possibly Boston – and finding a parking space, and then...
bobrien1
Feb 1, 20213 min read
Grown Up Approaches to the Environment
It is a welcome change to have grown ups in government recognizing the importance of science and particularly in respecting the...
Kiley McElroy-Brown
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Teacher, Tutor, Coach, and Friend
The landscape of education has dramatically changed over the last year. Students, teachers, and parents have been thrown into a whirlwind...
bobrien1
Jan 21, 20213 min read
Normalcy (Some) Returns
Let me be clear – I am an advocate for the environment, try to do what I can to reduce climate change through behavior, and believe in...
bobrien1
Jan 14, 20212 min read
A New Normal???
What is the new normal really? I don’t think it exists or anyone knows yet. Until the pandemic is effectively conquered, instead of being...
bobrien1
Jan 10, 20212 min read
Ahead to 2021....
2020 was like no other year I ever remember. When challenges are presented and times are tough – people look for leadership – and there...
bobrien1
Dec 15, 20202 min read
CI Works Advances Environmental Efforts
Just noticed that priorities are changing and rationality returning to the environmental front. Now that the president with 19th century...
bobrien1
Dec 13, 20202 min read
Amesbury Holiday Elves – Innovating too
These wonderful people for a number of years have been so giving of their time for the benefit of less fortunate families and children....
bobrien1
Nov 13, 20202 min read
Adapt and Grow as Opportunities Develop – Even a Pandemic
It is one thing to be good at what you do both as to product quality and profitability. But the business model can’t become stale and...
bobrien1
Nov 13, 20202 min read
Electrification - of businesses
This is a subject that points in two different directions – related devices and infrastructure. Despite all of the crazy noise about...
bobrien1
Jun 16, 20202 min read
Sustainability on Steroids
At CI Works, we encourage tenant businesses to be environmentally focused and become stewards. We encourage energy savings, renewable...
bobrien1
Jun 8, 20202 min read
COVID and Confusion
COVID has represented trying times for all in coping with an unprecedented health pandemic.....at least in our life times. I have to...
bobrien1
May 20, 20202 min read
Re-Opening Massachusetts
As most of you are likely aware, the state of Massachusetts has announced re-opening guidelines effective May 18. Similar to the...
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