S. Scot Litke Archives

SAFETY AWARENESS AND PRACTICES FOR CONSTRUCTORS AND ENGINEERS

S. Scot Litke, Honorary D.GE
One would hope that by now virtually every company that works in the field of geo-design and geo-construction would have a full understanding of the importance of making company-wide commitments to developing and...

WOMEN IN CIVIL ENGINEERING & CIVIL CONSTRUCTION: TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR OWN CAREER

S. Scot Litke, Honorary D.GE
I realize that I could be criticized as being guilty of “looking from the outside in” without a personal understanding of what women working in civil engineering (CE), and civil construction (CC), are up against...

MEGAPROJECTS OFTEN BECOME A MEGA-MESS

S. Scot Litke, Honorary D.GE
In keeping with the theme of this November/December 2016 issue of Deep Foundations Magazine, Megaprojects, I offer my take on the subject. This may not be as positive as one would hope. While we are all familiar with some of the most...

OLDER EMPLOYEES BRING SPECIAL VALUE

S. Scot Litke, Honorary D.GE
The title subject of this issue of Deep Foundations magazine is “Preserving the Past”. It is most fitting therefore to consider that an important part of not only preserving the past but moving into the future is the contribution that older...

LEADERSHIP UNDER THE MACROSCOPE

S. Scot Litke, Honorary D.GE
The term, and more importantly, the concepts behind the term, "Leadership" has reached the stage of almost being a cliché. It is virtually impossible to read any business and management oriented publication, e-newsletter, or even...