{"id":98,"date":"2015-11-11T14:20:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T19:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/?p=98"},"modified":"2015-11-11T14:20:13","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T19:20:13","slug":"students-discuss-the-power-of-why-with-deb-hansford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/2015\/11\/11\/students-discuss-the-power-of-why-with-deb-hansford\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Discuss the \u201cPower of Why\u201d with Deb Hansford"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_99\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2015\/11\/deb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2015\/11\/deb.jpg\" alt=\"Deb Hansford\" width=\"190\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deb Hansford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Friday, October 16, Deb Hansford spoke about the \u201cPower of Why\u201d to students in the ETEM 1000 Engineering Management Seminar course. The objective of the course, according to Dr. Aldo McLean, assistant professor of Engineering Management and instructor of the class, is to encourage students to continue pursuing their degree in engineering technology management and to motivate them for success in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Hansford is a friend and colleague of Dr. McLean\u2019s and the owner of PreCrest, LLC, a training and consulting firm specializing in supply chain and operations management, including APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) certifications. Her talk, however, touched on much more than her field of expertise.<\/p>\n<p>As seems appropriate, Hansford conducted her presentation by asking the students a series of questions: Why are you in school? Why did you select your major? What do you want to accomplish? How are you going to stand out? Etc. \u201cYou need to know how to ask questions,\u201d Hansford said.<\/p>\n<p>Using the fishbone diagram and Simon Sinek\u2019s Golden Circle (which places \u201cwhy\u201d at the center of \u201chow\u201d and \u201cwhat\u201d) as models, Hansford gave personal examples of how \u201cwhy\u201d is a powerful tool for success\u2014from getting a new job and earning promotions to convincing a bar manager to put a low-bet Broncos game on the big screen. \u201cI\u2019ve often gotten what I wanted because I asked the right questions,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>By fostering a question-and-answer discussion, Hansford\u2019s message was conveyed as much by example as the information presented. She challenged the students to question everything, and as they attempted to answer her repeated inquiries of \u201cwhy,\u201d the group talked about the fields they had chosen to pursue, how they would \u201csell\u201d themselves to potential employers, problem solving issues at work, the importance of technology, and much more. It is more beneficial to understand why something is important than what it is, Hansford suggested, using her career and the value of APICS certifications as examples. \u201cPeople don\u2019t buy what you do, they buy why you do it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Hansford closed her presentation with a quote from Warren Berger: \u201cKnowing the answers will help you in school\u2014knowing how to question will help you in life.\u201d Commenting on this idea, Dr. McLean told students that their education must extend beyond school, that they must continue to ask questions and seek knowledge to stay relevant.<\/p>\n<p>Hansford\u2019s overall message is perhaps best summed up in the final question she posed: \u201cAre we asking why well enough?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, October 16, Deb Hansford spoke about the \u201cPower of Why\u201d to students in the ETEM 1000 Engineering Management Seminar course. 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