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A role transition, whether it’s a promotion, a move to a new organization, or a fresh challenge in an existing job, can be a huge boost to one’s career. But in today’s hyper-collaborative and dynamic workplaces, successful moves aren’t as easy as they once were, even for the most qualified, hardworking people. After analyzing employee relationships and communication patterns across more than 100 diverse companies, and interviewing 160 executives in 20 of them, the authors discovered an overlooked prerequisite for transition success: the effective use of internal networks. That involves five practices: surging rapidly into a broad network by asking a lot of questions and discovering boundary-spanning, innovative people across the organization; generating pull by understanding, energizing, and adjusting to new connections; identifying how to add value, where one falls short, and which people in the broad network can help fill any gaps; creating scale by using the network to engage other key opinion leaders, expand the scope and impact of one’s projects, and more efficiently deliver outsize results; and shaping the network for maximum thriving by making connections that enhance one’s workplace experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A role transition, whether it’s a promotion, a move to a new organization, or a fresh challenge in an existing job, can be a huge boost to one’s career. But in today’s hyper-collaborative and dynamic workplaces, successful moves aren’t as easy as they once were, even for the most qualified, hardworking people. After analyzing employee relationships and communication patterns across more than 100 diverse companies, and interviewing 160 executives in 20 of them, the authors discovered an overlooked prerequisite for transition success: the effective use of internal networks. That involves five practices: surging rapidly into a broad network by asking a lot of questions and discovering boundary-spanning, innovative people across the organization; generating pull by understanding, energizing, and adjusting to new connections; identifying how to add value, where one falls short, and which people in the broad network can help fill any gaps; creating scale by using the network to engage other key opinion leaders, expand the scope and impact of one’s projects, and more efficiently deliver outsize results; and shaping the network for maximum thriving by making connections that enhance one’s workplace experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article provides an overview of the challenges and considerations involved in measuring temperature in chemical processes. It highlights the importance of temperature measurement in optimizing reactions and determining process efficiency. The article compares resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) and thermocouples (TCs) as sensor technologies, discussing their differences in accuracy, response time, and durability. It also mentions the use of specialized cables and transmitters to improve temperature control and response time. The article emphasizes the need to consider factors such as measurement criticality, accuracy, process temperature changes, and safety elements when selecting temperature measurement solutions. [Extracted from the article]

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "The Curse and The Beauty" by Mike Gustafson in the September-October 2014 issue, an article about the North Shore Swim Club, and an article about the "2014 Caps for Cancer" fundraiser.