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Heat Treatment Processes 🔥 Heat treatment is a controlled process of heating and cooling metals to alter their physical and mechanical properties without changing their shape. It plays a crucial role in improving material performance for various industrial applications. Types of Heat Treatment Processes: ✅ Annealing ✅ Normalizing ✅ Quenching ✅ Tempering Purpose of Heat Treatment: ✨ Improve mechanical properties (strength, hardness, ductility, toughness) ✨ Enhance wear and corrosion resistance ✨ Relieve internal stresses ✨ Refine grain structure ✨ Achieve desired microstructural changes Quick Overview of Key Processes: 🔸 Annealing Softens metals by heating, holding, and slow cooling. Temperature Range: CS: ~ 815°C to 950°C | LA: ~ 830°C to 980°C 🔸 Normalizing Refines grain structure and improves toughness by heating, holding, and air cooling. Temperature Range: CS: ~ 830°C to 950°C | LA: ~ 870°C to 1000°C 🔸 Quenching Hardens metals by rapid cooling after heating and holding. Temperature Range: CS: ~ 815°C to 900°C | LA: ~ 860°C to 980°C 🔸 Tempering Reduces brittleness and improves toughness after quenching by reheating to a lower temperature and air cooling. Temperature Range: CS & LA: ~ 150°C to 650°C 🔍 Challenges in Heat Treatment: ⚙️ While heat treatment enhances material properties, it comes with its own set of challenges: ⚠️ Maintaining precise temperature control ⚠️ Risk of distortion and cracking, especially during quenching ⚠️ Managing residual stresses to prevent structural issues ⚠️ Accounting for material-specific behavior during treatment ⚠️ Addressing cost and energy consumption due to high-temperature cycles 👉 Overcoming these challenges demands strict process control, expertise, and ongoing quality checks. 💡 Heat treatment is the backbone of quality control in critical applications — from aerospace to automotive and heavy industries. 👉 Are you optimizing your heat treatment processes for better performance and safety? Let’s connect and exchange insights! ==== Follow me at Govind Tiwari,PhD #HeatTreatment #MaterialEngineering #ManufacturingExcellence #QualityControl #Welding #Metallurgy #EngineeringInsights #qms #iso9001 #quality

While most job seekers compete for the same well-known positions, there's an entire category of in-demand roles that remain largely overlooked and underappreciated.   These aren't the flashy startup roles that dominate career advice content or the traditional positions everyone learns about in school.   They're the specialized functions that have emerged from rapid business evolution - roles that companies desperately need but struggle to fill because most candidates don't even know they exist.   What makes these positions particularly attractive isn't just their compensation packages, but the market dynamics working in candidates' favor.   When demand significantly outweighs supply, professionals have more negotiating power around salary, benefits, remote work arrangements, and growth opportunities.   Many of these roles have emerged from recent business trends: • Digital transformation initiatives • Increased regulatory requirements • Data-driven decision making • And the need for organizational agility   Companies are creating these positions faster than universities can develop relevant programs or job seekers can recognize the opportunities.   The most interesting aspect? Many of these roles value problem-solving ability and learning agility over specific credentials.   Companies are often willing to train candidates who demonstrate strong analytical thinking and adaptability.   This represents a significant opportunity for professionals willing to expand their job search beyond conventional categories.   While others compete for oversaturated markets, there are entire segments where qualified candidates can command premium compensation with less competition.   What emerging roles have you noticed in your industry that didn't exist five years ago?   Sign up to my newsletter for more corporate insights and truths here: https://lnkd.in/ei_uQjju   #executiverecruiter #eliterecruiter #jobmarket2025 #profoliosai #resume #jobstrategy #emergingroles #careeradvancement #jobsearchstrategy #hiddenjobmarket

Long hours spent doing work that doesn’t deliver meaningful value to the organization or customers is indicative of what we call “𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕪 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕜.” This term refers to the time & resources lost when work is done using ad-hoc solutions & workarounds - especially when your #worktech doesn’t work for you. It is a productivity killer, stealing focus & preventing organizations & employees from getting their work done efficiently in the long run. Quickbase recently surveyed 1,000 workers to dig into the productivity issue, asking them how they get their work done & how long it takes. The survey (link below) showed that more than half (53%) of workers report spending more than 10 hours per week chasing information from different people & systems. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟮% 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 - 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟰𝟬-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸❗ Oops. 😮 It’s not simply seeking out information that wastes workers’ time. It’s the manual, administrative tasks like data entry & transfer, or syncing data across different systems & tools (spreadsheets, apps, databases, PDFs, & myriad other solutions) that slow down projects & productivity. Survey respondents identified 77 different systems, apps, & other tools in their data & information ecosystem, with 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟬 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁. The problem is, so many organizations have become accustomed to ‘Grey Work’ that it just appears as “business as usual.” Here are two areas to assess to fix ‘Grey Work’: 1️⃣ Worktech: Look at the big technology bets you made. Are people using the tech you invested in? Or are teams still connecting people, data, & process over email & in spreadsheets? Why is that still the case? What about your frontline workers? 2️⃣ Internal data sharing: What do your teams do to share data across different technologies when managing work, costs, projects, & people? Can that disconnected & siloed process be stitched together when decisions & critical updates are needed? Can you trust that disconnected data? The key is to make these technology investments actually useful to employees including your frontliners. The simplest way to do this is to ask your people. Find out how they work, how long it takes them to get work done, & how they like to work. Be open to this feedback & see it as an opportunity for inspiration & innovation, instead of just another exercise in retrofitting tasks based on the capabilities of existing technology. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 ‘𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙮 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠’❓ #employeeexperience #employeeengagement #internalcommunications #worktech #productivity

Food technologists, scientists, and engineers are constantly on the lookout for innovative methods to enhance food processing while preserving product quality. I found this research paper "Advancements in Infrared (IR) Drying for Food Processing" to be an interesting read, and thus I am sharing the findings with you all. Infrared radiation, falling between visible light and microwaves in the electromagnetic spectrum, enables precise, rapid heating of food materials without the need for a heating medium. This method vibrates the food molecules, generating internal friction and rapid heating, leading to faster drying times and better retention of nutrients, color, and flavor. IR drying is perfect when rapid drying is required, especially for thin layers or products sensitive to high heat. It is particularly beneficial in industries focusing on- a) Speed and Efficiency: Combined IR methods (like IR + Vacuum) speed up drying, making them suitable for large-scale food processing. & b) Preservation of High-Quality Products: For high-value food items like freeze-dried fruits, seafood, and herbs, IR ensures minimal quality degradation during the drying process. While IR drying presents several advantages, it is important to optimize parameters like wavelength, intensity, and drying time to prevent thermal degradation and maintain uniformity, especially for thicker or multilayered products. Reference ( figure too is reproduced from this research paper) : Infrared drying of food materials: Recent advances. P Sakare, N Prasad, N Thombare, R Singh, SC Sharma. Food Engineering Reviews 12 (3), 381-398

"My top rep just quit and took all their deals with them." This VP of Sales learned the most expensive lesson in revenue leadership: You can't build a business on hero reps. I see this pattern everywhere. Sales organizations that live and die by their top 20% performers. When those reps leave, pipeline evaporates. When they stay, results are unpredictable. But here's what most leaders miss: The problem isn't finding better heroes. It's building systems that create consistent performance from everyone. The Hero Rep Trap: Your #1 performer closes deals through a combination of charisma, personal relationships, and pure hustle. They hit 250% of quota while everyone else struggles to hit 50%. You promote their "methods" to the team, but somehow it doesn't transfer. Why? Because their success isn't systematic. It's personal. And personal doesn't scale. It here’s the hidden cost of your hero dependency: #1 Unpredictable forecasting When your success depends on individual heroics, you can't forecast accurately. Good quarters happen by accident. Bad quarters catch you off guard. One client told me: "We never knew if we'd hit our number until the last week of the quarter." #2 Recruitment pressure You're constantly searching for "A-players" because your system can't develop them. You pay premium salaries for proven performers instead of building capability internally. It's like hiring Michael Jordan instead of teaching basketball fundamentals. #3 Knowledge hoarding Hero reps often protect their methods, creating information silos. I've seen teams where the top performer refuses to share their process because "it's what makes me valuable." Fear not. Here’s something you can do to ward off your hero dependency: → Document what great actually looks like Stop saying "do what Sarah does." Start mapping exactly what Sarah does differently. I use a framework with clients: Record your top performer's calls, document their process step-by-step, then build teachable frameworks around their methods. → Create accountability without micromanaging Build systems that naturally surface problems before they become crises. One client uses what I call "intelligent dashboards”… metrics that tell reps where they stand without management constantly checking in. → Focus on leading indicators, not lagging ones Stop celebrating individual heroics. Start measuring system performance: conversion rates by stage, average sales cycle length, deal size consistency. These predict future performance better than last month's revenue. → Systematic capability development Instead of hiring for experience, hire for aptitude and develop skills internally. Create frameworks that turn B-players into A-performers. One client told me: "We stopped looking for unicorns and started creating them." Here’s a real transformation that followed the above: “Don’t just read this - see the proof in the comments.” 🔥🔻

【Why Our Productivity Is Making Us Miserable】 You're crushing your to-do list. Hitting every deadline. Checking all the boxes. So why does it feel like you're running in place? Execution without direction is just expensive spinning. At work, someone else sets the target. Hit these numbers. Launch this product. Meet this deadline. Easy. But in life? We're flying blind. We mistake motion for progress, optimize our systems, track our habits,  and wonder why we still feel hollow inside. 🟢 My Wake-Up Call Take my gym routine. I showed up every week for over a year. Perfect consistency. Gold star for discipline, right? Wrong. I wasn't there for weight loss or muscle gain. Those are just numbers on a scale. I was there because of a promise I made with my partner—to build a healthier life together. The commitment drove me, not the metrics. The same thing happened with my writing. I gave myself a rule: one post per week. I hit it religiously. But something felt... off. Then someone asked me a simple question: "What change do you hope your writing creates?" My answer surprised me: "I want to create something that's completely mine—whatever form it takes." 🔥That was the first time I felt the real power behind having a purpose. 🟢 The Reality Check If you're doing a lot but questioning where it leads, start by knowing what drives you: 🛠 Four Types of Drive: Internal: Interest, fun, challenging yourself External positive: Rewards, recognition, contribution External negative: Fear of failure, waste, losing Situational: Group dynamics, atmosphere, systems, pressure Now try this: 1️⃣Pick one thing you've actually stuck with (not something you tried for two weeks). Write down the real reason you kept going—not the reason you tell people, but the honest one. 2️⃣List three goals that matter to you right now. Be specific. "Get healthier" doesn't count. "Run a 5K with my daughter" does. 3️⃣ Cross out two of them. Focus only on the one that makes you feel something when you think about it. 🟢 Your Turn We have four months left this year, which area would you commit everything to—family, career, health, relationships, or growth? Your answer might be exactly what someone else needs to hear. Leave a comment. ☺️ #goalsetting #productivity

Here is why you really need to think about this👇🏻 A client vented their frustrations recently, that they were nowhere near achieving the goals they had set for themselves at the start of the year. They had become so overwhelmed as time went on, that their goals seemed to almost be out of reach and they now spent more time stressing about these goals than actually actioning them. Sound familiar? I have definitely fallen into that trap myself in the past.😆 Here is how I helped them overcome this mental block (because that is exactly what it is). Their goals hadn't changed but their mindset had and mindset will determine success or failure! Like all goals, unless they are backed by lots of small steps that are easy to implement, they all tend to fade away. Goal setting is a process that starts with careful consideration of what you want to achieve, and ends with a lot of hard work to actually do it. In between, there are some very well-defined steps that transcend the specifics of each goal. Knowing these steps will allow you to formulate goals that you can accomplish. ✏ Write it down and say it out loud - Saying what you want to achieve out loud creates an accountability to ourselves and those we say it to, to actually do something about it. 🧠 Make it SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-Bound. 🤏 Approach in bite size chunks - focus on one small, achievable change every week. Then enjoy the accumulation effect. 🤼Find an accountability buddy - An accountability buddy is someone who helps you stay on track while you work toward achieving your goals. 🥂 Set review milestones and celebrate successes - Take some time to think about what went well, what went wrong and what you want to focus your energy on for the rest of the year. Celebrate all your successes, no matter how small. By using this strategy, my client can now focus their energy on taking smaller, actionable steps towards their goals. It’s a surprisingly simple formula but it works every time. Can anyone relate to this? #mindset #goals #achievement #careeradvancement

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐯𝐬. 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 Not long ago, I found myself in a situation that made me question my approach to personal growth. I had a major deadline looming—one that required long hours, focus, and discipline. My instinct was to push harder, sacrifice sleep, and silence the voice in my head that whispered, "Take a break." But then came the moment of reckoning. Fatigue hit, mistakes crept in, and I realized that my relentless pursuit of discipline was working against me. I wasn’t thinking clearly, my creativity suffered, and the quality of my work declined. That’s when I had to ask myself: "𝘐𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯?" 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆" Many of us believe that success comes from pushing limits—waking up at 5 AM, grinding through discomfort, and embracing sacrifice. And while discipline is crucial, too much rigidity can lead to burnout, self-doubt, and even diminishing returns. On the other hand, self-compassion—allowing rest, acknowledging our limits, and accepting imperfections—often feels like we are “letting ourselves off the hook.” But is that really the case? Or is it the missing piece that allows us to sustain long-term growth? 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑰 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒉 1️⃣ Set Boundaries, Not Excuses – Discipline helps us commit, but self-compassion reminds us to pause when needed. I now schedule both deep work sessions and breaks to reset. 2️⃣ Redefine Success – Instead of measuring success solely by productivity, I ask: Am I learning? Am I growing sustainably? This shift keeps me motivated without unnecessary pressure. 3️⃣ Listen to Your Energy, Not Just Your Calendar – Some days, we’re at 100%. Other days, we need to recharge. Instead of forcing productivity, I now optimize for effective work, not just more work. 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 Discipline gets you started. Self-compassion keeps you going. The true key to growth is knowing when to push forward and when to step back. What’s your take? Have you struggled with this balance in your career or personal growth? Would love to hear your thoughts! 👇 #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #SelfCompassion #Discipline #SuccessMindset Image Courtesy : Pixabay

Every project has one timeline. But ask each stakeholder… and you'll get five different versions. Welcome to "Timeline Multiverse: PM Edition" Where everyone's reality… is a little off. 🧠 The Exec: "It's just a small update. We can probably launch this week, right?" 💻 The Dev Team: "We need 4 more sprints. Minimum. And we still haven't scoped the integration." 📣 The Client: "So… we're going live Monday? I already told the board." 📅 The PM: Built the buffer. Added a backup plan. Still holding her breath. 🎭 Reality: 3 blockers, 2 ghosted approvals, and a Jira ticket titled "WTF is this?" Because project success isn't about just picking a date. It's about aligning five different timelines to land on the one that's actually real. ✔️ Want to survive timeline chaos like a senior PM? Here are 4 timeline habits that actually work: 1- Add "invisible" buffers Don't announce them. Just build them. Time is your riskiest dependency. 2- Over-communicate timeline risks Not everyone reads the roadmap. Say it in updates, Slack, slides—and again in the recap. 3- Track two timelines at once The one they hope for, and the one your gut says is real. 4- Create one source of truth When everyone has their version, the PM owns the version that sticks. So here's to the timeline wranglers. The PMs doing diplomacy in one hand, delivery in the other. You're not just managing time. You're aligning five versions of reality into one coherent finish line. Which timeline are you living in right now? → Repost ♺ to celebrate the timeline negotiators. → Follow Jesus Romero for more execution strategies that keep chaos on schedule.

“Why were you late?” “Break again?” “You logged off already?” Sound familiar? I came across a reel today that was meant to be funny. But honestly? It just hit too close to home. Because behind the jokes — Are real people with real managers who don’t trust them. At first, it’s just a few “check-ins.” Then, it’s constant pings. Then, it’s hesitation before every break, every log-off, every move. You start second-guessing your own rhythm. Not because you’re slacking — but because you feel watched. Judged. Like productivity means being glued to the screen. I remember a friend telling me once: “I feel more exhausted on slow days — because I have to ‘look busy’ all the time.” That’s not work. That’s performance. And here’s the thing: Micromanagement doesn’t make people more productive. It makes them more anxious. More checked out. More likely to leave. If you’ve ever worked under someone who couldn’t let go of control — You’ll know what I mean. So let’s shift the conversation: ✅ From “hours online” to actual outcomes ✅ From control to trust ✅ From fear to freedom Your best work doesn’t happen when you’re being watched. It happens when you’re trusted. Ever felt this way too? Let’s talk — you’re not alone.👇 #WorkplaceWellbeing #ToxicWorkCulture #Micromanagement #TrustInTeams #ModernLeadership #CorporateLife #WorkCultureMatters #EmployeeVoices #BurnoutCulture #MentalHealthAtWork #LinkedInVoices #RespectAtWork #PeopleOverProcesses #LeadershipMatters #WorkplaceStories #HRInsights