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by Chris Danek Mark Twain said, “Continous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” We keep this quote on our @Bessel office...

The Spring 2024 NextGen cohort of 4 high-school students and 9 UAB students is already off to a strong start. During the 12-week...

Medical device companies face many tight controls and strict requirements. That makes meeting key deadlines difficult when R&D teams are...

By Alexis Vasquez At Bessel, we combine expertise in advanced manufacturing with an emphasis on agile teamwork to drive medical device...

by Chris Danek Learn fast, adapt, drive forward. That’s how we like to approach projects. But we work in the medical device industry, and...

by Chris Danek “What is the biggest opportunity for applying AI in my startup?” I took this question in a fireside chat at The Bridge...

The best path to team improvement? Reflection. Make it a regular habit to boost team morale, engagement, and output.

Boost your teams' performance using team mentors with this five-step quick-start formula.

By Chris Danek As a medical device engineer for the last twenty-five years, I’ve seen firsthand that individual technical skills aren’t...

by Chris Danek Team mentoring is a powerful way for experienced professionals to guide a team toward shared growth and success. If you’re...

How is team mentoring different than 1:1 coaching? The focus is on WE (the team), not YOU (the individual team member).

by Nikki Blacksmith, co-Founder and co-CEO, Blackhawke Behavior Science Have you ever worked on a great team? Chances are, that team...

by Chris Danek Recently, a student asked me: “How do you optimize for the creativity of your team?” Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash...

Mentors can be the solution for teams with low morale and high turnover. Learn the 3 keys for strong teams: purpose, autonomy, and mastery.

by Chris Danek Taking inspiration from the Agile Manifesto, Bessel has developed a manifesto for rapid innovation that combines the...

by Chris Danek Have you ever mentored a group? Mentoring a group is different than mentoring an individual, and I think it’s more...

Many students finish college without a clear plan for their career. They need real-world work experience to understand what industries...

Photo by fauxels from Pexels When I created the Bessel Origin program, three words guided me: Human. Centered. Design. But what is human...

Company projects are the backbone of the Bessel Origin program. These real-world work projects pair our participants (usually students or...

What do Bessel Origin participants get out of the program? We interviewed Hugo Valverde, a participant in the fall 2020 cohort. Hugo...