How to Go from Managing to Leading a Team of Engineers
Effectively managing any group of employees can be a difficult proposition, but providing leadership for an engineering team or department typically entails a number of unique challenges. Simply managing the efforts of an engineering staff may not always be sufficient. Managers who are able to provide clear direction, ensure that their group is able to […]
Using GIS for both Asset and Engineering Management – Ep 049
In episode 049 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I interview Alfredo Cely, P.E., MSEM, M.ASCE on using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for both asset and engineering Management. Mr. Cely is the instructor of the ASCE guided online course: The Foundation for using GIS for Infrastructure Asset Management. Here are some of the questions/topics I discuss […]
How to Use Your Time Wisely as an Engineering Professional – Ep 140
In this episode, I am going to talk to one of our listeners, Carl Humphrey, about challenges that he is facing around career planning and will give you some advice on how you can use your time wisely as an engineering professional. There were some very interesting strategies that we discussed in this episode that […]
Don’t Let Lack of Experience Keep You From Speaking With Authority as an Engineer
This is Part I of a six-part series on debunking misconceptions about leadership and speaking with authority for engineers preparing for their first professional leadership role. Starting out in any endeavor you lack experience. In business, in relationships, in your technical pursuits – doesn’t matter. You enter into everything you do for the first time without […]
Seller-Doer Series – How to Generate Leads as a Civil Engineer – Ep 048
In episode 048 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, part one of our Seller-Doer series, I interview Jim Rogers of The Seller-Doer Academy for Civil Engineers on how to generate leads using the RLOCK approach (Recognition, Leads, Opportunities, Close, Keep). In this episode, we focus on the L in R-LOCK, representing Leads and explain how to […]
The Importance of Seeing Opportunities in your Engineering Career – Ep 139
In this episode, I want to share a story with you about two shoe salesman and also talk about the importance of seeing opportunities in your Engineering Career…. Engineering Success quotes: Here are some ideas to implement that will help you in seeing opportunities in 2017: Think about your approach in your engineering career and your […]
Keeping Young Civil Engineers Billable – Ep 047
In episode 047 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I interview one of our listeners, a young civil engineer named Joshua about a problem he is facing in regards to transitioning into the civil engineering industry and we also talk about how to remain billable as a young civil engineer. Here are some of the questions […]
Looking Back on 2016: How Multitasking Negatively Impacted Engineers’ Productivity
Science has done its due diligence, and the research speaks for itself; multitasking is officially out as a productivity tool. In fact, the latest data shows that multitasking can actually decrease productivity. Clearly, as a busy engineer, a decrease in productivity is the last thing you want and need. In this post, I’ll show you […]
10 Things you Can Do to Collaborate Better With your Engineering Teams – Ep 138
In this episode, I am going to give you 10 actions that you can take to better collaborate with your engineering team and also explain how this will benefit your career development. Engineering Quotes: Here are 10 steps to better collaboration in your engineering career.
How to Run and Document Effective Project Meetings for Civil Engineers – Ep 046
In episode 046 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I am going to discuss an excerpt from John Lowe’s book entitled A Guide to Managing Engineering and Architectural Design Services Contracts. The excerpt, which was discussed with the author’s permission, focuses on helpful strategies for effectively planning, executing and following up on engineering project meetings. Engineering Quotes: Here […]