5 Ways to Get Big Picture Thinking
How many times have you heard that you need to get the big picture? Or that you feel like you didn’t have the big picture? I’ve heard this phrase repeated too many times to count and each time I do the thought that runs through my mind is this: what exactly is the big picture […]
The 4 R’s that are Critical to a Successful Engineering Career
Information on the 4Rs for a successful engineering career was sent to me by Anthony Venafro who serves as the Director of Engineering at Smith Engineering in Chantilly, Virginia. I was so impressed with the information; I asked Anthony if I could post it here on the Engineering Management Institute blog. These are four core […]
My Five Biggest Career Challenges – Ep 056
Image by jcomp on Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to share with you some of the career related challenges that I will be facing in the next few months which I hope may inspire you as you face your own challenges. “He focuses not just on the goal […]
Seven Strategies for Networking and Building Relationships as an Engineer – EYOS Part 5 of 7 – Ep 055
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I provide seven strategies that can help you become a better networker and building better relationships, if you apply them. This episode is the fifth part in the seven part series of the recently released updated and expanded edition of my Engineer Your Own Success book. […]
7 Attributes of an Effective Strategic Plan
When you think “effective leader” what comes to mind immediately? I attended a leadership seminar at local university recently. Within the first fifteen minutes we were given a task to go out and ask three strangers this exact question. What do you think the result was? To be an effective leader you have to be […]
Stop Talking and Start Communicating as an Engineer – Ep 054
In this episode of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Geoffrey Tumlin, CEO of Mouthpiece Consulting and Author of Stop Talking , Start Communicating who balances research, experience, and humor to draw attention to the increasingly troublesome disconnect between our higher-order communication needs and our lower-order communication practices, while pointing a straightforward and compelling […]
The Importance of Becoming a Visible Expert as an Engineer – Ep 053
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Sylvia Montgomery, partner at the professional service branding and marketing firm, Hinge Marketing. Sylvia shares the definition, power and the purpose of becoming a visible expert. “Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning […]
What You Need to Know About the Job Search Process as an Engineer – Ep 052
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview a top engineering recruiter Paul Heidhues about the job search process. “Information is not knowledge.” – Albert Einstein In the Take Action Today segment of the show, Paul will give you some tips that you can use to prepare an awesome resume and improve […]
Global Networking From LinkedIn and Beyond – Ep 051
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Sanjay Gupta, how powerful is global networking like Linkedin which has more than 40,000 connections. He created and manages the LinkedIn Construction Group called Linking Construction with over 138,000 members but still remains extremely responsive to people. In this episode, he discusses his approach […]
Lessons I’ve Learned in the First Fifty Episodes – Ep 050
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, my good friend Christian Knutson, PE, PMP, ENV SP, is going to interview me about the lessons that I’ve learned over the first fifty episodes of the podcast. Chris Knutson has over two decades as a civil engineer field grade officer in the United States Air […]