Why People Development Is Important When Growing a Civil Engineering Firm – Ep 188
In this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, we talk with two engineers from Alaska that decided to start their own firm and really focused on people development within their firm. They are Garret K. Gladsjo, P.E.and Lucas Chambers, P.E., co-owners and principal engineers at proHNS LLC. We talk about how investing in your staff […]
Growing a Civil Engineering Firm: People Development Strategies – Ep 166
In this episode, which is part of the Civil Engineering Entrepreneurs series, I talk to Brian Smith, P.E., civil engineer and founding partner of Urban Design Partners, about growing a civil engineering firm, but specifically around growing your people. Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Brian:
Young Engineers Moving into Management Positions
So, what is Engineering Management? Is it preparing budgets, scheduling, resource allocation and earned value management? These skills are the barometers of monitoring projects and work groups. But management principles are more defined than you’d think. Specifically:
Five Levels of Leadership to Help You Become a Powerful Engineering Leader – Ep 173
In this episode, I talk with Chris Goede from the John Maxwell Company about leadership. Chris explains the 5 Levels of Leadership model and gives some great strategies for becoming a very powerful engineering leader. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of the key points discussed on becoming a powerful engineering leader.