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In this episode, Anthony Knutson, PE interviews Carl Friesen, a professional who likes helping engineering professionals and firms build their profile as thought-leaders. Friesen talks specifically about how to build your expertise and thought leadership through public speaking.
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As engineers, we learn massive amounts of equations, corollaries, theorems, and laws. These typically apply to mathematics or scientific laws that must be understood in order to make appropriate engineering designs and calculations. However, have you ever wondered if these scientific laws that the natural world follows have applications to our personal growth, development, and leadership? In my opinion, the answer is a clear “Yes!”
In this post, I’ll take examples from some of the most commonly known scientific laws of physics — Newton’s Laws of Motion. I’ll show you how these fundamental laws apply to the movement and progress of people and teams, not just physical objects. Then, I’ll provide suggestions actions, or “motions,” you can take in your own leadership.
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In episode 094 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, which is 4th episode in our 5-part series on infrastructure, Chris Knutson interviews Kate Harris, President, and CEO of Stanley Consultants about harnessing innovation in engineering leadership. Kate gets into future trends of the industry and how we can prepare for them. She also discusses public- and private partnerships, an important aspect of infrastructure projects.
Kate Harris, President and CEO of Stanley Consultants, has 25 years of international experience in the construction, engineering and consulting industry. Stanley Consultants provides engineering, enviro
nmental, and construction services at over 30 offices worldwide. Founded in 1913, the firm has completed engagements in all 50 states and 110 countries, and is ranked among the largest engineering companies in the United States – very impressive.
Kate Harris graduated with a First-Class Honors degree in Quantity Surveying from the University of the West of England in 1993. She has also completed the Advanced Management and Intellectual Property programs from Harvard. Harris has a broad range of contractor, client and consultant experience encompassing strategy development, risk management, building high performing teams, developing client relationships and profitably growing businesses. Most recently Harris provided board and executive advisory services following her global Commercial Officer role with MWH Global (now part of Stantec). During her 17-year tenure with the firm, she is credited with integrating service lines and setting global policy, performance measures and business practices. An active advocate of talent development, she continues to mentor upcoming generations of leaders.
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To your success,
Anthony Fasano, PE, LEED AP
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Author of Engineer Your Own Success
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In this episode, Chris Knutson, PE interviews Angie Morgan from Lead Star on how to spark leadership in your engineering career. Angie touches on the importance of credibility, character and service-based leadership and how you can use these to build a career of success as in engineering.
[Read more…] about TECC 146: How to Spark Leadership in your Engineering Career
This is a guest blog post by Daniel Hayes, PE, PMP
It was a beautiful fall day, warm but not hot, brilliantly sunny. I walk into the lobby feeling lean and confident, ready to slay the interview. The company President comes out to greet me, and we begin the five hour dance.
The day goes well. I present my engineering credentials and experience. The interview team discusses company needs and the requirements of the position. The opportunity would be an interesting challenge if we choose to move forward.
Inconsequential yet important back and forth banter on both sides propels us toward the conclusion of the interview. As I drive away, I think to myself that this was a positive interview experience. I feel I have left a good impression on the team, and I am interested in working for the firm. I leave feeling as if they had envisioned me personally when they wrote the job description.
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In this episode, Chris Knutson, PE interviews Croft Edwards, author on GeneralLeadership.com and an extremely accomplished leader and leadership coach on how to generate flow through leadership.
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Here are the key points from the episode: [Read more…] about TECC 111: Engineering Your Leadership to Generate Flow
We all know bad leadership when we see it. Most likely when you read that last sentence, the image of that bad leader popped into your mind. What might be a bit harder to delineate, is the distinction between good leadership and effective leadership. I think this is an important one for engineer’s interested in achieving their highest potential in this arena of the business.
Good leadership is by far better than bad leadership. [Read more…] about 8 Traits of Exceptional Engineer Leaders
This is a guest blog post by Pat Sweet, P. Eng.
Leadership, for most of us, seems to be one of those “you know it when you see it” kind of things. It’s hard to describe, but easy to notice. We’ve all worked for great leaders, and we’ve all worked for crummy leaders. What is it about some leaders that makes you want to help them do whatever it is they’re trying to accomplish?
Throughout history, people have attempted to define leadership succinctly. There are plenty of quotable quotes out there that help shed light on what leadership is. Academics have created models to describe leaders, their behaviors, and the effects of those leaders on the people they lead.
But, with all these ideas, opinions, data, and models, it’s easy to get lost. It’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. It’s also easy to get confused when one person’s quote or model seems to contradict another’s. All the information becomes noise and we’re left with the same question we started with: what is leadership anyway?
To me, leadership can be summed up in what I call the fundamental equation of leadership. I call it this because it makes me feel like I’m brilliant, which I’m not, so just let me roll with this, OK? [Read more…] about The Fundamental Equation of Leadership for Engineers
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In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to take you inside the Engineering Career Summit which is the event that Chris and I threw in Washington DC in early May and will be throwing again in May 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. I am going to play for you an audio recording of one the Engineering Career Summit sessions entitled Engineering Leadership by Pat Sweet, P. Eng.
In the Take Action Today segment, at the end of the show, I give you an approach on how you can apply your leadership skills in your career and life.
Pat Sweet is a Professional Engineer working in Ontario, Canada as a product manager in the rail industry. He’s also the author behind the Engineering and Leadership blog, where he shares his thoughts and experiences on leadership, productivity and career advice for engineers.
Listen to this session and learn what engineering leadership is and is not and the two models of leadership: [Read more…] about TECC 64: Engineering Leadership with Pat Sweet – The Engineering Career Coach Podcast
A few days ago, we put on our annual Institute for Engineering Career Development (IECD) meetup in Austin, Texas.
The event consisted of three days of intensive learning sessions from over 15 accomplished speakers, several social outings, and interesting tours. Of course, I can’t forget to mention the more than 50 motivated engineers who attended the event from all over the US—all of whom walked away with career- and life-changing information and friendships.
This post will provide some lessons from this event in hopes that you can utilize the information to better your performance and results, both personally and professionally.
Lessons from Engineering Leaders
During the event, attendees had the opportunity to ask questions of some of the most successful engineering presidents and CEOs, and here are some key takeaways.
In order to become a partner in an engineering firm or an engineering leader, consider doing the following: [Read more…] about Lessons Learned from Two Days with Engineering Leaders, and Laws on Life’s Outcomes
