5 Things You Can Do To Increase Focus in Your Engineering Career
One of the challenges I hear about from a lot of engineers is how to stay focused when there are so many distractions vying for their bandwidth. I can relate, the same problem exists for me! I think that any engineering professional today is going to have to come up with ways to protect their […]
Six Challenges in Managing Multi-Organizational Civil Engineering Projects and How to Overcome Them – Ep 009
In episode 009 of the Civil Engineering Podcast, we take a closer look at Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge in St. Louis, Missouri and provide project management advice from Jeff Church, PE and Gwen Lageman, PE, the engineers who worked on the project. Christian will break down the project and I will summarizes 6 challenges the project engineers encountered […]
Mindfulness Meditation for Engineers: How to Meditate As An Engineer Without Moving To The Himalayas – Ep 067
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, Christian Knutson will explain the benefits of mindfulness meditation and how you can apply them in your life. “When we speak of meditation, it is important for you to know that this is not some weird cryptic activity, as our popular culture might have it. It […]
Why Working Less on Your Projects Can Improve Engineering and Project Management Efforts
There is a stereotype in the engineering world that I would like to disprove and that is, to be successful in your engineering and project management efforts you have to work a TON of hours. I think this is totally false, and I think that this stereotype is causing a lot of engineering and project […]
Maneuvering Your Engineering Career Through Planned and Unplanned Transitions – Ep 066
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, my partner Chris Knutson interviews author James Lehman who gives some good strategies and advice on maneuvering your engineering career through transitions. “Switching from one career to another can be scary, but it also can be a thrilling experience. Look at it as an opportunity to […]
Boost Your Engineering Focus By Eating A Frog Every Day
“If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.” ~ Mark Twain Normally I end my articles with a quote, but this time I’m starting with one instead. We’re […]
A Visit to the Eiffel Tower and the Engineer Behind It – Ep 008
In episode 008 of the Civil Engineering Podcast, my partner Chris gives you a closer look at one of the world’s most recognizable structures, the Eiffel Tower in person. He shares some interesting facts about the grandiose monument. in the project segment of the show. He also talks about Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the engineer behind the […]
Personal Finance for Engineers – Ep 065
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to discuss personal finance, specifically the key lessons I learned from the book Rich Dad/Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. “Intelligence solves problems & produces money. Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone.” ― Robert T. Kiyosaki In the Take Action Today segment of the show, […]
The Worst Action You Can Take In Your Engineering Career Is Inaction
I am planning to take the PE exam in the future…. I am thinking about getting a master’s degree…. I am considering taking some core skills courses…. I may read this great book I heard about…. Have you said these things before or made other promises to yourself or others related to your engineering career […]
Engineering Leadership with Pat Sweet – Ep 064
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 […]