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How do you know when it’s time to move on from your engineering job? It’s something that most of us have asked ourselves at some point in our careers, or will at some time in the

The engineering industry lost a dynamite engineer and person last month.  Suzanne Audra (Muzzey) Seminara, 39, passed away June 16, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Suzy was my classmate in undergraduate engineering school, and

I’ve worked with thousands of engineers throughout the world, and a common theme has emerged throughout that work: engineers want to see progress in their careers. We want to climb the corporate ladder faster. We

  Not every project you undertake as a leader is going to work out, sometimes you may find yourself having to make the decision to pull the plug.  You may already have seen this in

  I recently presented a half-day leadership seminar to a group of engineers in Mississippi. The seminar covered the basics of the most important business skills engineers should have namely: communications, productivity, leadership, and professional

Let’s talk about the accountability for engineers. Engineering covers a wide range of disciplines, such as mechanical, structural, environmental, or electrical engineers, to name a few. But all are considered professionals, no matter what their

If you have that information locked in your long-term memory and can access it at will, you’re set! For the rest of us, however, total recall isn’t a reality.  While our long-term memory is nearly

Are you looking at transitioning from the military but haven’t signed up with a military placement agency yet? If so let me tell you the top 5 reasons you need to sign up with a

I was recently reminded of a parable I had heard many years ago. In the story, there are three bricklayers working on a wall for a church. Someone asks the first bricklayer what he’s doing.

It may be the nature of most people to try and avoid receiving negative feedback. When some people do receive such feedback, they often ignore it, rationalize it or attack the source of it. Very

Have you ever been in situations where you felt like making big decisions was impossible? Or have you ever gone all-in on a big decision just to find out you made a huge mistake? I’ve

Hi, I’m Chris and I’m a recovering perfectionist.  It all started when, well, when I was a young child.  Blame it on genetics, but I’m afflicted with the ‘perfectionist-gene’; the necessity for every action, every

I was recently listening to an interview with Ben Brenton, the Chief Innovation Officer of Snap-on Tools on the Everyday Innovator Podcast. During the interview, he said something quite profound about the way he spent

Here’s a topic not often discussed in the offices of the majority of leaders:  FEAR.  We’ll talk about risk, or problem’s, or setbacks.  But never fear.   Why is that?  Probably because the word “fear” comes

When she was about one year old, my daughter, Charlotte, started mimicking what my wife and I did in a big way. If we did it, she wanted to do it. If I stirred my

You learn that you’ve been selected to take on a leadership position within your firm.  While the extra salary and corner office are what you’ve sought, you feel a little tight in the chest when