This is a guest blog post by Dave Willenberg, LEED AP Let’s talk about how technology has advanced productivity over the years… Eighty million and eight hundred thousand. The Apollo Guidance Computer did a
This is a guest blog post by Dave Willenberg, LEED AP Let’s talk about how technology has advanced productivity over the years… Eighty million and eight hundred thousand. The Apollo Guidance Computer did a
“Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.” – Peter Drucker Our mindset drives everything we do. In Carol Dweck’s book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, the reader is introduced to
I spent a very long time, writing down the tasks I wanted to do each day in a notebook as the main part of my workflow routine for a long time. I finally realized a
This is a guest blog post by Pat Sweet, P. Eng. Leadership for Engineers. For most of us, seems to be one of those “you know it when you see it” kind of things. It’s
This is a guest blog post by Croft Edwards Congratulations, you have been such a great engineer that management has decided to make you a leader and give you a team of engineers to lead.
For the longest time through my engineering career I labeled myself an ‘introvert’. You know, the typical engineer stereotype: reserved, shy, maybe a bit nerdy. OK, maybe seriously nerdy. In any case, I just considered
A lot of members of the Engineering Career Community love to travel, both for work and for play. They understand that to grow in their careers and as individuals, they have to get out into
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
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.
“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.”
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
If you are currently building an engineering career you know that most of your time is spent on projects, and phone calls, and dare I say in meetings. This leaves little time for you to
One hurdle that many engineers experience in their careers is taking action on the challenging professional projects that will enable them to move forward and up. I’ve had a lot of conversations with engineers who
“What gets measured gets done.” ~ Unknown Management Yoda Ever heard this phrase? More than likely you have and if you haven’t, stick around in the industry long enough and you will. Although this phrase
Accountability is one characteristic that is present every time success is realized on a big engineering project or any project undertaking. Think about the major goals you’ve accomplished in your personal life and your engineering
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
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