Would You Want to Work With You?
Picture this: It’s 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, you’re thinking about where to go for lunch, but you are still waiting for a response from your project team member. You had requested this information via email three weeks ago and every few days you get a, “You should have it soon.” You sent an email […]
Continuous Learning: Providing Coaching and Accountability
Last month’s blog discussed Embracing a Risk-Intelligent Approach. The guidance stated that we shouldn’t be paralyzed by unknown unknowns, allowing a risk-intelligent culture to support sustainable growth. In these uncertain times, as we respond to broad human suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic, I’d like to expand on mitigating unknown unknowns as an introduction to our […]
What Does Transformational Leadership Mean for Engineers?
Transformational leadership is a model of leadership that involves a leader who inspires his or her followers to work together toward a common goal and focus on the greater good. The best transformational leaders can enter a stagnant organization, identify its issues, and begin making improvements almost immediately. While this type of leadership may come […]
Scientific Laws of Leadership
In this post, I’ll take examples from some of the most commonly known scientific laws of physics — Newton’s Laws of Motion and show you how these fundamental laws apply to the movement and progress of people and teams, not just physical objects.
The Essential Competencies of an Effective Engineering Leader
When you know your limits and your strengths, when to ask for help, and when to give credit to others, you are well on your way to becoming an effective engineering leader.
Successful Employee Management for Your Engineering Startup
The number of engineers launching their own startup companies is increasing. More and more engineers are pursuing new entrepreneurial ventures with the dream of becoming their own boss, launching their own product or services, and making a dent in their industries. This has highlighted something that is critical to startup success: employee management, which is […]
Effective Delegation Techniques for Engineering Professionals
There was one skill that I heard frequently was lacking for both project managers and organization managers – effective delegation. It is the assignment of responsibility to another person to carry out a specific activity.
How to Hire and Manage Millennials
With millennials making up a large part of the workforce, it’s fast becoming necessary for all employers to know how to manage them. Millennials who have just graduated are well aware of the growing opportunities in other countries. As a result, they are likely to consider moving abroad; one study suggests that 59% of millennials […]
Why Engineers Quit Managers Not Companies – Ep 192
In this episode, I talk with Rich Archbold, senior engineering director at Intercom. We talk about an article he wrote called: “Engineers quit managers, not companies. Don’t let that manager be you.” Engineering Quotes: Here are some of the key points discussed about why engineers quit managers and not companies:
From Civil Engineer to Manager – Anthony Fasano Featured on Recent ASCE Interchange Video
Engineering Management Institute (EMI) President Anthony Fasano, P.E. was recently featured in an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Interchange Video entitled From Civil Engineer to Manager. ASCE Interchange is a multi-part series of educational videos on important issues in the engineering community produced by ASCE. In each monthly 6- to 7-minute segment, Casey Dinges, […]