Getting Involved in the Community: How Mentorship Shapes Future Industry Leaders
How can we get involved in influencing communities and help grow the next generation of STEM professionals? Exposure significantly affects many students’ future education and career goals. Initiatives such as mentorship programs, internships, and collaborative educational projects invest in students’ growth and cultivate a pipeline of diverse, skilled individuals poised to make meaningful contributions to […]
Want to Add Richness to Your Career and Your Life? Get a Mentor
I always enjoy writing for EMI because they challenge me to think, explore, and grow. This week’s topic on mentoring certainly does that. Where does one start on “mentoring”? Amazon has more than 30,000 titles on “mentor.” There’s lots of stuff out there. Before you get lost in that information, check out these two pieces […]
How Mentorship Guides the Path to Engineering Success
Image by pch.vector on Freepik “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” ~ Oprah Winfrey In the dynamic world of engineering, mentorship is the compass that guides emerging and seasoned professionals alike toward engineering success. As we embark on this exploration of mentorship’s transformative role, we’ll unveil the essential […]
Cultivating People for Company Growth: 5 Insights from the “Trillion Dollar Coach”
Image from rawpixel.com on Freepik They called him the “Trillion Dollar Coach” because he coached executives at some of the largest companies in the world, including Google, Facebook, and Amazon, to name a few. I’d like to share one piece of key advice that he shared with those executives, who included Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs, […]
How to Approach Mentorship in Your Engineering Career
What do you want out of your career? What are your aspirations? What are your short- and long-term goals? Are you on the right track or are you veering off? These are the questions that many engineers have either thought about or even dug deeper to answer, and then are some who might not […]
7 Mistakes to Avoid As an Engineering Mentor
The mentor/mentee relationship is one that needs to be defined early on to ensure that engineers get what they need out of it. Most of the time it goes great, and everyone is happy. Sometimes though, things go wrong and that’s how relationships get damaged. Because of this, you need to ensure you’re not making the […]
Be a Better You
The people who read this blog are educated, experienced problem-solving professionals, and, I’m assuming, really smart. That is what my 15+ years of working with engineers has taught me. However, for many of those engineers, their confidence wanes when it comes to non-technical knowledge, skills, and abilities. Does the idea of public speaking give you […]
4 Ways to Mentor an Overconfident Employee
Confident employees have everything going for them. They are valuable assets for companies owing to their self-motivated and positive nature. They exhibit leadership qualities, aren’t afraid to take risks and tend to be extremely reliable. But what happens when that ‘confidence’ turns into arrogance? How do you deal with a cocky team member who gets onto everyone’s nerves […]
3 Reasons to Design Gratitude Into Your Engineering Career
Do you operate with a zero-sum mindset in your engineering career? Do you believe that there is only so much pie to go around and if someone else gets it, you won’t get yours? Or, do you operate with a both/and mindset? That is, do you believe that there is adequate opportunity to support both […]
Simply Taking Action will Set You Apart in Your Engineering Career: 6 Ways to Start Taking Action Today
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 focus on your career path and development. In case you weren’t aware of this, you are not the only engineer […]
