Engineering Econ 201 – Understanding Business
Engineers by-and-large have a bad rap when it comes to understanding business. That is, the art of using engineering skills to create value for others, and themselves. If you’re like I am, your first introduction to “business management” was the engineering economics course you took during your undergraduate program. In retrospect, that course did nothing […]
Managers: Do You Care About Your Employees?
From my experience in the engineering industry, and really the corporate environment in general, I realized that there are two types of managers, I refer to them as managers and LEADERS. There are leaders who care about their co-workers and staff and there are managers who really don’t. Let me explain further. The leaders, who […]
How To Deal With The Stresses and Anxieties of Being An Engineer
Stress and anxiety are very common among engineers. This article includes a list of techniques that engineers can use to help manage their daily stresses and anxieties. At times, we have to deal with stresses and anxieties when many things happens all at once. When this happens, take a deep breath and try to find something to […]
Life ‘s Unpredictable Journey: What Can We Learn From It?
Featured Guest Blogger: William Merunka Follow me on my journey to become a great engineer. Let’s connect on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/williammerunka Life is a journey, and sometimes during our journey we hit dark, murky territory that seems frightening. Sometimes it leads to other tough terrain that we struggle through, and other times it leads to […]
What Is Your Ultimate Career Goal?
Did you ever take the time to stop and think, “What is my ultimate career goal?” It’s an open-ended question with tons of possible answers, but it will certainly force you to think about your career and where you are headed. I am writing this post in response to a question that an engineer asked […]
Have You Learned Your Lessons Yet?
Featured Guest Blogger: Robert Mote Every major project carries out an exercise to determine the Lessons Learned for future projects based on the design and execution of the present project. When a project approaches maturation, project management decides to arrange a three-day Lesson Learned seminar across all disciplines. Some three weeks before the seminar, a […]
Apathy, the Professional Disease
Apathy, is a killer disease that affect many professional engineers through circumstances, culture and their career. No one is immune to the shadows it can throw upon oneself. But how do we break the cycle? Speaking for myself, I have found my answers in my work environment and my passion for engineering respect.
The Battle Between Excel and MathCAD
What tools do you use to craft your calculations? Do you use MathCAD because it is precise? Or do you use Excel because you can? Is one faster than the other, or better? I am Excel user and a practising engineer. Whatever you use, is it appropriate? For most engineers, in the battle between Excel and MathCAD it is a blurry. In the hands of a master, Excel wins. Learn how you can do that.
7 Tips and Quotes to Help Rapidly Advance Your Career
Hello all, I thought this week I would share 7 tips to help rapidly advance your career. These tips are based on my own experience as well as the many books I have read on both personal and career development. If your industry has any type of license or certification that you will need to […]
What’s That Smell? A Stagnant Career Perhaps?
Featured Guest Blogger: Angela Cristina Negro It happens to everyone. The minute you land your new job, you’re so excited. Your heart is racing, you have this desire and drive to do your best, you’re putting in extreme effort to show your boss you were the right hire and you’re off…you feel exhilaration, you feel […]