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TCEP 155: Learning and Development: Understanding People Starts With Understanding Yourself

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Learning and DevelopmentIn this episode, I talk to Gil Hantzsch, P.E., FACEC, the CEO at MSA Professional Services, Inc., about his career journey of becoming a CEO. He provides some great learning and development advice throughout the episode, which makes it one of my favorites.

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Learning and Development

Learning and Development

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Gil:

  • How big is your firm and what markets do you serve?
  • What advice can you give engineers who want to be in a leadership role but are struggling to work with people?
  • How do you see the civil engineering industry going for the next three to five years and beyond?
  • With all that has happened with the pandemic, does this change the way you think about the future for the company?
  • You are a big proponent of learning and development. Why is it important to you?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode:

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TCEP 154: Navigating the Annual Review Process as a Civil Engineering Professional

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Annual ReviewFor many engineers, a face-to-face performance review is the most stressful work conversation they’ll have all year, and for managers, the discussion can be just as tense. In this week’s episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I provide practical tips on how engineers and managers can prepare for and get the most out of their annual performance reviews.

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annual review

annual review

3 Steps To Prepare for the Annual Performance Review:

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TCEP 153: Concrete Trends and Career Development Strategies for Civil Engineering Professionals

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Concrete TrendsIn this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk to Ron Burg, P.E., the Executive Vice President of the American Concrete Institute, also known as ACI. Ron discusses some interesting trends in the world of concrete, but also provides some important strategies for career development for civil engineering professionals based on his long and successful career journey.

Engineering Quotes:

concrete trends

concrete trends

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Ron:

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TCEP 152: PMP Exam Prep Tips: How the PMP Can Benefit Your Civil Engineering Career

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PMPIn this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk to Jason Dunn PE, PMP, Vice President at BRPH, who serves as the VP of Project Management as well as Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Jason talks about everything you need to know about obtaining the PMP certification, and tells us how getting his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification has impacted his career.

Engineering Quotes:

PMP

PMP

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Jason Dunn:

  • What are your responsibilities as a Chief Risk Officer?
  • With all the risks in construction, construction litigation, and cybersecurity, is it correct to say that you have a lot on your plate as CRO?
  • With your previous experiences and what you can give to the company, it must be exciting as a professional?
  • What made you interested in acquiring a PMP certification?
  • Did you prepare for the PMP test before you did the four-day review course?
  • What is the actual PMP exam like and can you tell us more about it?
  • How has your PMP certification impacted you in your engineering career and how you approach things?
  • At what point in a firm’s timeline do you develop your project management guidelines?
  • What advice can you give to a civil engineer who is thinking of getting a PMP certification?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About BRPH and How a PMP Certification Can Impact Your Career:

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TCEP 151: Everything Civil Engineers Talk About Doing, but Never Get To Do

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Maysill Pascal

In this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk to Maysill Pascal, P.E., Regional Senior Engineer and Sales Manager at USW, a MENARD Group USA Company. We talk about her career journey and her traveling around the globe, and how that has helped her career, but also how she has dealt with it emotionally. She then also talks about the importance of pursuing your dreams by getting out there and doing what you always wanted to do.

Engineering Quotes:

Maysill Pascal

Maysill Pascal

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Maysill Pascal:

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TCEP 150: Smart Parking Solutions: Developed to Be a Destination

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parkingIn this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk to Tony Mette, P.E., S.E., and Jay Chamberlain, P.E., who both work at THP Limited, a firm that specializes in large scale, complex structural engineering, building restoration, and parking projects. I talk to them about Parksmart, a system designed to advance sustainable mobility through smart parking solutions by designing smarter parking structures and operation.

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parking

parking

parking

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Tony and Jay:

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TCEP 149: The Business of Engineering — Scaling an Engineering Firm

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scaling an engineering firmIn this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk to Brian Saunders, founder and CEO of BigTime Software. Brian talks to us about the business of engineering, and more specifically, about scaling an engineering firm and provide some great on how you can grow your engineering firm.

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scaling an engineering firm

scaling an engineering firm

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Brian:

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TCEP 148: How AEC Professionals Can Continue to Learn and Grow in This New ‘Normal’

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AEC ProfessionalsLearning is essential to our existence.  It is an indispensable tool for every career and organization. In this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I provide five ways that AEC firms can deliver training and make sure that their professionals continue to learn during what many people are calling the ‘new normal.’

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AEC Professionals

AEC Professionals

Here Are Five Ways AEC Firms Can Ensure Their Professionals Continue to Learn and Grow in This ‘New Normal’

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TCEP 147: Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Digital Transformation

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digital transformationIn this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk to Bret Tushaus, project director at Deltek, about digital transformation and how AE firms will need to be tech-savvy and innovative to survive and thrive in the world we live in today. He also shares an inspiring story about his career change that brought him into the software world.

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digital transformation

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Bret:

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TCEP 146: What Does Hostage Negotiation Have to Do With Consulting Engineers?

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Hostage NegotiationIn this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk to Dan Oblinger about hostage negotiation. Dan explains how hostage negotiation fits into consulting engineering and also provides five specific ways that engineering firms should look at to evaluate their negotiation and communication abilities.

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Hostage Negotiation

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Dan:

  • With the current situation in the United States, is it a challenge for you to go to work every day?
  • Can you talk to us about how you got into consulting with engineers and how you went to some AE companies and pitched the idea of negotiation to them?
  • What should civil engineering consultants look for to evaluate their negotiation and communication abilities?
  • Do you have a framework in your day-to-day hostage negotiations?
  • Are there specific strategies that you use in your negotiations?
  • Is there a challenging situation that you dealt with that you are open to sharing with our listeners?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About Negotiation Culture in Your Civil Engineering Practice:

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