The Impact of the Pandemic on the Stock Market: Securing Your Financial Future – Ep 227
In this episode, I talk to Bill Keen, founder and CEO of Keen Wealth Advisors. Bill was previously seen on episode 214, where he talked about retirement for engineers. In today’s episode, Bill talks about how what is happening today with the current pandemic is affecting the stock market and our everyday lives as well […]
Providing Engineering Career Growth Opportunities to Your Team – Ep 216
In this episode, we’re kicking off a series where we will be diving into the four key drivers of great engineering managers. I talk to Seth D. Scheilz, Professional Engineer at Black & Veatch in Kansas City, about the first key driver: providing your team members with engineering career growth opportunities.
The Scariest Things You Should Do in Your Engineering Career – Pick One Today – Ep 213
Most successful engineers agree that taking risks and doing things that were uncomfortable in their careers were the things that have helped them most in their careers.
The Importance of Having Fun in the Engineering Workplace – Ep 209
Everybody’s problems are different because their circumstances are different – so treat people in a flexible nature that is reasonable.
How to Show Your Company You Are Ready for Engineering Management – Ep 204
There are ways to show your company you’re ready for engineering management, but it takes extra time, dedication, focus and the ability to stretch yourself.
Where Will You Be Five Years from Now in Your Engineering Career? – Ep 203
Five Years, 260 Weeks, 1820 days, 2,620,800 Minutes. What will you do with it? What could you do with it? Where Will You Be Five Years from Now?
Where Passion Meets Productivity: The Intersection Between People’s Careers and the Company Objective – Ep 196
In this episode, I will be speaking to Jakob Heuser, an engineering leader, writer, speaker and entrepreneur about the intersection between people’s careers and the company objective. For this episode we will have a guest co-host named Carolette Wright. Carolette is a mechanical engineer and she has been an avid listener of our show who […]
What Prison Has Taught This Young Engineer and How it Can Help You- Ep 193
In this episode, I talk with Jim (a false name used to keep our guest anonymous), a young engineer who had to spend some time in prison soon after he graduated college. We talk about everything he went through while in prison as well as the things he learned and how his experiences have contributed […]
Hacking and How It Puts Our Engineering Systems at Risk – Ep 191
In this episode, I talk with award-winning journalist and host of the Peggy Smedley show, Peggy Smedley about cyber-security and hacking and how it affects us as engineers in our work as well as in our personal lives. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of the key points discussed about hacking and how it puts our […]
Goal Setting for Engineers Based on One Engineer’s Proven Process – Ep 187
In this episode, I talk with Adam Zach, PE, a project engineer at an environmental engineering firm in Grand Forks, North Dakota. We talk about the importance of goal setting for engineers and how setting goals has greatly contributed to his success in his career, but even better Adam shares his process in this episode, […]
