The Never-Ending Challenge of Engineering: Admiral H.G. Rickover in His Own Words – Ep 092
In today’s episode, author Dr. Paul Cantonwine talks about The Never-Ending Challenge of Engineering: Admiral H.G. Rickover in His Own Words, which is a practical and philosophical look at the principles used by engineers and leaders from the perspective of Admiral Hyman George Rickover – one of America’s greatest engineers. Why Admiral H.G. Rickover is […]
Building Your Engineering Career Flywheel with the Two Engineering Executives – Ep 086
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview two engineering executives from Big Red Dog engineering – Will Schnier, PE and Russell Yeager, PE – and we talk about building your engineering career, the concept of a flywheel, and how these guys have used this concept to build a leading engineering company. […]
Leading An Engineering Career on the Razor’s Edge – Ep 084
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, Chris Knutson interviews Paul Rulkens and talk about the razor’s edge, some strategies on continuous improvement, and the power of knowledge that comes from reading books. Paul explains why any of us would want to be pre-eminent (hint: it accelerates your engineering career or business). And […]
Designing Your Leadership Style for An Effective Engineering Career – The Engineering Career Coach Podcast – Ep 082
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, Chris Knutson interviews retired major general Paul McGillicuddy on leadership and how to design your leadership style. They dig deep into leadership traits, where to find leadership training, how to deal with a difficult boss, and many more straight from Paul who has an amazing role […]
Leadership is Half the Story: How Followership is Critical to A Successful Engineering Career – Ep 078
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, Chris Knutson, PE interviews Marc Hurwitz on the topic of followership, what it is, the 5 key skills of followership, and why it’s so important to be as a strong a follower as a leader to build and sustain a successful engineering career. “It’s not your […]
TECC Community Questions Answered – Part 2 – Ep 076
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, Chris Knutson and I are going to answer questions from our listeners asking for career advice. “Ideally, since 80 percent of your life is spent working, you should start your business around something that is a passion of yours. If you’re into kite surfing and you […]
Developing the Engineering Leader Inside of You – EYOS 7 of 7 – Ep 070
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going talk about leadership and how you can improve your leadership skills as an engineer regardless of your current position or experience level. This episode is the seventh part in the seven part series where I covered the 7 key elements to creating an […]
How to Deliver Impact Leadership in Your Engineering Career – Ep 069
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, my partner Chris interviews Mike Giorgione, the founder of Leading Leaders on impact leadership. They talk about how you can take positive action, how you can provide value and positive influences, and remain relevant in your engineering career, and how to connect as an engineer leader […]
Engineering Leadership with Pat Sweet – Ep 064
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to take you inside the Engineering Career Summit which is the event that Chris and I threw in Washington DC in early May and will be throwing again in May 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. I am going to play for you an […]
The Research Behind Engineering Leaders with Melinda Tourangeau – Ep 061
In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Melinda Tourangeau whom I met at the Engineering Career Success Summit in D.C. where she was an attendee and a very active one. Melinda will share some characteristics about technical leadership based on her PhD research. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” […]