Making Engineering Mistakes and Learning from them – Ep 162
In this episode, I talk Stuart G. Walesh, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, D.WRE about making engineering mistakes and learning from them as an engineering professional. Actually, we talk about mistakes in general, but then discuss how the consequences of making engineering mistakes can be much larger than others, and how to deal with this in our […]
When Accountability Is Not The Best Strategy To Achieve Your Goals
Accountability is all the rage. Goal setting literature is full of articles, features and columns, touting the benefits of finding an accountabilibuddy, one whose job it is to keep you on track, moving forward on your goals, performing what you planned and promised. While I agree that having someone hold me accountable makes perfect […]
Vision, Vista, and Volume: A Better Approach to Thinking About Success
Discussions about achieving success are typically approached in one dimension. We talk about vision, breadth of experience and work/life balance in stovepipe segments as if one doesn’t influence the other. Much of the blogging and books on success I’ve read follow this track. They touch on the three dimensions, but only on that dimension. The […]
Ambition is Good
Lay to rest the debate on whether ambition is good or bad. It’s good. If it take’s a motive force such as ambition to develop new technologies, advance science, or explore new forms of art or music then I say “bring it”. It’s very possible you were raised in an environment that shunned ambition or […]
