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Why 90-Day Goals Are More Practical Than Annual Goals

January 10, 2022 By EMI

It’s that time of year. In January, you’ll typically find a lot of content being published about goal setting. Blog posts and podcasts urging you to set goals for the new year. Believe me, there is no bigger proponent of goal setting than myself. In fact, at EMI, we work with engineering companies to help them ensure their leaders are focused on the right goals. That being said, I have found that most professionals who set goals will spend less than one hour in late December or early January creating a list of goals for the year, only to file their list of goals away and rarely look at it again for the remainder of that calendar year.

Try Setting 90-Day Goals Too

If you are one of those professionals who set lofty goals on or about January 1st, but then get buried in your projects and neglect them, try setting shorter-term goals in addition to your larger goals. I recommend 90-day goals, also known as quarterly goals. At EMI, we have strategic initiatives from our strategic plan from which we reduce strategic actions, which get further reduced down to quarterly goals for each team member.

Let’s be honest: one year is a very long time, especially when you get dealt curveballs like a global pandemic. To think that your goal at the end of the year will still be the same as it was 365 days ago isn’t very realistic and doesn’t allow for flexibility.

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Filed Under: Blog, Career Goals and Challenges Tagged With: 90-Day Goals, annual goals, Anthony Fasano, assessing your progress, January 1st, larger goals, monitor progress, Quarterly Check-Ins, quarterly goals, shorter-term goals

TSEC 52: How Pushing Past Your Comfort Zone Elevates You to the Next Level (in Your Engineering Career)

May 27, 2021 By EMI

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Comfort ZoneIn this episode, we talk about the importance of getting outside of your comfort zone and how those experiences — where you try something outside of your wheelhouse — often lead to seeing the greatest increase in personal and professional growth. Joining us today are Anthony Fasano, CEO of The Engineering Management Institute, and Cara Green, a Structural Engineering trade manager at Hilti North America.  We also have a big announcement that we make during the episode, so keep listening to the end.

Engineering Quotes:

Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About How Pushing Past Your Comfort Zone Elevates You to the Next Level in Your Engineering Career:

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Filed Under: TSEC-The Structural Engineering Channel Tagged With: Achieve Your Goals, Anthony Fasano, Ask Questions, be receptive to the feedback, be successful, better yourself, build your confidence, communicate with people, confidence boost, humbling experience, increase in personal growth, increase in professional growth, perform better, Pushing Past Your Comfort Zone, sign of increased confidence, the next step in your career, what other people think of you

TSEC 01: Introduction to The Structural Engineering Channel

June 11, 2019 By EMI

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Structural Engineering Channel

In this first episode of The Structural Engineering Channel podcast, we would like to introduce the show, the hosts, our goals for this show and give you an opportunity to provide us with topics or guests for future episodes.

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Engineering Quotes:

This Is How the Podcast Came to Be:

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Filed Under: TSEC-The Structural Engineering Channel Tagged With: Anthony Fasano, bring industries together, career development advice, free podcast, Mathew Picardal, Structural Engineering Professionals, technical trends, value, world of engineering

The Engineering Management Institute to Launch The Structural Engineering Podcast

May 29, 2019 By EMI

The Structural Engineering Podcast

Structural engineering, like most engineering industries, is constantly evolving with technical guidelines, new techniques, and updated standards.  There are also new and exciting structural engineering projects being completed every day worldwide.

This niche industry deserves its own podcast to cover these issues, and therefore the Engineering Management Institute (EMI) is excited to be launching The Structural Engineering Podcast (TSEP).  TSEP will cover items including but not limited to performance-based design, fasteners and connections, post-tensioned structures, smart structures, tsunami modeling, software solutions, seismic design, blast resistant design, wood, business issues, professional development for structural engineers, how to specify things effectively, and many more topics.

The podcast will be sponsored by Computers and Structures, Inc. (CSI) and we are grateful for their support.  (CSI) Computers and Structures, Inc. is recognized globally as the pioneering leader in software tools for structural and earthquake engineering. Software from CSI is used by thousands of engineering firms in over 160 countries for the design of major projects.

[Read more…] about The Engineering Management Institute to Launch The Structural Engineering Podcast

Filed Under: Blog, News and Events Tagged With: Anthony Fasano, blast resistant design, business issues, Engineering Industries, fasteners and connections, Mathew Picardal, performance-based design, podcast, post-tensioned structures, professional development, seismic design, smart structures, software solutions, Structural engineering, structural engineering projects, technical guidelines, The Structural Engineering Podcast, tsunami modeling, wood

Maximizing Productivity Hacks for Engineering Professionals

May 20, 2019 By EMI

Maximizing Productivity Hacks for Engineering Professionals is a guest blog by Kyle Umlauf, P.E.

Maximizing ProductivityEffective and successful engineers have something in common. They are capable of effectively managing their time. As a consulting engineer, your time is a precious commodity. Your clients are paying for your knowledge and time. Therefore, the action of maximizing your time, focus, and overall productivity, will equate to more money. Learning to master your time can do wonders for your engineering career and personal life.

In your career, managing your time will help you take on more tasks, delegate tasks as needed, and become a more productive member of the company. This will increase your value to the company and help you climb the ranks more quickly. In your personal life, better time management will help to maximize every hour of the day and make you feel in more control of your own life. This article is adapted from a previous article on my personal blog. [Read more…] about Maximizing Productivity Hacks for Engineering Professionals

Filed Under: Blog, Organization/Productivity/Time Management Tagged With: 80/20 principle, Anthony Fasano, engineering professionals, EngineeringMillennial, Kyle Umlauf PE, Maximizing Productivity, Return on This Moment (ROM), Time Matrix

Can You Explain Your Engineering Career Goals While Standing On One Leg?

January 1, 2018 By EMI

Can You Explain Your Engineering Career Goals While Standing On One Leg?Career Goals

As we begin another calendar year, I would urge you to think deeply about your professional career goals for the upcoming year, but also beyond that.  What do you want to accomplish in your engineering career?  What does your career look like from a big picture perspective?  Could you explain it succinctly if I asked you to?

There are several fables around the idea of being able to describe something while standing on one leg, basically suggesting that this would force you to be concise and focus on the most important aspects of the thing you are attempting to explain.

Therefore, I want to challenge you to do this in your own engineering career.

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Filed Under: Blog, Career Goals and Challenges Tagged With: accomplish, Anthony Fasano, calendar year, clear goals, clear vision, Engineering Career, engineering career goals, Standing On One Leg

TECC 160: 80/20 Sales and Marketing – Perry Marshall

October 17, 2017 By EMI

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In this episode, I will be talking to you about the 80/20 principle and a book called 80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More by Perry Marshall. I will discuss how you can leverage the 80/20 rule even further in your engineering career and life.

Engineering Quotes:

Here are the key points discussed on 80/20 Sales and Marketing:

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Filed Under: Organization/Productivity/Time Management, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: 80/20 principle, 80/20 Rule, 80/20 Sales and Marketing, Anthony Fasano, big results, Living the 80/20 Way, Perry Marshall, Richard Koch, sell more, The 80/20 Individual, The 80/20 Manager, Vilfredo Pareto

TECC 157: Does it Matter which Path you take in your Engineering Career?

September 5, 2017 By EMI

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In this episode, I am going to talk about whether or not it really matters what path you are taking in your engineering career. I will focus on using the 80/20 rule, goal setting and a quote taken from Alice in Wonderland.

Engineering Quotes:

Path you take in your Engineering Career

Here are the key points discussed about the path you take in your engineering career:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: 80/20 Rule, Anthony Fasano, expert in a certain field, generate the most results, goal setting, goal setting list, goals in your career, Path you take in your Engineering Career, PE, Think big picture, where you want to be in your career

TCEP 057: A Discussion with the Zweig Group on the Recipe for Building a Successful AE Firm

May 10, 2017 By EMI

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Building a Successful AE Firm

In episode 057 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Mark Zweig, Founder, and Chairman of the Zweig Group and Chad Clinehens, PE, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Zweig Group about what it takes for building a successful AE Firm. If you want to grow as a Civil Engineer, or you want your company to grow, this episode will help you tremendously in achieving that goal.

Here are some of the questions I ask the Zweig Group leaders in regards to building a successful AE Firm.

  • What are the characteristics of fast growing, successful AE firms?
  • What made you decide to run a conference to recognize these firms?
  • How should an AE firm approach branding?

AE Growth Quotes

Building a Successful AE Firm

Building a Successful AE Firm

Building a Successful AE Firm

Here are some key points discussed in this episode:

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Filed Under: Business Development, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: Anthony Fasano, Building a Successful AE Firm, Chad Clinehens, create a brand for yourself, give people responsibilities, Mark C. Zweig, Paying people a good salary, PE, strategic plan, Success is growth

TECC 148: How Self-Improvement Radically Improved my Engineering Career and Life

May 2, 2017 By EMI

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Self-ImprovementIn this episode, I interview Zorya Belanger, as part of our Game Changing Career Moves series, and we discuss the initiatives she took with respect to skill development and the massive effect this had on her engineering career and life.

Engineering Quotes:

Self-Improvement

Self-Improvement

Here are some of the key points that our guest made on how self-improvement can improve your engineering career and life:

  • By doing a variety of things that interests you, and learning new skill sets, different avenues will start to open for you.
  • Creating a side business, reading eBooks and joining Toastmasters has helped me to learn more business skills. This has, in turn, helped my engineering career to move forward and has helped improve my financial situation both short and long term.
  • Due to the skills I have developed, I was offered a new position at my engineering company which I am really enjoying doing.
  • You should not only read books, you should put the information gained in these books into action as soon as you can.
  • When all the different parts of your life are aligned, you will be much more successful in your career. This is known as vertical coherence.
  • Trust that what you are doing is going to work out in the end. If you don’t do anything different, you will just stay where you are.
  • Self-improvement is of the utmost importance if you want to succeed in your career and life.

More in this episode…

In the Take Action Today segment of the show, Zorya and I will help you to take action in your career.

About Zorya Belanger

Zorya Belanger is a professional materials engineer with 7 years of experience in failure analysis, pipeline integrity, fire investigations, and tank inspections. She graduated from the University of Alberta (located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) with a Bachelors of Science in Materials Engineering in 2009, and then completed the Management Essentials Program through U of A’s School of Business in 2014.

In 2013, Zorya began educating herself about real estate investing and created a real estate investing company with her husband (also an engineer). Currently, Zorya works at Acuren as a Sales Engineer doing business development. She uses her materials engineering expertise and business acumen to help bring in more business for the company. She bridges the gap between client needs and her company’s services.

The future depends on what you do today. – Mahatma Gandhi

Books mentioned in this session include:

The Miracle Morning for Real Estate Agents: It’s Your Time to Rise and Shine The 5 laws that determine all of life’s outcomes

Resources and links mentioned in this session include:

TECC 73: Real Estate Investing 101 for Engineers – The Engineering Career Coach Podcast
Toastmasters International
Five questions that will shape your life’s story: a guide to a coherent life

This episode is brought to you by PPI, the leader of FE, PE, or SE exam preparations. Use promo code COACH for 20% discount at PPI2Pass.com/coach.

How can I take action in my career and improve myself?

We would love to hear any questions you might have or stories you might share on how self-improvement helped tto more rapidly advance your engineering career.

Please leave your comments, feedback or questions in the section below.

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To your success,

Anthony Fasano, PE, LEED AP
Engineering Management Institute
Author of Engineer Your Own Success

Filed Under: Personal Development and Professionalism, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: Anthony Fasano, eBooks, learning new skill sets, Toastmasters, vertical coherence, Zorya Belanger

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