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TECC 200: How to Develop Business Thinking Skills for Engineers and Techies

April 16, 2019 By EMI

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How to Develop Business Thinking Skills for Engineers and Techies

In this episode, I talk with Ram V. Iyer, an engineer with a business degree, an MIT grad, who realized that his engineering and business education were inadequate to succeed in business or to attain executive positions in business. It took him a stint as a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley and four startups to figure out that business thinking is the one missing ingredient. He will discuss what business thinking is and how you can develop these business thinking skills, and he will also talk about the techie mindset and how it can help and hurt us.

Engineering Quotes:

Business Thinking Skills - Ram V. Iyer Tweet this

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Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Business Thinking Skills for Engineers and Techies:

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Filed Under: Business/Entrepreneurship, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: achieve success, advance in your career, business thinking, Business Thinking Skills, career, engineers, make more money, Mindset, Ram Iyer, set of believes, Techies, value, win-win

TCEP 113: How I Went from Tinker Bell into Disaster Recovery

March 13, 2019 By EMI

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Tinker Bell

In episode 113 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Gina Rock who is the Program Delivery Manager at Jacobs. We talk about her career journey from the circus to Disney’s longest flying Tinker Bell (yes she was Tinker Bell) and then into the world of engineering.  What I love about this episode is it really emphasizes how it’s never too late to make changes in your career path.

Engineering Quotes:

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Gina About Her Journey as Disney’s Longest Flying Tinker Bell:

  • How did you end up being Disney’s longest flying Tinker Bell?
  • What did it feel like for you when you found out you got the job as Tinker Bell in Disneyland?
  • Tell us about your performance as Tinker Bell?
  • What made you decide to go back to the engineering field?
  • How did you feel when you started with your first individual assistance job?
  • What makes a manager or leader effective in your experience?

Here are some key points discussed in this episode:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: best managers, career, Circus, civil engineer, Engineering, Gina Rock, Hurricane Katrina, Individual Assistance, Longest Flying Tinker Bell, management, right leader, Tinker Bell

TECC 197: How to Confidently Communicate In-Person and Online for Engineers with Molly McPherson

March 5, 2019 By EMI

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In this episode, I talk with consultant and keynote speaker Molly McPherson, M.S., APR.  We outline strategies to communicate more confidently and clearly, and we also discuss how you can become more effective on social media, specifically LinkedIn. These two topics can have a massively positive impact on your professional development efforts.

Engineering Quotes:

Confidently Communicate

Confidently Communicate

Here are some of the key points discussed about communicating confidently in-person and online:

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Filed Under: Communication/Public Speaking, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: career, Communication problems, communication strategies, communicator, communicators, Confidently Communicate, credential, engineers, feedback, LinkedIn, Molly McPherson, writing

TECC 192: Why Engineers Quit Managers Not Companies

December 11, 2018 By EMI

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Why Engineers Quit Managers Not Companies

In this episode, I talk with Rich Archbold, senior engineering director at Intercom. We talk about an article he wrote called: “Engineers quit managers, not companies. Don’t let that manager be you.”

Engineering Quotes:

Quit Managers

Quit Managers
Here are some of the key points discussed about why engineers quit managers and not companies:

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Filed Under: Leadership/Management, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: career, engineers, leave engineers, management, manager of managers, managers, professionalism, quit engineers, quit managers

TCEP 095: Office Layout and How It Impacts Productivity and Culture

August 29, 2018 By EMI

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Office Layout

In episode 095 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I am bringing you with me to the offices of Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers (MRCE) to sit down with Senior Partner Peter Deming and myself. We will be talking about the importance of your physical office layout and how it impacts productivity and culture.  This is a topic you might not consider as important until you hear Peter discuss it.

Here are some of the questions I ask Peter Deming:

  • How did you decide how to setup the people throughout your office?
  • Can you talk about the importance of the library and the locker room that you have at your offices?
  • What comes to mind when I say the word “culture”?
  • How did you get to the point where you wanted to drive change in your career?

Engineering Quotes:

Office Layout

Here are some key points discussed in this episode on the impact of office layout and culture:

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Filed Under: Business Development, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: build your experience, career, communicate, communication, conference rooms, culture, distribution of leadership, experienced people, geotechnical engineer, Office Layout, offices, Peter Deming, Productivity

TCEP 094: Harnessing Innovation in Engineering Leadership

August 20, 2018 By EMI

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Harnessing Innovation

In episode 094 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, which is 4th episode in our 5-part series on infrastructure, Chris Knutson interviews Kate Harris, President, and CEO of Stanley Consultants about harnessing innovation in engineering leadership. Kate gets into future trends of the industry and how we can prepare for them. She also discusses public- and private partnerships, an important aspect of infrastructure projects.

Here are some of the questions asked of Kate Harris on Harnessing Innovation in Engineering Leadership:

  • You left university with a degree in quantity surveying. Did it prepare you for where you are today, CEO and President of an A/E firm?
  • What were some of the notable milestones in your career which indicated that senior leadership positions might be a real possibility?
  • What do exceptional A/E firms get right?
  • Can you give advice to young professionals looking to work better with clients and improve their communication skills?
  • What changes have you witnessed during your 25 years in the civil engineering industry?
  • What are your thoughts on private/public partnerships?
  • How do you decide what the most important task to work on is for any given day?
  • Share with us your thoughts on how an engineer can approach looking at the future?

Engineering Quotes:

Harnessing Innovation

Harnessing Innovation

Here are some key points discussed in this episode on harnessing innovation in engineering leadership:

  • Having a degree in Quantity Surveying gave me an appetite for creative problem solving and build-ability.
  • Throughout my career, I have tried many new things to get a broad view of our industry. I feel that this is important in trying to understand what matters to people. When you can understand what is important to other people, you will understand what questions to ask them.
  • Exceptionally good A/E firms understand that business success is in servicing clients and client experience. We need to be partners in terms of harnessing innovation in business thinking, management skills, giving advice, and we certainly need to be technically capable and creative.
  • It’s very important that companies understand what they are bringing to their clients, and not just what they are bringing to their constituents and their shareholders.
  • The key to working with clients is to listen actively to what they need, and to not just concentrate on what you want to say next.
  • We are all going to have to look to the future and figure out what the word “value” will mean tomorrow, rather than what it means today.
  • It’s not so much about what we know in our industry, it’s about what we know in our world, and what is going on outside of our industry, that is important for young engineers to know. Young engineers should get curious, be fearless and get educated on what is happening outside of the field.
  • Being technically competent without the ability to inspire others limits you in your career as a leader. A leader needs to be able to identify and support great talent. If you are planning on becoming the chief engineer of your company, you need to learn how to communicate with others in a way that inspires them to follow their dreams.
  • The key to communication is not what you want to tell people, it’s about figuring out how people assimilate information and what matters to them. You then have to allow them to understand what you are telling them. To do this, you need to change your style to match the way they think and listen.
  • It’s absolutely fundamental for project managers to know what success looks like for a business, and not just for a project.
  • Your job as a CEO is to find great talents, set direction and provide support. You need to carve out time to do all three of these things to be successful in your career.
  • Connect, communicate, listen and be very curious as an engineer.

More details in this episode…

About Kate Harris

Kate Harris, President and CEO of Stanley Consultants, has 25 years of international experience in the construction, engineering and consulting industry. Stanley Consultants provides engineering, enviroHarnessing Innovationnmental, and construction services at over 30 offices worldwide. Founded in 1913, the firm has completed engagements in all 50 states and 110 countries, and is ranked among the largest engineering companies in the United States – very impressive.

Kate Harris graduated with a First-Class Honors degree in Quantity Surveying from the University of the West of England in 1993. She has also completed the Advanced Management and Intellectual Property programs from Harvard. Harris has a broad range of contractor, client and consultant experience encompassing strategy development, risk management, building high performing teams, developing client relationships and profitably growing businesses. Most recently Harris provided board and executive advisory services following her global Commercial Officer role with MWH Global (now part of Stantec). During her 17-year tenure with the firm, she is credited with integrating service lines and setting global policy, performance measures and business practices. An active advocate of talent development, she continues to mentor upcoming generations of leaders.

Sources/References:

Engineering Management Accelerator Workshop (Online) | 5 PDHs
Engineering Membership Drive
Kate Harris LinkedIn
Stanley Consultants

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Filed Under: Infrastructure, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: A/E firms, business thinking, career, CEO, communication, engineering leadership, Harnessing Innovation, infrastructure, listen actively, multi-stakeholder projects, private partnerships, Project Managers, quantity surveying, successful, value

TECC 181: One Engineer’s Plan for Recovering from Burnout

August 7, 2018 By EMI

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One Engineer's Plan for Recovering from Burnout

In this episode, I provide coaching and guidance to an engineer struggling with career burnout.  By the end of this episode, he is inspired and has a plan to change his career for the better. He then also adds a twist to this episode and starts asking me some career-related questions on the decisions I made in my career.

Engineering Quotes:

Burnout

burnout

Here are the key points discussed on recovering from burnout:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: burned out, Burnout, career, career move, Engineering, job, opportunities, Recovering from Burnout, risk

TCEP 090: LGBTQ Inclusion in Engineering…When We Embrace Diversity, We All Win

July 18, 2018 By EMI

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Embrace Diversity

In episode 90 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Joseph Barker, PE, PTOE, a licensed Professional Engineer and Traffic Operations Engineer from Stantec. We discuss the topic of diversity and why firms should embrace diversity for engineers which provides inspiration and typically leads to them being happier and more productive in their careers.

Here are some of the questions I asked Joseph Barker, PE, PTOE:

  • What was it like entering the Civil Engineering workforce as a gay man?
  • How did hiding your being gay affect your daily mindset?
  • Would you say that this experience you went through, hiding who you really are, made you stronger today?
  • Tell us about the move you made to Stantec, and how that impacted your mindset and career overall?
  • Have you ever thought of relocating to a geographical location that is more accepting of gay people?

Engineering Quotes:

Embrace Diversity

Here are some key points discussed in this episode:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: career, Civil Engineering, Embrace Diversity, Engineering, engineers, gay, gay person, Hiding, Joseph Barker, LGBTQ, mental wellbeing, Stantec, work environment

Three Salary Negotiation Tips for a Better Engineering Job Offer

June 13, 2018 By EMI

This is a blog post by Nader Mowlaee

Salary NegotiationRegardless of your job title, or what kind of engineer you are, at some point in your career, you will likely engage in a salary negotiation. Asking for more money or a better job is a daunting prospect. What if your employer says no? What if you lose your job?

Calm down and don’t panic — salary negotiations happen all the time.

Before you ask for a pay increase or talk about your salary expectations in a new job interview, follow these 3 steps. I promise they will significantly boost your chances of success.

1. Timing is Everything

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Filed Under: Blog, Job Search/Salary/Relocation Tagged With: career, Engineering Job Offer, money, Nader Mowlaee, pay raise, professionals, salary data, salary negotiation, Salary Negotiation Tips, salary negotiations, salary offer, Timing

TCEP 086: Talking Through a Huge Civil Engineering Career Decision

June 6, 2018 By EMI

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Civil Engineering Career Decision

In episode 086 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with one of our listeners who is facing a difficult civil engineering career decision. He has to decide whether or not to stay in the private consulting sector or to move to a public career path.

Here are some of the questions I ask:

  • What discipline of civil engineering are you involved in and how long have you been practicing?
  • Are you considering government employment or working with a private contractor who is working for the government?
  • Where do you see yourself in your career 10 years from now?
  • What makes your work fulfilling?
  • What is the current breakdown of your department and what level are you at in at your department?

Engineering Quotes:

Civil Engineering Career Decision

Civil Engineering Career Decisions

Here are some key points discussed on making a critical civil engineering career decision:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: benefits and risks, big decisions, career, Career Transitions, civil engineer, Civil Engineering Career Decision, engineering proffesionals, goals, salary, stability of the job

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