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TECC 117: The 2016 Engineering Career Summit Summary Episode

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In this episode, I will give you some of the key takeaways from our recent Engineering Career Summit which was held in Louisiana.

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Engineering Career SummitHere are the Key Takeaways of some of the sessions and panels we had:

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TECC 105: How to Be a Successful Communicator from Successful Engineers

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In this episode, my co-host Chris Knutson, PE leads one of the panels from our past Engineering Career Summit on project management and communication and how you can be a successful communicator with your engineering project team.

Here Some of the Key Points Discussed About How to Be a Successful Communicator From Successful Engineers:

How is communications important in project management?

  • Setting the right expectations for the project team is essential: clarity of purpose, the scope, roles and responsibilities.
  • The best way to have reliable projects is to aggregate risks.
  • Get to the actual point.
  • Listening is a key factor in gaining clarity and understanding about your engineering projects.
  • Empower each team member to have ownership of their own task and to work in a collaborative space with each other.

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TECC 64: Engineering Leadership with Pat Sweet – The Engineering Career Coach Podcast

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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 audio recording of one the Engineering Career Summit sessions entitled Engineering Leadership by Pat Sweet, P. Eng.

In the Take Action Today segment, at the end of the show, I give you an approach on how you can apply your leadership skills in your career and life.

Pat Sweet is a Professional Engineer working in Ontario, Canada as a product manager in the rail industry. He’s also the author behind the Engineering and Leadership blog, where he shares his thoughts and experiences on leadership, productivity and career advice for engineers.

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