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The Power of a Personal Brand for Engineering Managers

May 9, 2022 By EMI

This is a guest post by Patrick Sweet, P.Eng., MBA, PMP, CSEP

BrandWhether you realize it or not, you have a brand. This may come as a surprise to you. After all, you’re an engineering manager, and not some sort of company or a product. But it’s true. In fact, everyone has a brand. Everyone is known for something among their friends and colleagues. The real question is not so much whether you have a brand but rather what it is, whether you’re managing it, and whether you’re taking advantage of it in your career.

Back to Basics: What Is a Brand?

The best way to think of a brand is that it’s a summary of who you are, what you do, and what you believe in. In other words, your brand is the shorthand way the world thinks about you.

personal brand

In the business world, brands are manicured and managed with precision. Volvo, for instance, prides itself on making some of the safest cars in the world, and they promote that fact about themselves. They want to be known as the “safe car” company in the minds of their customers and potential customers. Walmart, on the other hand, has a strong brand tied to saving people money. Both are very different, but very strong brands.

To help brands stick in the minds of their customers, companies use things like logos, slogans, jingles, color pallets, fonts, and many other devices to communicate their brand.

Branding is incredibly important when it comes to positioning a company. It makes it easier for a customer to link an organization or product to a need they have. The easier it is to make that link, the more likely the customer will chose a particular solution.

The Power of Branding for Individuals

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Filed Under: Blog, Leadership/Management Tagged With: Branding for Individuals, Engineering Manager, go-to people, managing your personal brand, Patrick Sweet, personal brand, Personal Brand for Engineering Managers, Power of a Personal Brand, providing real value, recognized as being great at something, summary of who you are, you and your brand, your personal brand as a leader, your role in an organization

Two Types of Goals That Matter When Leading People

January 31, 2022 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Patrick Sweet, P.Eng., MBA, PMP, CSEP

professional development goalsOf all the lessons that I’ve learned over the course of my career, one stands out as possibly the most important and impactful: 

The successful manager manages performance, not the person.  

An engineering manager is responsible for the performance of the team. Projects still need to be completed on time and on budget. Work outputs need to be high quality. This is where management of performance comes in. A successful engineering manager must take great care to establish clear performance expectations so that the team understands what is expected of them and how their work will be evaluated.  

Measuring Performance 

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Filed Under: Blog, Personal Development and Professionalism Tagged With: development of your staff, Engineering Manager, goals, Leading People, Measuring Performance, Pat Sweet, performance expectations, Performance Goal, performance goals, professional development, professional development goals, SMART framework, Success, supporting your staff

How to Discover Your Work Style and Personal Value

September 28, 2020 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Kyle K. Cheerangie, P.E.

work styleEngineering requires deep and focused thought. There are two primary engineering positions: the Engineer and the Engineering Manager. Each requires a unique work style.

The main performance environment of the Engineer is at their desk in solitude. Engineers, the technical staff, typically require silence in order to focus on their work. The main performance environment of the Engineering Manager is in the group. Engineering Managers, the group leaders, must thrive in leading a group to accomplish the work.

Although their working environments and work types are different, each professional must understand their personal work style.

There Are Several Factors That Make up Your Personal Work Style:

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Filed Under: Blog, Organization/Productivity/Time Management Tagged With: engineer, Engineering Manager, Feedback Analysis, Fixed Size Workplace, group leaders, Kyle K. Cheerangie, leading a group, Personal Liberty Workplace, Personal Track Records, Personal Value, Personal Values, personal work style, structured environment, Top-Performing Engineer, Work Style, Worker Bee Workplace, working environments

TCEP 135: Effective Communication Is Key With People at All Levels in Civil Engineering

January 15, 2020 By EMI

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TCEP 135: Effective Communication Is Key With People at All Levels in Civil Engineering

In this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, our tenth episode in our Women in Civil Engineering series, I talk to Disa Wahlstrand, PE, LEED AP, who is a vice president of municipal services and water resources operations for Ayres in Wisconsin. We will be talking about engineering in STEM, big picture mindsets, and why communication is key in multidisciplinary teams.

Engineering Quotes:

Communication Is Key

Communication Is Key

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Disa:

  • How can we influence the attitudes of students, especially females, about engineering and STEM in general?
  • Why do you enjoy doing campus planning?
  • Can you talk to us about your experience being a vice president in a mid-sized company?
  • What can you share with civil engineers out there about transitioning into their careers?
  • Why would you say communication is key for civil engineers?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About Why Effective Communication Is Key for Civil Engineers:

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Filed Under: Communication & Public Speaking, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: campus planning, challenges, Civil Engineering, civil engineering profession, Communication is key, different disciplines, Disa Wahlstrand, Effective Communication, Engineering Manager, engineering projects, multidisciplinary team, opportunity for engineers, STEM, transitioning into your career

TCEP 134: A Young Female Civil Engineering CEO Shares Her Story

January 6, 2020 By EMI

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Civil Engineering CEO

In this episode, I talk with Áine O’Dwyer, PE, Principal and CEO at Enovate Engineering, about various civil engineering career topics including the challenges she faced when working in the construction industry, starting a new firm, and how she achieved success despite these challenges at such a young age to become a civil engineering CEO.

Engineering Quotes:

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Áine:

  • What made you interested in civil engineering?
  • What skillsets helped you to get into management at such a young age?
  • How did you rise through the ranks and start your own company?
  • What is it that drives you daily?
  • How did you develop your confidence as a civil engineering CEO?
  • How can civil engineering professionals find opportunities in their careers?

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed in This Episode:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: Aine O’Dwyer, Civil Engineering, civil engineering ceo, Confidence, construction industry, Engineering Manager, Female Civil Engineer, honest feedback, internship, knowledge and understanding, management, mentors and managers, opportunities in your career, starting a new firm

How to Develop Relationships With Engineering Managers

November 18, 2019 By EMI

This is a guest post by Nader Mowlaee

Relationships With Engineering ManagersAs an engineer, you know it’s essential to be a team player, collaborate with your colleagues, and build your skills to advance your career. However, if you want to accelerate “climbing the ladder” or get access to pitch your ideas to the right people, then it’s worth building strong, positive relationships with engineering managers. Workers who maintain a strong, positive relationship with their managers not only increase their employment opportunities, but enhance engagement and improve productivity too. In fact, a Gallup survey highlights that companies with engaged employees increase productivity by 17%.

Without having a strong, positive relationship with your engineering manager, your boss may overlook you when someone is needed to take on a special assignment or travel to represent the company at a trade-show. Moreover, you risk hampering your job growth opportunities and becoming disengaged and unmotivated to work. So, it’s essential to develop positive and strong relationships with your engineering managers. Here’s how to do it:

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Filed Under: Blog, Networking/Client Relations Tagged With: Communication Style, emotional intelligence, Engineering Manager, Get to Know Your Boss, Make Your Boss Look Good, Offer up Solutions, Relationships With Engineering Managers

TCEP 112: Managing Mega Civil Engineering Projects and Staying Calm in the Process

February 27, 2019 By EMI

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Mega Civil Engineering Projects

In episode 112 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I’m taking you with me to the offices of Louis Berger where I will be speaking with the Department Manager, Muzamil Husain, PE. We talk about the importance of managing mega civil engineering projects and how to stay calm during stressful situations.

Engineering Quotes:

Mega Civil Engineering Projects

Mega Civil Engineering Projects

Here are some of the questions I ask Muzamil Husain:

  • In terms of project management, what would you say are some things that you have done that made you successful?
  • How do you determine what tasks to work on each day?
  • Can you describe the Magnetic Levitation project?
  • As a project manager you need to get good at understanding your resources and deploying them in the right areas. How does one get good at that?
  • What do you do to improve the culture on your team?

Here are some key points discussed in this episode about managing mega civil engineering projects:

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Filed Under: Project Management, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: Civil Engineers, communicate, compassionate, culture in your team, disciplined, disciplines, Engineering Career, Engineering Manager, express yourself, Good listener, Innovative, mega civil engineering projects, Muzamil Husain, opportunity, project management, well-rounded

TECC 196: Where Passion Meets Productivity: The Intersection Between People’s Careers and the Company Objective

February 20, 2019 By EMI

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Company Objective

In this episode, I will be speaking to Jakob Heuser, an engineering leader, writer, speaker and entrepreneur about the intersection between people’s careers and the company objective.

For this episode we will have a guest co-host named Carolette Wright. Carolette is a mechanical engineer and she has been an avid listener of our show who has volunteered to help with this episode and some of the other content we produce in hopes of inspiring engineers.

Engineering Quotes:

Company Objective
Company Objective
Company Objective

Here are some of the key points discussed about the intersection between people’s careers and the company objective:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, Uncategorized Tagged With: Company leaders, company objective, Engineering Career, Engineering Manager, Instructional Design, Jakob Heuser, Leadership, managers, passion, people’s careers, Productivity, Retaining talent, technical conversations, transferable skills

The Best New Year’s Career Resolutions for Engineers

December 18, 2018 By EMI

This is a guest post by Nader Mowlaee
New Year's Career Resolutions

Working in highly complex and diverse technology fields, being a successful engineer requires the willingness to train extensively and the flexibility to continually upgrade present skill sets by acquiring new sets of knowledge & industry insights, just to stay up to speed with market changes. This takes a big toll on many engineers and requires planning and preparation so that you can successfully hit your career goals within the 12-month period you have in 2019. With the New Year almost upon us, it is time to take inventory of your progress to date, and of your professional career goals as well as to create a new set of goals. That said, the following is an overview of three of the best New Year’s career resolutions for engineers in 2019.

Set New Goals – An Unattainable Job

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 2019, calculated risks, Engineering, Engineering Manager, Find New Mentors, Goals/Goal Setting, job, LinkedIn, new skills, New Year's Career Resolutions, practice patience, Set New Goals, Take New Risks

TECC 111: Engineering Your Leadership to Generate Flow

April 12, 2016 By EMI

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In this episode, Chris Knutson, PE interviews Croft Edwards, author on GeneralLeadership.com and an extremely accomplished leader and leadership coach on how to generate flow through leadership.

Engineering Success quote:

flow

flow

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Filed Under: Leadership/Management, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: communication, Croft Edwards, engineering leadership, Engineering Manager, FLOW, leadership skills

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