How to Delegate Like a Pro
This is a guest post by Jacob Valentien, PE Look — delegating is hard. Let’s just be honest. As you start your career, usually everything you do is self-performed, driven by you, and you can rely on yourself to complete tasks to the quality level needed. As your career progresses, there will begin to be […]
3 Quick Tricks to Trigger the Precious Flow State
This is a guest post by Jacob Valentien, PE We all have moments or days where no matter how many cups of coffee are consumed, we just can’t get into a productive state. Sometimes the to-do list just continues to get longer, and you just can’t decide what needs to be done next. You have […]
The Talent Bus Does Not Have to Feel Like the Struggle Bus!
This is a guest post by Jacob Valentien, PE As I am sure everyone in the civil engineering industry and associated disciplines would agree, it seems like there is always a need for more help. With how fast it seems that things are moving and how quickly some markets are growing, building a quality team […]
Don’t Fall off Mt. Stupid
This is a guest post by Jacob Valentien, PE In my previous article, I spent some time writing about the four major components for optimizing your career development. I wanted this article to focus on the Experience and Continual Learning components. Have you ever heard of the Dunning-Kruger effect? Well, don’t feel bad, most folks […]
