How to Discover Your Work Style and Personal Value
Engineering 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 […]
One Trick for Making Better Engineering Decisions
The top person in any organization must be a decision-maker. Ideally, this person would be good at making engineering decisions on a daily basis.
The Four Types of Problems Engineers Must Solve
In your work, problems engineers must solve will occur under four basic categories. Every engineer should have one Category 4 problem they have identified, defined and are committed to solving over the course of their careers.
Young Engineers Moving into Management Positions
So, what is Engineering Management? Is it preparing budgets, scheduling, resource allocation and earned value management? These skills are the barometers of monitoring projects and work groups. But management principles are more defined than you’d think. Specifically:
