What Does Transformational Leadership Mean for Engineers?
Transformational leadership is a model of leadership that involves a leader who inspires his or her followers to work together toward a common goal and focus on the greater good. The best transformational leaders can enter a stagnant organization, identify its issues, and begin making improvements almost immediately. While this type of leadership may come […]
The Role of Project Management in Consulting Engineering – Ep 137
In this episode, I talk to Ann Tomalavage, PE, PMP, LEED AP, a licensed professional engineer who has spent the last 20+ years training engineering professionals on how to become great project managers. Ann talks about some of the key points to becoming a successful project manager, and she also discusses the role of project […]
Scientific Laws of Leadership
In this post, I’ll take examples from some of the most commonly known scientific laws of physics — Newton’s Laws of Motion and show you how these fundamental laws apply to the movement and progress of people and teams, not just physical objects.
How to Build Genuine Inclusion into Your Corporate Culture
As engineers, we like hard lines and definition in our daily lives and things we can easily see and measure. While these characteristics support effective work products, they are often the traits that inhibit us from excelling. Thus, the need to break out of our comfort zones and dig into diversity and genuine inclusion.
Working in the Public Sector Versus Private Sector for Civil Engineering Professionals – Ep 119
John M. Keller PE, PMP, Executive Director of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority talks about the differences between working in the public sector versus private sector.
Tips to Engineer Your Leadership and Coaching Skills for Better Product Development
So, you have an awesome idea for a new technology for product development. This is the one. It’s going to make you a millionaire. Or so you think. The problem is, 90 percent of new startups fail, and a lack of collaboration is one of the reasons why. Sure, you want to take the credit […]
Where Passion Meets Productivity: The Intersection Between People’s Careers and the Company Objective – Ep 196
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 […]
From Civil Engineering to Helping Civil Engineers in Texas Every Day – Ep 105
In episode 105 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I speak with Lindsay O’Leary, PE, LEED AP about her career path from a civil engineer to now working full-time as the Executive Director for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Texas Section where she is helping civil engineers to achieve success on a daily basis. […]
Career Questions Answered Through a Peek Inside the Engineering Management Accelerator – Ep 184
In this episode, I am going to answer some questions from some of the engineers who participated in our Engineering Management Accelerator Online Workshop. We had so many great questions during this course related to professional development, job promotions, communication, leadership and more, that I decided to share the answers here so that engineers all […]
Strategies Tech Managers Can Use for Building Effective Teams – Ep 174
In this episode, I talk with Jen Bunk, architect of the People Stack® – the network of people, places and things that help tech managers build better teams. Jen provides strategies that tech managers can use for building effective teams. Jen also talks about how, in order to be an effective leader, you must commit […]
