Relationship Capital: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
This is a guests blog by Jese H. Vance, P.E. When most people think about capital for their business, they think about investors, loans, equity, etc., that is used to pay for day-to-day operations or future growth. Even though every business needs capital to thrive, I would argue that building “relationship capital” is equally as […]
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset: Risk Is Opportunity
In previous EMI blogs, we discussed Thinking Big and Being Mindful as We Set Goals and Building Confidence Through Empathetic Stakeholder Engagement. I fully respect that managing these objectives with a myriad of associated voices can be distracting as we attempt to sustain growth. Sustaining growth, for our businesses and talent, is particularly difficult in the Architectural, […]
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.
Starting A Civil Engineering Firm – Ep 126
It is a big step to open a firm and there is a lot of risk involved, however once you have done it for a while and you’ve had success, you will not want to go back.
Why Engineering Intern Tori Thomas Published Her Disagreement with Her Boss on LinkedIn – Ep 208
The best way to rise in a company is to solve the problems that your boss doesn’t even know they have. Sometimes this can lead to a disagreement between you and your boss, but it also might just be what you need to advance in your career.
Why Civil Engineers Should Get Involved in Government Policy – Ep 102
In episode 102 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I speak with Jennifer Sloan Ziegler, a Project Engineer focusing on water resources, specifically watershed management and coastal restoration. We discuss government policy and its importance in civil engineering, and why all civil engineers should in some way get involved in policy. Engineering Quotes: Here are some […]
Growing a Civil Engineering Company from the Ground up with Stephen Morse – Ep 088
In episode 88 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Stephen Morse, PE, LEED AP from Grant Engineering about growing a civil engineering company from the ground up. Stephen talks about the process he went through in growing his company from starting out in his apartment to now having a growing office in New […]
How to Get an Engineering Internship as a Student – Engineering Career TV Ep. 27
Q: How can I get an engineering internship as a student? Welcome to episode #27 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is how to get an engineering internship as a student. I spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to […]
The Best Thing I Ever Did to Advance my Career – Ep 147
In this episode, I am going to share with you the best thing I ever did to advance my career in hopes that it will drive massive growth in your engineering career. Usually when you look back on your career, you can see a few moves that made a huge impact on your success — […]
