The Engineering Career Coach Podcast

In this episode, you will be listening in on a conversation between myself and Christopher Geiger, PE who is an Engineering Director with Lockheed Martin on a pretty interesting topic that we haven’t talked about much on the podcast which is sustaining long term projects with short term technology. He will also tell us about […] The post Sustaining Long Term Projects with Short Term Technology with Christopher Geiger – Ep 190 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Paul Axtell about something all engineers are involved in, which is meetings.  Not just the “M-word”, these are the individual and team interactions that make projects happen, and Paul provides us with some great take-aways you can use to take your meetings from ordinary to extraordinary. Engineering Quotes: Here are some […] The post Taking Your Meetings from Ordinary to Extraordinary – Ep 189 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I speak with Professor Jim Tinjum, who is the Associate Chair of the Department of Engineering Professional Development at University of Wisconsin-Madison. We talk about his roughly 1300-mile, 14-day bike trip across the Upper Midwest and what made him decide to take this bike ride for sustainability. Engineering Quotes: Here are the […] The post Taking Action – A Bike Ride for Sustainability – Ep 188 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Adam Zach, PE, a project engineer at an environmental engineering firm in Grand Forks, North Dakota. We talk about the importance of goal setting for engineers and how setting goals has greatly contributed to his success in his career, but even better Adam shares his process in this episode, […] The post Goal Setting for Engineers Based on One Engineer’s Proven Process – Ep 187 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I will tell you a short story about a long drive that changed the way I think and had a major impact on our business here at the Engineering Management Institute.  I hope that it helps you to cultivate an opportunistic mindset in your career and life overall. Engineering Quote: Here are […] The post A Short Story About a Long Drive… – Ep 186 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, you are going to listen in on a conversation between me and Joshua Plenert, MBA, MS, PE a licensed professional engineer who’s an expert in applying Lean and Six-Sigma concepts to the architectural, engineering and construction industry.  As a structural engineer practitioner himself, he’s not only theorizing about what he talks and […] The post Lean Six Sigma Concepts for Engineering Industries – Ep 185 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

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 […] The post Career Questions Answered Through a Peek Inside the Engineering Management Accelerator – Ep 184 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, you’re going to listen in on a conversation between me and Fernando A. Ceballos, P.E. Fernando will share some strategies that he’s used to realize success in his career at such a young age. He will also talk about how being a member of our Engineering Management Institute has helped him in […] The post Career Reflection: 5 Actions a Young Engineer Took to Realize Success – Ep 183 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Eric Wright, Ph.D., PMP, CPD about the benefits of earning the project management professional certification (PMP) for military members transitioning out of the service looking to become a project management leader. Eric gives some great tips on planning, leading, organizing, control, actions impact, and also explains the importance of […] The post Using Your Military Experience to Become a Project Management Leader – Ep 182 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I provide coaching and guidance to an engineer struggling with career burnout.  By the end of this episode, he is inspired and has a plan to change his career for the better. He then also adds a twist to this episode and starts asking me some career-related questions on the decisions I […] The post One Engineer’s Plan for Recovering from Burnout – Ep 181 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Professor George Siedel, who is an expert on the topic of negotiation. Professor Siedel gives some great advice around negotiating for success based on his writing, books, research and experience.  He takes a complex topic and provides some very practical strategies around it. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of […] The post Negotiating for Success: Essential Strategies and Skills with George Siedel – Ep 180 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode I talk with Dana Caspersen, conflict specialist, speaker and author of the book: Changing the Conversation: the 17 Principles of Conflict Resolution. During the interview, Dana outlines very practical strategies that you can use when dealing with conflict. Engineering Quotes: Here are the 3 principles that Dana Caspersen discusses in regards to dealing […] The post Practical Strategies You Can Use for Productively Dealing with Conflict – Ep 179 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Daniel Priestley, co-founder of Dent and author of the book “Key Person of Influence“. Daniel provides us with a 5-step formula that you can use to become a key person of influence in your industry. Engineering Quotes: Here are 5 ways that you can become a key person of […] The post Becoming a Key Person of Influence as an Engineering Professional – Ep 178 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with two very successful women from The Mathews Group, Melissa Mathews and Tia Over. We talk about communication strategies that you can implement when a crisis arises whether it’s a project crisis, client crisis or career crisis. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of the key points discussed in this episode […] The post What Every Engineer Needs to Know When a Crisis Arises – Ep 177 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Andrew Hoover of UW Continuum College about how to evaluate which professional certificates can boost your career. Andrew has a lot of experience in education, especially learning and gives some very insightful advice which can help you identify the credentials that can boost your engineering career. Engineering Quotes: Here […] The post How to Evaluate Which Professional Certificates Can Boost Your Career – Ep 176 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Josh Elledge from UpMyInfluence about how to advance in your engineering career by growing your authority online. Josh gives some great tips on how you can build authority and use it to catapult your career forward. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of the key points discussed on growing your authority: […] The post How to Advance in Your Engineering Career by Growing Your Authority Online – Ep 175 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

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 […] The post Strategies Tech Managers Can Use for Building Effective Teams – Ep 174 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Chris Goede from the John Maxwell Company about leadership. Chris explains the 5 Levels of Leadership model and gives some great strategies for becoming a very powerful engineering leader. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of the key points discussed on becoming a powerful engineering leader. John Maxwell states that […] The post Five Levels of Leadership to Help You Become a Powerful Engineering Leader – Ep 173 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Josh Haynam, co-founder of Interact, which is a quiz marketing tool used by more than 40,000 companies around the world. We talk about the benefits of building accountability into your engineering career. Josh gives an excellent analogy that he uses in terms of how a coach can help you […] The post The Benefits of Building Accountability into your Engineering Career- Ep 172 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by katemangostar on Freepik In this episode, I answer some questions from our listeners and subscribers about building communication skills, improving public speaking, and strategies for overcoming being overqualified for a position you want. Engineering Quotes: Here is the summary of the questions and answers discussed on how to improve communication skills and deal […] The post How to Improve Communication Skills and Deal with Being Labeled as Overqualified – Ep 171 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.