The AEC Leadership Podcast

In this episode of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, we celebrate National Engineers Week by telling you what National Engineers Week is, and why it is important. We also highlight some interesting news stories about the engineering license and share some of the responses we received from our listeners about a question we asked on […] The post Celebrating National Engineers Week and Thoughts on the Professional Engineering License – Ep 222 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

One of the most important aspects that is needed when starting to cultivate an inclusive management style is building trust. Not only do you need to include your team in conversations, but you also need to empower your entire team. The post Cultivating an Inclusive Leadership Style as a Technical Professional -Ep 221 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

To grow in your career, you need to understand that people and the relationships you build with them are of utmost importance.  The post How to Build Relationships With Your Engineering Team – Ep 220 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Before you can be productive, you’ve got to start thinking the right way.It is very hard to define productivity when you don’t have your goals lined out. When you have your goals set and you know which way you are supposed to go, everything will start falling in place. The post The Productivity Mindset for Engineers – Ep 219 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I will walk you through five questions and use these questions as a brainstorming process to help determine your 2020 goals. The post 2019 Reflection and Setting 2020 Goals: Your Engineering Guide – Ep 218 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Identify suitable opportunities for your engineering team to build new competences. Focus on what they want and any weaknesses or development needs. The post How to Support the Professional Development of Your Engineering Team – Ep 217 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, we’re kicking off a series where we will be diving into the four key drivers of great engineering managers. I talk to Seth D. Scheilz, Professional Engineer at Black & Veatch in Kansas City, about the first key driver: providing your team members with engineering career growth opportunities. The post Providing Engineering Career Growth Opportunities to Your Team – Ep 216 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Provide your younger professionals with a custom mentor. This mentor should already be an effective manager or leader in the same field that the younger engineer are aspiring to manage, so that they can learn from the mentor. The post The Life Cycle of a Great Engineering Manager – Ep 215 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

To project manage your own financial life requires some real thought and discernment. You need to have something to retire to and not just from. Think about what your retirement will look like, from a social aspect as well as a relational aspect. The post How to Engineer Engineering Retirement – Ep 214 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Most successful engineers agree that taking risks and doing things that were uncomfortable in their careers were the things that have helped them most in their careers. The post The Scariest Things You Should Do in Your Engineering Career – Pick One Today – Ep 213 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.