The AEC Leadership Podcast

In today’s episode, Paul Gibbons, an expert in organizational change management, talks about how you can implement change leadership in the engineering organization you work for today or the engineering project you’re currently leading. Here Are Some Key Points Discussed About the Science of Successful Organizational Change for Engineers: Reasons and expertise do not by […] The post The Science of Successful Organizational Change For Engineers – Ep 095 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

This podcast is the second of six special Q&A Series which airs every first Friday of the month in addition to our regular episodes through May 2016. In this episode we will be discussing certification questions. I answer more questions from our listeners asking for career advice. Here Is the Summary of the Certification Questions […] The post Certification Questions – Special Q&A Series from Engineering Management Institute and the WPI MBA Program 2 of 6 – Ep 094 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In today’s episode, Taylor Pearson, the author of the bestselling book The End of Jobs, talks about entrepreneurship and why the typical 9 to 5 jobs aren’t necessarily “stable” anymore for engineers. Here are some key points from this episode: #1 – The social & technological advancements of the past 100 years have brought us […] The post Why Engineers Need Entrepreneurship with Bestselling Author Taylor Pearson – Ep 093 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In today’s episode, author Dr. Paul Cantonwine talks about The Never-Ending Challenge of Engineering: Admiral H.G. Rickover in His Own Words, which is a practical and philosophical look at the principles used by engineers and leaders from the perspective of Admiral Hyman George Rickover – one of America’s greatest engineers. Why Admiral H.G. Rickover is […] The post The Never-Ending Challenge of Engineering: Admiral H.G. Rickover in His Own Words – Ep 092 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I am going to review 4 energy blocks, some of which are most likely standing between you and success. Key points: G – Gremlins – the part of you that makes you feel less than who you really are, and shows up as the “I’m not good enough” voice. How to overcome […] The post GAIL: Overcoming Energy Blocks in Your Engineering Career – Ep 091 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, Chris Knutson and I dive into long-term goal setting or vector setting for engineers and give you some actionable steps on how to do it. Key points: The best way to shape the future of your engineering career is to design it.  Here is a summary of this episode which can help you to […] The post Vision Setting and Blueprinting for Long-Range Vector Setting for Engineers – Ep 090 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

This podcast episode is the first of a special six episode Q&A Series which airs every first Friday of the month starting December 2015. My guest co-host, Pat Sweet and I answer questions from our listeners asking for engineering career advice. This Q&A Series is brought to you by WPI’s Foisie School of Business which […] The post Special Q&A Series from Engineering Management Institute and the WPI MBA Program 1 of 6 – Ep 089 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Calvin Guyer (@CalGuyer60) shares an equation for engineers, that help minimize distraction and achieve high performance and increase our potential. Key points: Performance = Potential – Interference (gives example of Steve Jobs) Once we as engineers learn to deal with or remove the interferences we can not only increase our performance, but we can then […] The post The Peak Performance Equation for Engineers – Ep 088 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, Dorie Clark (@dorieclark), marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker, and frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review shares some strategies on how you can reinvent yourself by rebranding, and her thoughts on having mentors for mid to senior engineers and mastermind groups as part of your reinvention journey. Reinventing Yourself So You Can […] The post Reinventing Yourself So You Can Stand Out in Your Engineering Career – Ep 087 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview two engineering executives from Big Red Dog engineering – Will Schnier, PE and Russell Yeager, PE – and we talk about building your engineering career, the concept of a flywheel, and how these guys have used this concept to build a leading engineering company. […] The post Building Your Engineering Career Flywheel with the Two Engineering Executives – Ep 086 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.