The AEC Leadership Podcast

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.