The AEC Leadership Podcast

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, Christian Knutson will explain the benefits of mindfulness meditation and how you can apply them in your life. “When we speak of meditation, it is important for you to know that this is not some weird cryptic activity, as our popular culture might have it. It […] The post Mindfulness Meditation for Engineers: How to Meditate As An Engineer Without Moving To The Himalayas – Ep 067 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, my partner Chris Knutson interviews author James Lehman who gives some good strategies and advice on maneuvering your engineering career through transitions. “Switching from one career to another can be scary, but it also can be a thrilling experience. Look at it as an opportunity to […] The post Maneuvering Your Engineering Career Through Planned and Unplanned Transitions – Ep 066 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to discuss personal finance, specifically the key lessons I learned from the book Rich Dad/Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. “Intelligence solves problems & produces money. Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone.” ― Robert T. Kiyosaki In the Take Action Today segment of the show, […] The post Personal Finance for Engineers – Ep 065 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to take you inside the Engineering Career Summit which is the event that Chris and I threw in Washington DC in early May and will be throwing again in May 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. I am going to play for you an […] The post Engineering Leadership with Pat Sweet – Ep 064 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

This episode of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast focuses on communication skills for engineers. I interview Skip Weisman who is an internationally recognized expert in workplace communication skills for engineers and discuss workplace communication, one of the skills that is critical to building your engineering career. “The way we communicate with others and with ourselves […] The post Communication Skills for Engineers – The Seven Deadly Sins and How to Overcome Them – Ep 063 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by senivpetro on Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I give you some strategies on productivity, focused and stress-free work-life balance. This episode is the sixth part in the seven part series of my recently released updated and expanded edition of my book, Engineer Your Own Success. “Efficiency is doing […] The post Creating a Focused, Productive and Stress-Free Engineering Career and Life – EYOS 6 of 7 – Ep 062 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Melinda Tourangeau whom I met at the Engineering Career Success Summit in D.C. where she was an attendee and a very active one. Melinda will share some characteristics about technical leadership based on her PhD research. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” […] The post The Research Behind Engineering Leaders with Melinda Tourangeau – Ep 061 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, my co-host Chris Knutson and I are break down the lessons we have learned from our recent event, the Engineering Career Success Summit (ECSS). We also interviewed Skye Coleman to give you an attendee’s perspective and his key take-aways from the event. “All the time and […] The post Engineering Career Success Summit 2015 Breakdown of Lessons Learned – Ep 060 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, my co-host Chris Knutson and I are going to talk about the importance of morning and evening rituals and even give you some insights to our own rituals, some of which are life changing. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, […] The post How Morning and Evening Rituals can Impact Your Engineering Career and Life – Ep 059 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, my co-host Chris Knutson and I are going to discuss two different approaches to work as an engineer, the firefighter approach and the samurai approach. The basic difference being a reactive or proactive approach in the way you work. “Productivity is never an accident. It is always […] The post Samurai or Firefighter – What Kind of Engineer Are You? – Ep 058 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.