The AEC Leadership Podcast

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to give you six action items you can use to differentiate yourself in the industry. Please note, most of these actions are the opposite of what most people will tell you to do. “The job is what you do when you are told […] The post Six Action Items for Differentiating Yourself as an Engineer by Doing Things that You Are Not Always Supposed to Do – Ep 027 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I provide the five-step process that I have utilized to overcome my addiction to e-mail in hopes that you can do the same. E-mail is a valuable method of communication, but it is also dangerous; it can seriously hamper our productivity, especially if we live in […] The post A Five-Step Process for Overcoming Your Addiction to E-mail – Ep 026 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I give a young engineer some guidance on concerns she has, including lack of engineering-design experience and which master’s degree is best to pursue. While much of my content on this site focuses on the development of core or nontechnical skills, getting the proper technical and engineering-design […] The post What to Do if You Are Not Getting the Engineering-Design Experience You Need – Ep 025 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I answer 10 more questions related to career and personal development, submitted by The Engineering Career Coach Podcast listeners. If you missed Session 23, click here to listen to the first 10 questions I answered. “Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe […] The post 10 More Answers for 10 More Questions from 10 More Engineers – Ep 024 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I answer 10 questions related to career and personal development, submitted by The Engineering Career Coach Podcast listeners. In fact, I received so many questions that this will be the first of two shows in this format. “Asking the right questions takes as much skill as […] The post 10 Answers for 10 Questions from 10 Engineers – Ep 023 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Stephanie Cook, an environmental engineer who now helps professionals avoid burnout in their careers by improving their diet and exercise habits. Stephanie discusses five signs that you’re headed for trouble and gives eight strategies for avoiding burnout or getting back on track if you’ve […] The post How to Identify Burnout in Your Engineering Career Before It Happens and What to Do to Get Back on Track – Ep 022 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Christina Canters, an architect from Australia who now helps technical professionals improve their communication and presentation skills. Christina touches on many points that will help listeners become more creative and confident in their communication efforts. “Public speaking is like riding a […] The post How to Be a Creative Communicator with Christina Canters – Ep 021 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by pressfoto on Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Matt Mangano, an EIT originally from New Jersey who recently relocated to San Diego. Matt reviews seven lessons that he has learned from starting a small engineering consulting company as an EIT. Most engineers are terrified of going out […] The post Seven Lessons Learned from Starting an Engineering Company as an EIT – Ep 020 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by kjpargeter on Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Stu Walesh, PE, an independent consultant who provides management, engineering, and education/training services to private, public, academic, and volunteer organizations. Our discussion is focused on how engineers can utilize the right sides of their brains to become better rounded. […] The post How to Work Smarter as an Engineer by Utilizing Both Sides of Your Brain – Ep 019 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I help a young engineer create a plan to transition from one engineering discipline to another. It is normal for engineers, at some point in their careers, to want to try something different. This usually requires transitioning from one discipline to another, such as from water […] The post How to Change Your Engineering Career Path from One Discipline to Another – Ep 018 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.