The Engineering Career Coach Podcast

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I visit the Roebling Museum and interview a historian who has written a book about John A. Roebling, one of the greatest engineers of all time to find out what made him great. This is the first half of the interview, which includes 8 of the […] The post 18 Characteristics that made John Roebling one of the Greatest Engineers of All Time – Part 1 of 2 – Ep 037 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by Lifestylememory on Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Sandra Abdalian of YourCareerEngineer.com. Sandra discusses the three pillars that you can use to create the engineering career and life you’ve always wanted. “You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is […] The post Three Pillars That Will Help You Live the Engineering Career and Life You Love – Ep 036 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by jannoon028 on Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview a chemical engineering student who raised over $88,000 to take her dream of empowering young women and make it a reality. “An idea can only become a reality once it is broken down into organized, actionable elements.” “Most ideas […] The post 4 Steps for Taking Your Idea and Making It a Reality in Your Engineering Career – Ep 035 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Matt Tenney and learn how he has used his five and a half years in a military prison to transform his life and career to where he is today. The Take Action Today segment of the show will give you a simple tip on […] The post How a 5.5 Year Prison Sentence Inspired Author Matt Tenney to Become a Servant Leader – Ep 034 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to help a younger engineer in Florida take her biggest challenge as a military spouse and leverage it into something positive. “Everything negative – pressure, challenges – are all opportunities for me to rise.” – Kobe Bryant The Take Action Today segment of […] The post How To Turn Your Biggest Challenge in Your Engineering Career into Your Biggest Opportunity – Ep 033 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to challenge you to work only four hours per day for one week. “Success is actually a short race, a sprint fueled by discipline just long enough for habit to kick in and take over.” “It is not that we have too little […] The post A Challenge to Work Four Hours a Day in Your Engineering Career – Ep 032 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I discuss work-life balance, a topic that I am very passionate about. My guest is Julie Cohen, author of Your Work, Your Life …Your Way and an expert on this topic. “Thinking about work as a day job has made a big difference in the way […] The post Seven Keys to Developing Work-Life Balance in Your Engineering Career – Ep 031 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to provide you with specific steps for building your willpower and creating positive habits with my guest Leo Gura, who is a personal development expert and has over 200 videos on YouTube. “When you control your thoughts, you control your mind. When you […] The post How to Build Willpower and Create Positive Habits that Move You Closer to Your Engineering Goals with Leo Gura – Ep 030 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this bonus session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to summarize the panel sessions on communication and networking from our recent Institute for Engineering Career Development meetup in San Diego. The Take Action Today segment of the show will give you a strategy to drastically improve your relationships – immediately. “What […] The post IECD 2014 Fall Meetup – What Our Panelists Taught us on Communication and Networking – Ep 029 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, my guest, Pat Sweet, is going to give out some amazing strategies with nine specific points on writing proper and meaningful e-mails. The Take Action Today segment of the show will show you how to get your message across in a way that’s easy for people […] The post Nine Steps to Writing Proper and Meaningful E-mails for Engineers – Ep 028 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

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.