The Engineering Career Coach Podcast

In this episode, I talk with two very successful women from The Mathews Group, Melissa Mathews and Tia Over. We talk about communication strategies that you can implement when a crisis arises whether it’s a project crisis, client crisis or career crisis. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of the key points discussed in this episode […] The post What Every Engineer Needs to Know When a Crisis Arises – Ep 177 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Andrew Hoover of UW Continuum College about how to evaluate which professional certificates can boost your career. Andrew has a lot of experience in education, especially learning and gives some very insightful advice which can help you identify the credentials that can boost your engineering career. Engineering Quotes: Here […] The post How to Evaluate Which Professional Certificates Can Boost Your Career – Ep 176 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Josh Elledge from UpMyInfluence about how to advance in your engineering career by growing your authority online. Josh gives some great tips on how you can build authority and use it to catapult your career forward. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of the key points discussed on growing your authority: […] The post How to Advance in Your Engineering Career by Growing Your Authority Online – Ep 175 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Jen Bunk, architect of the People Stack® – the network of people, places and things that help tech managers build better teams.  Jen  provides strategies that tech managers can use for building effective teams.  Jen also talks about how, in order to be an effective leader, you must commit […] The post Strategies Tech Managers Can Use for Building Effective Teams – Ep 174 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Chris Goede from the John Maxwell Company about leadership. Chris explains the 5 Levels of Leadership model and gives some great strategies for becoming a very powerful engineering leader. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of the key points discussed on becoming a powerful engineering leader. John Maxwell states that […] The post Five Levels of Leadership to Help You Become a Powerful Engineering Leader – Ep 173 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Josh Haynam, co-founder of Interact, which is a quiz marketing tool used by more than 40,000 companies around the world. We talk about the benefits of building accountability into your engineering career. Josh gives an excellent analogy that he uses in terms of how a coach can help you […] The post The Benefits of Building Accountability into your Engineering Career- Ep 172 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by katemangostar on Freepik In this episode, I answer some questions from our listeners and subscribers about building communication skills, improving public speaking, and strategies for overcoming being overqualified for a position you want. Engineering Quotes: Here is the summary of the questions and answers discussed on how to improve communication skills and deal […] The post How to Improve Communication Skills and Deal with Being Labeled as Overqualified – Ep 171 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk about the difference between big picture thinking versus a detailed orientated mindset and how to benefit from both in your engineering career. I will detail the benefits of each of these thinking patterns and provide strategies for utilizing both effectively as a technical professional. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of […] The post Big Picture Thinking Versus the Details in your Engineering Career – Ep 170 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with David Kowal, founder, and president of Kowal Communications about improving one’s technical writing skills. David gives five very specific strategies that you can start using immediately to make you a more effective writer and overall communicator as a technical professional. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed on […] The post Strategies Engineers can Take to Immediately Improve their Technical Writing Skills – Ep 169 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with John G. Miller about Personal Accountability and his bestselling book entitled QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life.  Miller has spent many years speaking to thousands of professionals on how they can become more accountable in their careers and lives. Tweetables: Here are […] The post Personal Accountability Starts with the Question Behind the Question – Ep 168 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with author Traci Nathans-Kelly who gives very specific strategies on how you can dramatically improve your technical presentations.  The information discussed is from her book called Slide Rules: Design, Build, and Archive Presentations in the Engineering and Technical Fields. Slide Rules is a first-rate guide for practicing engineers, scientists, and technical […] The post Slide Rules: Design, Build, and Archive Presentations in the Engineering and Technical Fields – Ep 167 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by senivpetro on Freepik In this episode, I talk with seasoned leadership expert, an author on General Leadership and an extremely accomplished leader and leadership coach, Croft Edwards about his new book called: LeadershipFlow | Perfectly Square; A Story About Learning to Lead and Transforming a Company. Our conversation focuses on how you can learn to lead […] The post Learning to Lead through Leadership Flow – Ep 166 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Diane Mulcahy, author of The Gig Economy about opportunities for engineers and technical professionals in the current and future economy. The Gig Economy is a shift in the economy from people working 9 to 5 jobs to people performing freelancing or independent work. This is something that can be […] The post Opportunities for Engineers and Technical Professionals in the Gig Economy – Ep 165 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by javi_indy on Freepik In this episode, I talk with Colonel Mickey Addison, USAF (ret), MSCE, PMP about a project leadership model known as Sync to Swim.  As an Air Force officer, Mickey has handled national portfolios totaling billions of dollars, and he is passionate about leadership. We will also talk about his books, […] The post Sync to Swim: Project Leadership for Engineers and Project Managers – Ep 164 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Cynthia D’Amour, MBA, President of People Power Unlimited, and author of The Lazy Leader’s Guide to Outrageous Results, about getting involved in professional associations as well as the importance of networking and building your confidence. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed on getting involved in professional associations: The […] The post Getting Involved in Professional Associations – Ep 163 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk Stuart G. Walesh, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, D.WRE about making engineering mistakes and learning from them as an engineering professional.  Actually, we talk about mistakes in general, but then discuss how the consequences of making engineering mistakes can be much larger than others, and how to deal with this in our […] The post Making Engineering Mistakes and Learning from them – Ep 162 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Jane Sidebottom who is the President/Owner of Applied Marketing Knowledge about the power of passion for your profession. We discuss a framework focused on 7 questions to help you find the work you are passionate about.  The questions we discuss are from an article by Robert S. Kaplan’s in […] The post The Power of Passion for your Profession – Ep 161 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I will be talking to you about the 80/20 principle and a book called 80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More by Perry Marshall. I will discuss how you can leverage the 80/20 rule even further in your engineering career and life. Engineering Quotes: Here are […] The post 80/20 Sales and Marketing – Perry Marshall – Ep 160 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I am going to talk to you about the importance of confidence in communicating as a professional engineer. I will specifically be concentrating on three situations from three recent coaching interactions that I had with engineers. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed on the importance of confidence in communicating as […] The post The Importance of Confidence in Communicating as a Professional Engineer – Ep 159 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Belinda Gates, ACC an executive coach, author, and speaker as part of what I have been calling our Game Changing Career Moves series about creating opportunities in your engineering career. We also talk about actions that you can take to have a profound impact on your career advancement. Engineering […] The post Creating Opportunities in your Engineering Career – Ep 158 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.