The Engineering Career Coach Podcast

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.

In this episode, I am going to talk about whether or not it really matters what path you are taking in your engineering career. I will focus on using the 80/20 rule, goal setting and a quote taken from Alice in Wonderland. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed about the path you take […] The post Does it Matter which Path you take in your Engineering Career? – Ep 157 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk to Fernando Ceballos, a Civil Engineer, as part of our what I have been calling our Game Changing Career Moves series and we will be talking about taking ownership of your professional development through community involvement. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed on Professional Development: Work gives you […] The post Taking Ownership of your Professional Development through Community Involvement – Ep 156 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Allison Johanson, a licensed clinical social worker about strategies for taking control of your mindset even when your life is in upheaval. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points about taking control of your mindset: Make a list of the things that are distracting […] The post Strategies for Taking Control of your Mindset – Ep 155 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk to Ian Balina, a serial entrepreneur and former freelancer about how he became a sales engineer and how you can brand yourself as an expert. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed on becoming a Sales Engineer: It’s important being able to take an idea and sell it. There’s […] The post How to Become a Sales Engineer – Ep 154 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I interview successful experienced engineer Ken Macumber, as part of what I have been calling our Game Changing Career Moves series and we will be talking about the importance of selling as an engineer and the things he does in his career to remain successful. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points […] The post The Importance of Selling as an Engineer – Ep 153 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I interview Jon Sharkey, a software engineer from Google about the engineering behind the Waze application. We also talk about how project teams work at Google, specifically what the workflow looks like, tips on project management and everyday communication tools John uses as well as tools used at Google. Tweetables: Here are the […] The post The Engineering behind Waze – Ep 152 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with Rebecca Geier, a marketing expert and author of the book: Smart Marketing for Engineers: An Inbound Marketing Guide to Reaching Technical Audiences and we talk specifically about how to market yourself to prospective engineering employers. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed on how to market yourself to prospective […] The post How to Market Yourself to Prospective Engineering Employers – Ep 151 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by wirestock on Freepik In this episode, I talk to Josh Hein about identifying and avoiding stagnation in your engineering career. Josh tells us about the process he went through to move from a smaller engineering company to a bigger one. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed on identifying and avoiding stagnation […] The post Identifying and Avoiding Stagnation in your Engineering Career – Ep 150 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk to Joe Cohan, a practicing civil engineer, and we discuss the importance of a big picture outlook in your engineering career as well as how to continuously improve yourself. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed on the importance of a big picture outlook in your engineering career. It’s […] The post The Importance of a Big Picture Outlook in your Engineering Career – Ep 149 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I interview Zorya Belanger, as part of our Game Changing Career Moves series, we talk about self-improvement, and we discuss the initiatives she took with respect to skill development and the massive effect this had on her engineering career and life. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of the key points that our guest made […] The post How Self-Improvement Radically Improved my Engineering Career and Life – Ep 148 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I am going to share with you the best thing I ever did to advance my career in hopes that it will drive massive growth in your engineering career.  Usually when you look back on your career, you can see a few moves that made a huge impact on your success — […] The post The Best Thing I Ever Did to Advance my Career – Ep 147 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, Chris Knutson, PE interviews Angie Morgan from Lead Star on how to spark leadership in your engineering career. Angie touches on the importance of credibility, character and service-based leadership and how you can use these to build a career of success as in engineering. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points on how to […] The post How to Spark Leadership in your Engineering Career – Ep 146 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, Chris Knutson, PE interviews Nader Mowlaee on how to create a winning strategy for an engineering career of success. They hit on why, and how, to establish your own personal brand and they also dive into core skills development and their importance to engineers, as well as the importance of building and […] The post How to Create a Winning Strategy for an Engineering Career of Success – Ep 145 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, Chris Knutson, PE interviews Mike Legatt, CEO and founder of ResilientGrid Inc. on ensuring the resiliency of the power grid and critical infrastructure. This all came into being through one experience he had while doing laundry in 2003. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed: Every time that a human being makes a […] The post Ensuring the Resiliency of the Power Grid and Critical Infrastructure – Ep 144 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Let’s take a walk together.  In this episode, I am going to give you seven steps that you could use to get super focused on your career growth including where you want to go in your career. I will also explain to you how to track your progress in your engineering career. (The recording of […] The post How to Set Goals and Track Progress in your Engineering Career – Ep 143 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode, I talk with a listener whose question I previously answered in Episode 131. We talk about the factors that influenced his decision in choosing between a Fortune 50 Company and a Small Engineering Firm, and what he learned from the decision he made. Engineering Quotes: Here are the key points discussed in […] The post Choosing Between a Fortune 50 Company and a Small Engineering Firm – Ep 142 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.