The Engineering Career Coach Podcast

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.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview a dynamic speaker who has lectured at Harvard Medical School, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She has performed an extremely TED talk, “Talk Nerdy to Me,” which has been watched by more than one […] The post Five Tips for Drastically Improving Your Engineering Presentations with Melissa Marshall – Ep 057 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by jcomp on Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to share with you some of the career related challenges that I will be facing in the next few months which I hope may inspire you as you face your own challenges. “He focuses not just on the goal […] The post My Five Biggest Career Challenges – Ep 056 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I provide seven strategies that can help you become a better networker and building better relationships, if you apply them. This episode is the fifth part in the seven part series of the recently released updated and expanded edition of my Engineer Your Own Success book. […] The post Seven Strategies for Networking and Building Relationships as an Engineer – EYOS Part 5 of 7 – Ep 055 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this episode of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Geoffrey Tumlin, CEO of Mouthpiece Consulting and Author of Stop Talking , Start Communicating who balances research, experience, and humor to draw attention to the increasingly troublesome disconnect between our higher-order communication needs and our lower-order communication practices, while pointing a straightforward and compelling […] The post Stop Talking and Start Communicating as an Engineer – Ep 054 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Sylvia Montgomery, partner at the professional service branding and marketing firm, Hinge Marketing. Sylvia shares the definition, power and the purpose of becoming a visible expert. “Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning […] The post The Importance of Becoming a Visible Expert as an Engineer – Ep 053 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview a top engineering recruiter Paul Heidhues about the job search process. “Information is not knowledge.” – Albert Einstein In the Take Action Today segment of the show, Paul will give you some tips that you can use to prepare an awesome resume and improve […] The post What You Need to Know About the Job Search Process as an Engineer – Ep 052 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Sanjay Gupta, how powerful is global networking like Linkedin which has more than 40,000 connections. He created and manages the LinkedIn Construction Group called Linking Construction with over 138,000 members but still remains extremely responsive to people. In this episode, he discusses his approach […] The post Global Networking From LinkedIn and Beyond – Ep 051 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, my good friend Christian Knutson, PE, PMP, ENV SP, is going to interview me about the lessons that I’ve learned over the first fifty episodes of the podcast. Chris Knutson has over two decades as a civil engineer field grade officer in the United States Air […] The post Lessons I’ve Learned in the First Fifty Episodes – Ep 050 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I will discuss nine strategies to help you become an effective communicator. Clear and effective communication is critical in our engineering careers, especially when we work in teams, with clients and other people who are not technically savvy. This episode is the fourth part in the […] The post Nine Tips to Become an Effective Communicator – EYOS Part 4 of 7 – Ep 049 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview a rocket scientist, Brett Hoffstadt who provides five strategies for building an innovative engineering career, which is one where you continuously implement innovative ideas and actions in your career. “Think safe to fail not fail-safe.” – Brett Hoffstadt In the Take Action Today segment […] The post Five Strategies to an Innovative Engineering Career – Ep 048 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

My guest for this episode of TheThe Engineering Career Coach Podcast is Bailey Harrington, a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Texas with a record of success as a young engineer, project manager, and leader of engineering projects in the Austin area, as well as five years of military engineering experience both in central […] The post Five Keys to Success from a 29 Year Old Engineering Project Manager – Ep 047 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by yanalya on Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Dr. Zach Schaefer on the topic of conflict, which most of us struggle with. “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” – Mahatma Gandhi Dr. Zach Schaefer (Dr. Z), the Founder and President of […] The post Five Steps to Managing Conflict in Your Engineering Career and Personal Life – Ep 046 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I am going to give you strategies for finding the right mentor in your engineering career and/or becoming one. This episode is the third of a seven-part Engineer Your Own Success series podcast where I am detailing the 7 key elements from my book Engineer Your […] The post How to Find or Become a Mentor in Your Engineering Career – EYOS Part 3 of 7 – Ep 045 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by jcomp on Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I will give you some strategies that will help you filter content consumption in your engineering career. In our Take Action Today segment at the end of the show, I will give you a tip on how to be more aware […] The post The Dos and Don’ts of Content Consumption in Your Engineering Career – Ep 044 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Image by senivpetro on Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I talk about why credentials are so important in your engineering career and give you some tips on how you can obtain the right ones. I will also share with you my public pledge on one of my 2015 goals at […] The post Three Reasons Why Credentials are Important and Three Strategies on How to Get Them – EYOS Part 2 of 7 – Ep 043 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I give you the one key that you must know in order to controlling your destiny in your life. “Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it.” – Pablilius Syrus In our Take Action Today segment at the end of the show, I will […] The post The Key to Controlling Your Destiny in Your Life and Engineering Career – Ep 042 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I provide seven steps that you can use to set powerful personal and professional goals or revisit existing goals for the upcoming year. This episode is the first in a series of seven where I am going to walk through the seven key elements to creating […] The post 7 Steps to Engineering Powerful Personal and Professional Goals – EYOS Part 1 of 7 – Ep 041 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.