by Pat Sweet | Jul 16, 2012 | Article, Professional Development
The Power of Professional Relationships A few years back, I read a book called The Trusted Advisor by David H. Maister. It’s hard for me to describe that experience. It was boring as anything, but at the same time the ideas presented were fascinating. The...
by Pat Sweet | Jul 12, 2012 | Article, Leadership
As you may know, I’ve been investigating different educational programs in the area of engineering leadership. I was reading some papers that professors at a local university business school had published, and I happened upon the idea of transformational...
by Pat Sweet | Jul 9, 2012 | Article, Productivity
Getting Things Done I’m in the middle of reading an excellent book called Getting Things Done by David Allen. This is a must-read for anyone, and I mean anyone working in an information industry. And you guessed it, engineering is a perfect example. I was...
by Pat Sweet | Jun 29, 2012 | Article, Careers, Professional Development
To start my series of Engineering Leadership Education posts, I wanted to share Purdue University’s M.Eng. (Master’s of Engineering) with a concentration in Engineering Management and Leadership. I put this one out first because it’s what I’m...
by Pat Sweet | Jun 27, 2012 | Article, Professional Development
Today, I want to start a bit of a series on engineering leadership education. This is something I’ve spent a lot of time over the last year or so researching, and I’m actually planning to pursue a master’s degree at some point (hopefully soon!) with...
