by Pat Sweet | Aug 26, 2016 | Article, Professional Development
[Note from Pat: This is a post from my friend and engineering classmate Tyler Watkins. Tyler has just made a major move in his life to leave the traditional workforce. This is a letter he wrote to anyone who has ever thought about doing the same, but could never bring...
by Pat Sweet | Jun 22, 2016 | Article, Productivity, Project Management
For whatever reason, the last few months have been filled with milestones in both my personal and professional life. I finished a degree and got a new job. My wife just finished her last big exam for her medical residency training. My daughter, now a wise and worldly...
by Pat Sweet | Mar 23, 2016 | Article, Productivity
One of the things I get asked about more than almost anything else is about how to improve engineering productivity. Not surprisingly, engineers love to find better ways of doing things, not just in their designs, but in the way they work as well. My articles on...
by Pat Sweet | Mar 17, 2016 | Article, Business Skills
Two months ago, one of my co-workers got news that many of us dread that we’ll one day get ourselves. “Ted,” his manager told him, “we have to let you go.” Ted (not his real name) had suspected that this might be coming. Between the tough...
by David Yung | Sep 19, 2015 | Article, Productivity, Professional Development
[Note from Pat Sweet: Today’s post is a guest post from David Yung – an engineer with a passion for professional development. You can read more from David here.] We all have heard about routine before. We are taught to set routines at a very young age...
by Pat Sweet | Aug 25, 2015 | Article, Productivity
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen R. Covey All engineers need to learn to be productive....
