What leaders should care about
Everyone knows that leadership is important for an organization to do well. That much is clear. What most people struggle with is how to actually practice leadership. What exactly do you do if you want to be a leader? Like so many other things in business and in life,...
The Engineer’s Guide to Running Productive Meetings
Imagine this… It’s 9:57 AM. You show up to the meeting room where you’re supposed to be discussing an important project – on time – to find out that you’re the only one there. You wait around for a little bit for other people to...
How to delegate to make sure things actually get done
One of the most important things an engineer or engineering manager can learn to do is delegate. Unfortunately, engineers are generally pretty terrible at delegating. As an engineer myself, I think I know why. We’re perfectionists. Our way is the only...
8 Leadership Lessons from a Military Engineer
Truly effective leadership lessons are simple to comprehend, but not easy to implement. This is the work all leaders must undertake.
Engineering Q&A – Sustainability & Machine Design
Hello there, my fellow engineering leader! Over the last couple of years, I’ve received a ton of email from my readers (a metric ton, since I’m in Canada). They’ve asked all sorts of really interesting questions on all facets of engineering,...
