by Pat Sweet | Jul 8, 2013 | Article, Careers, Professional Development
My wife is a medical resident. In the US, she’d be called an intern. Basically what that means is that she graduated med school, and is now doing her practical training to specialize. In her case, she’s becoming an anesthesiologist. Part of her training...
by Pat Sweet | Jun 22, 2013 | Article, Careers, Leadership, Productivity, Professional Development
Are you the kind of engineer who isn’t satisfied just cruising along? Are you looking to be one of your company’s best? Here are 67 things that you can do today to become your company’s top engineer. Start today by choosing just five and putting them...
by Pat Sweet | Jun 12, 2013 | Article, Careers, Professional Development
My dad used to coach my younger brother and I in soccer when we were kids. One of my dad’s soccer proverbs was that it was important to pass the ball not to where your team mates were, but to where they were going to be. Every play, in other words, should set...
by Pat Sweet | May 20, 2013 | Article, Careers, Productivity, Professional Development
A friend of mine and I went out to one of my favourite pubs a few nights ago to talk about his career. He’s considering making a move from his current employer to be able to pursue other interests, but wasn’t sure if he should. You see, his current job is...
by Pat Sweet | Mar 25, 2013 | Article, Careers, Professional Development
Back in Part I of this post, I talked about the goal of an engineer, and how to be truly productive. If your actions aren’t bringing you closer to your goal, then you’re not really being productive. Sure you might be getting things done, but you’re...
by Pat Sweet | Mar 19, 2013 | Article, Careers, Productivity
Sometimes, you need to work over-time. Be it a proposal that needs to be in before the deadline, or a scramble to get a presentation together for your boss, it’s inevitable that you’ll be putting some time in after 5PM (and possibly before 8AM, too)....
