by Pat Sweet | Feb 24, 2013 | Article, Careers
I‘m writing this post mid-flight on a trip from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Fredericton, New Brunswick. It just occurred to me that the ability to do this is phenomenal. Isn’t it? I mean, when I was a kid, I remember getting our first Internet connection! Now...
by Pat Sweet | Feb 7, 2013 | Article, Careers
As you may already know, I started studying for my MBA this semester. It’s a lot of work and a lot of fun. I’m having a blast and learning a lot. One of the classes I’m taking now is in Operations and Supply Chain Management. Part of the required...
by Pat Sweet | Jan 26, 2013 | Article, Careers
If you’re like most engineers, you’ve probably wondered if you’re being paid what you should be. It’s an interesting question, but also a tough one to answer because of the number of variables that are at play – your industry, the kind of...
by Pat Sweet | Nov 27, 2012 | Article, Careers, Getting Started, Leadership, Professional Development
Many people are interested in leadership and have the potential to become incredible leaders. Unfortunately, the majority of those people don’t ever realize their potential because they don’t know where to start. Today, I want to offer a leadership...
by Pat Sweet | Nov 16, 2012 | Article, Careers, Professional Development
One of my goals for this blog is to share resources with you that could help you in developing yourself as an engineering leader. As of yet, I haven’t really put much out there in terms of educational resources, but today I’d like to change that....
by Pat Sweet | Oct 31, 2012 | Article, Careers, Getting Started, Professional Development
Quite some time ago, I introduced the concept of the 20-Mile March. The idea comes from Jim Collins’ latest book, Great by Choice. Collins describes the 20-Mile March as the set of activities that great companies do day in, day out, regardless of the prevailing...
