by Pat Sweet | Oct 3, 2012 | Article, Leadership
As I’ve recently mentioned in a couple posts, I’ve been reading the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey. I was struck the other day (like I am most days when I read Covey’s stuff) by one of the ideas he presented. He was talking about...
by Pat Sweet | Sep 25, 2012 | Article, Leadership, People Management
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been reading the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. I’ve been totally immersed in this book, and it seems like every other sentence is pure gold in terms of its applicability to engineers and their...
by Pat Sweet | Sep 22, 2012 | Article, Leadership, Professional Development
I’ve been re-reading Stephen Covey’s iconic book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (free audiobook version here). Actually, I’m listening to the audiobook during my commute, but that’s besides the point. The point is I’m totally...
by Pat Sweet | Aug 22, 2012 | Article, Getting Started, Leadership
Leadership is an art – not a science. I think this is precisely why so many engineers struggle with developing their leadership skills. Engineers are technical gurus – we’re very good at solving discrete, quantitative issues. By and large,...
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 | Jun 14, 2012 | Article, Leadership, Productivity, Professional Development
Jim Collins has a way of getting me thinking. Collins is a business researcher and bestselling author based in Boulder, Colorado. I’ve read of a lot of his books lately, and you may have noticed his ideas pop up quite a bit already in this blog. If you’ve...
