by Pat Sweet | Nov 24, 2020 | Leadership, Podcast, Professional Development
In this week’s episode, I Interview Steve Foran, a progressional engineer whose career took a major turn nearly 15 years ago, when he launched a company to help make people happier through gratitude.
Steve’s mission is simple, yet incredibly daunting: Make 1 Billion Happier People.
I ask Steve about the importance of his mission, how gratitude helps leaders, and what engineering managers can do today to start practicing gratitude each and every day.
by Pat Sweet | Nov 17, 2020 | Leadership, People Management, Podcast, Productivity, Professional Development, Project Management
Description In this episode, I explore a WWII-era guide to “Simple Sabotage” published by the CIA’s predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services. It explains how disgruntled citizens of foreign nations can do little things to be disruptive and cause...
by Pat Sweet | Nov 8, 2020 | Leadership, People Management, Podcast
Description In this episode, I chat with Pam Scott, founder of MentorLoft.com about the value of feedback, common mistakes when giving feedback, and how to address them. Listen Show Notes SubscribeLinksCredits iTunes Google Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Newsletter...
by Pat Sweet | Sep 20, 2020 | Leadership, People Management, Podcast, Professional Development
In this episode, I have a conversation with Matthew G. Dick, author of SEED: A Hard Science Fiction Novel about Survival, Colonization, and Leadership. Matthew is an experienced engineering manager who recently completed his first novel. He shares his experience writing the book, how he balanced work with a major side project, and how he has developed his own leadership skills through the experience.
by Pat Sweet | Aug 19, 2020 | Leadership, People Management, Podcast, Project Management
In this episode, I discuss the the importance of recognition, how it can influence your engineering team for the better, the risks of not recognizing your engineers, and simple – yet effective – ways to recognize people, even during a pandemic.
by Pat Sweet | Aug 1, 2020 | Leadership, Podcast, Professional Development
In this episode, I explore the difference between management and leadership and explain how engineers can lead at any stage in their career. I also give concrete examples of how you can lead no matter what career stage you’re in.
