by Pat Sweet | Feb 21, 2013 | Article, Leadership
Note from Pat: Today’s post is part of a collaboration I’m doing with the kind folks at Rogers (www.RogersCorp.com) to celebrate National Engineers Week. Rogers is a world leader in high-tech innovative materials. You’ll note below that the post...
by Pat Sweet | Jan 9, 2013 | Article, Leadership
Leadership is one of those things that can be tough describe. It’s one of those “you know it when you see it” kinds of things. Anyone who’s worked on teams lead by a good leader knows what a difference it can make in the success of the project,...
by Pat Sweet | Dec 11, 2012 | Article, Leadership, People Management
This past weekend, I got an urgent call from a close friend just after 6AM. Her young baby was running a high fever and she and her husband wanted to take her to the hospital. She asked if I could come over to watch over their older son while they were out. Of...
by Pat Sweet | Dec 2, 2012 | Article, Getting Started, Leadership, Professional Development
Today, I want to talk about something fundamental to this blog. I want to try and answer the question: why are technical leadership skills important anyway? I’m going to argue that technical leadership skills are the most important tool you have at your...
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 | Oct 30, 2012 | Article, Leadership
I was recently asked to review a new eBook called Critical Thinking – Getting it Right by Christian Knutson. Today, I wanted to share with you what the book is about and what my overall thoughts were. The short version is that I think you would really dig this...
