by Pat Sweet | Mar 8, 2022 | People Management, Podcast, Professional Development
In this episode, I chat with Anthony Fasano, president of the Engineering Management Institute, about the importance of leadership, management and career development for engineering staff.
by Pat Sweet | Mar 1, 2022 | People Management, Podcast, Project Management, Systems Engineering
Managing international teams is incredibly difficult. Today, Pamela Kellert shares her insights into how to better manage international teams.
by Pat Sweet | Feb 8, 2022 | Leadership, People Management, Podcast, Project Management
Dolores Hirschmann believes that clarity of message is critical to effective leadership. A leader’s team can’t buy in to a vision without first understanding it. In today’s episode, Dolores helps engineering leaders understand the importance of clarity of message, how to tell if your messaging is clear, and provides practical steps on how to improve your communications.
by Pat Sweet | Feb 1, 2022 | Leadership, People Management, Podcast
Ralf Specht is on a mission to rid the world of soulless companies. On today’s episode, he explains why it’s good for business for a company to have soul, and gives great advice on how to reinvigorate your organization with the “Soul System”.
by Pat Sweet | Nov 2, 2021 | Leadership, People Management, Podcast
Joseph Seiler has spent his career helping engineers do incredible work by empowering them and stepping back to let them do incredible work – first as the president and CEO of his own company, and today as a Master Certified Coach. Joseph’s experience provides incredible lessons learned for engineering managers of all stripes, most especially the value of coaching as an engineering manager.
by Pat Sweet | Oct 25, 2021 | Leadership, People Management, Podcast
Peter Drucker, the father of modern management thinking once said that “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” That wasn’t a knock on how important strategy is, rather, he’s emphasizing the importance that culture plays within an organization.
Today’s guest would share that sentiment. Today, I speak with Dan Langevin, the CTO of Vericred about the role culture plays in a technical organization, and specifically about the importance of both accountability and curiosity for Vericred’s engineering team.