by Pat Sweet | Jun 3, 2015 | Article, Leadership, People Management, Productivity, Project Management
One of the most important things an engineer or engineering manager can learn to do is delegate. Unfortunately, engineers are generally pretty terrible at delegating. As an engineer myself, I think I know why. We’re perfectionists. Our way is the only...
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 | 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...
