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.
by Pat Sweet | Aug 1, 2020 | Getting Started, Leadership, People Management, Podcast, Productivity, Professional Development, Project Management
In this episode, we relaunch the podcast and tell you a bit about what to expect in the coming weeks.
by Pat Sweet | Mar 25, 2017 | Podcast, Productivity
http://media.blubrry.com/engineeringandleadership/p/traffic.libsyn.com/patsweet/EL005_-_Raw-_Normalized.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In this podcast/ blog post, you’ll hear all about the formula that I’ve developed over the last...
by Pat Sweet | Mar 5, 2017 | Business Skills, Podcast
http://media.blubrry.com/engineeringandleadership/p/traffic.libsyn.com/patsweet/EL_004_-_Final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Welcome to the fourth episode of the Engineering and Leadership podcast! This episode digs into why understanding...
by Pat Sweet | Sep 11, 2015 | Podcast, Professional Development
In the show today, I go through the five top reasons you need to love your job.
The five reasons are:
1. At least a half of your waking hours spent at work, so it would be good to actually enjoy that time.
2. It will be very difficult for you to invest in your career if you don’t love your work.
3. You’ll never be truly great at what you do if you don’t love your work.
4. People who aren’t into their work don’t get promotions
5. Most importantly, you won’t feel fulfilled.
by Pat Sweet | Aug 21, 2015 | Podcast, Professional Development
Welcome to the second episode of the Engineering and Leadership podcast! This episode covers whether it is better to become a manager or a technical specialist as you move forward in your career as an engineer. I cover the pros and cons of each path and help you decide which might be best for you.