by Pat Sweet | Mar 27, 2014 | Article, Productivity, Professional Development
T oday, I want to teach you about one of the most important productivity hacks I’ve ever learned. This one simple tip has single-handedly improved my technical skills, communication skills, business knowledge, and overall satisfaction with life. Even...
by Pat Sweet | Jan 18, 2014 | Article, Productivity
Where I work, if you were to ask a random sample of people what they were up to in a given moment, no less than half of them say “Email”. You’ve probably seen it yourself where you work. Heck, you might even spent the majority of YOUR time...
by Pat Sweet | Jun 22, 2013 | Article, Careers, Leadership, Productivity, Professional Development
Are you the kind of engineer who isn’t satisfied just cruising along? Are you looking to be one of your company’s best? Here are 67 things that you can do today to become your company’s top engineer. Start today by choosing just five and putting them...
by Pat Sweet | May 20, 2013 | Article, Careers, Productivity, Professional Development
A friend of mine and I went out to one of my favourite pubs a few nights ago to talk about his career. He’s considering making a move from his current employer to be able to pursue other interests, but wasn’t sure if he should. You see, his current job is...
by Pat Sweet | Apr 29, 2013 | Article, Productivity
A colleague of mine, Christian Knutson, of the excellent and highly recommended The Engineer Leader blog, recently sent me an article by Leo Babauta. The title is “Achieving without goals”. Leo, who’s the master of all things Zen and living life...
by Pat Sweet | Apr 27, 2013 | Article, Productivity
I’m a firm believer that you need to have fun at work. The way I see it, you spend more waking hours at the office and with your co-workers than you do with you do with your own family. If the majority of your life is spent not having fun… well, life would...
