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 | Nov 16, 2012 | Article, Careers, Professional Development
One of my goals for this blog is to share resources with you that could help you in developing yourself as an engineering leader. As of yet, I haven’t really put much out there in terms of educational resources, but today I’d like to change that....
by Pat Sweet | Oct 31, 2012 | Article, Careers, Getting Started, Professional Development
Quite some time ago, I introduced the concept of the 20-Mile March. The idea comes from Jim Collins’ latest book, Great by Choice. Collins describes the 20-Mile March as the set of activities that great companies do day in, day out, regardless of the prevailing...
by Pat Sweet | Sep 22, 2012 | Article, Leadership, Professional Development
I’ve been re-reading Stephen Covey’s iconic book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (free audiobook version here). Actually, I’m listening to the audiobook during my commute, but that’s besides the point. The point is I’m totally...
by Pat Sweet | Aug 21, 2012 | Article, Professional Development
Part of my job involves providing engineering support for the people on the production floor. What makes my job distinct is that the product we’re building is a prototype. It demands a lot of time and attention, because nearly everything that we do is brand new...
