by Pat Sweet | Mar 22, 2020 | Article, Leadership, People Management, Productivity, Project Management
Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash If necessity is the mother of all invention, then we are living in a time where we’ll be forced to be very inventive. The global COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc throughout the world. The toll on human life has already been...
by Pat Sweet | Sep 15, 2018 | Article, Leadership, People Management, Project Management
It’s not uncommon for me to have events outside my work life contribute to how I approach my work. Today was one of those days. Today, I have my daughter and her unwavering desire to push boundaries to thank for getting me thinking about how I lead my...
by Pat Sweet | Aug 9, 2018 | Article, Leadership, People Management, Productivity, Project Management
Delegation is incredibly important. An organization cannot survive without managers who can effectively and efficiently delegate tasks to staff. Managers who fail to learn this critical skill will find they and their teams inefficient and ineffective. These are the...
by Pat Sweet | Jun 22, 2016 | Article, Productivity, Project Management
For whatever reason, the last few months have been filled with milestones in both my personal and professional life. I finished a degree and got a new job. My wife just finished her last big exam for her medical residency training. My daughter, now a wise and worldly...
by Pat Sweet | Jun 10, 2015 | Article, Leadership, People Management, Productivity, Project Management
Imagine this… It’s 9:57 AM. You show up to the meeting room where you’re supposed to be discussing an important project – on time – to find out that you’re the only one there. You wait around for a little bit for other people to...
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...
