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The Engineering & Leadership Project regularly publishes blog posts, articles, and papers to help engineers become excellent engineering leaders.
We cover topics such as engineering project management, people management systems engineering, productivity, and more.
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The To Don’t List: A Productivity Hack From 1963
Last month, I put on a leadership seminar for a large group of engineers in Mississippi. My talk introduced some basic business and management concepts to engineers, including leadership, communications, professional development, and productivity. During the...
What do you value?
What do you value? This is a question that I've been thinking a lot about lately. It's something I'm betting is both very easy and very difficult for most of us to answer. It's easy because we know ourselves. It's difficult because we don't often take time to...
How to change your inner negative narrative
[Note from Pat: This is a guest post from the excellent Timon Klip of Techlecticism.com] Have you ever heard of the the brain in a vat theory? It’s a philosophical thought experiment. In short, it asks; how do you know if you are not just a brain plugged into the...
The ultimate engineering salary guide
Throughout this month, I've been posting articles related to money. When I asked my readers what they would most like to learn about when it comes to money, one theme emerged time and time again: salaries. Engineers want to know what they're worth and how to earn a...
Spending your money wisely: investment analysis for engineers
Something that engineers often need to decide is whether to pursue a particular project or not. Let's say an engineering company is trying to decide whether or not to pursue a long term maintenance contract, or to invest in a particular R&D project. In order to do...
The engineer’s guide to how money works – Part 1
The main goal I have for this website is to help engineers and engineering organizations grow and prosper through mastery of the non-technical side of engineering: business, management, and leadership. I believe that in order for you to be sucessful you need to have...
4 uncommon ways to become an exceptional engineer
[Note from Pat: This is a guest post from my friend Zubin Ajmera from the blog Industrial Inside. There he shares career tips and strategies for industrial engineers who want to get ahead and thrive in their careers.] How many times have you seen the same old boring...
Here is the formula that engineers are using to double their productivity
Since having started this blog back in 2012, I've had the opportunity to work with thousands of engineers from around the world. My readers come from every discipline, every industry and every career stage. When speaking with engineers, there's one challenge that...
How to leave that corporate job that is making you miserable
[Note from Pat: This is a post from my friend and engineering classmate Tyler Watkins. Tyler has just made a major move in his life to leave the traditional workforce. This is a letter he wrote to anyone who has ever thought about doing the same, but could never bring...
Milestones: the time machine you didn’t know you had
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...
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