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 | Mar 25, 2013 | Article, Careers, Professional Development
Back in Part I of this post, I talked about the goal of an engineer, and how to be truly productive. If your actions aren’t bringing you closer to your goal, then you’re not really being productive. Sure you might be getting things done, but you’re...
by Pat Sweet | Jan 2, 2013 | Article, Professional Development
Ah yes, it’s a new year. And with each new year comes the promise of new excitement, new projects, and new adventures. 2013 comes with the opportunity for you to achieve greatness. I’ll tell you one thing, though. 2013 isn’t going to be great because...
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...
