The Engineering & Leadership Project
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Hi! My name is Pat Sweet.
I started The Engineering and Leadership Project in 2012 to help engineers of all disciplines become incredible leaders. If you’re an engineering manager (or an aspiring one) who wants to become more productive, make a difference in the world, and maintain your sanity while doing it, you’ve come to the right place.
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Why Clarity is the Secret to Great Communications and Stronger Teams
Dolores Hirschmann believes that clarity of message is critical to effective leadership. A leader’s team can’t buy in to a vision without first understanding it. In today’s episode, Dolores helps engineering leaders understand the importance of clarity of message, how to tell if your messaging is clear, and provides practical steps on how to improve your communications.
Making Soulless Companies a Thing of the Past
Ralf Specht is on a mission to rid the world of soulless companies. On today’s episode, he explains why it’s good for business for a company to have soul, and gives great advice on how to reinvigorate your organization with the “Soul System”.
Business Engineering: Why Engineers Should Have Business Skills
Duncan Oyevaar believes in the power of business engineering. He has seen that organizations can dramatically improve themselves by equipping their engineers with excellent business skills, and he’s got the data to prove it. Today, we talk about why engineers need to understand a business’ financials, value stream mapping, continuous improvement, and the importance of listening to your staff.
Essays and Articles
Read ideas on engineering management, leadership, productivity, and staying sane at work.
20 Ways To Better Lead Virtual Teams
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...
10 Practices That Will Make You A Successful Engineer
[Note from Pat: This is a guest post from Justin Kauwale of Engproguides.com] Engineering as a subject and as an occupation is a very satisfying branch of science. Look around you and you will find marvels of engineering everywhere. The smart...
One Thing Parenting Taught Me About Management that my MBA Didn’t
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...
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