by Pat Sweet | Sep 20, 2020 | Leadership, People Management, Podcast, Professional Development
In this episode, I have a conversation with Matthew G. Dick, author of SEED: A Hard Science Fiction Novel about Survival, Colonization, and Leadership. Matthew is an experienced engineering manager who recently completed his first novel. He shares his experience writing the book, how he balanced work with a major side project, and how he has developed his own leadership skills through the experience.
by Pat Sweet | Aug 1, 2020 | Getting Started, Leadership, People Management, Podcast, Productivity, Professional Development, Project Management
In this episode, we relaunch the podcast and tell you a bit about what to expect in the coming weeks.
by Pat Sweet | Aug 8, 2015 | Article, Leadership
Leadership 101 is a series I’ll be doing on different leadership theories, models, and ideas as they pertain to the practice of engineering. Today’s topic is participative leadership. I am often asked about leadership, how its defined, how to develop...
by Christian Knutson | Mar 23, 2015 | Article, Leadership
Truly effective leadership lessons are simple to comprehend, but not easy to implement. This is the work all leaders must undertake.
by Pat Sweet | Oct 28, 2014 | Article, Leadership
I recently gave a talk on leadership at a leadership conference for professionals in the Canadian nuclear industry. At the end of the talk, someone asked a simple, but interesting question: who is my favourite leader? After a few moments of thought, I told the crowd...
