The Engineering & Leadership Podcast
About the Engineering & Leadership Podcast
The Engineering and Leadership Podcast is all about leadership, management, business and productivity in an engineering context. It’s like an audio business school for engineers. The goal is to help you learn about the softer side of engineering and to build your business accumen, but more importantly, to help you go out and apply what you learn. My mission with the show is to help you become a stronger engineer, a stronger leader, go from good to great, and get things done. If you’re an engineer who wants to step things up in your career, make a move into leadership role, or want to improve your business and management skills, this is absolutely the place for you.
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Engineering & Leadership Podcast Shownotes
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EL029 – Metric Madness: The 5 Most Common Problems With Engineering Metrics and How to Fix Them
Today, I’m going to share five common issues I see with engineering project metrics in professional practice, and how to address them on your projects.
EL028 – How to launch a successful tech start-up
In today’s episode, I speak with Brett Fox, a seasoned high-tech executive and entrepreneur who has made a career of launching successful businesses and turning around foundering ones. He answers all the most important questions about launching a successful startup, and shares particular insight into the importance of having a fantastic founding team, why clarity of thought is critical, and why the COVID-19 pandemic might just be the perfect time to launch a new venture.
EL027 – How to change the world through a mission-driven team
In today’s episode, Vivian and I discuss the importance of mission in leading a team, why she decided to move on from her “dream job” at McKinsey, how she’s successfully building a remote technical team, and what the future holds for Juni.
EL026 – Learning, Teaching, and the Pursuit of Engineering Management Excellence
Dr. Lucas Marino is a principal life cycle engineer for the COLUMBIA submarine program, engineering manager, educator, small business owner, and family man. In today’s episode, we discuss the importance of learning and teaching for practicing engineers, pursuing passions, and keeping it all in balance.
EL025 – Performing a Hard Reset on Life: How One Engineer Went From Rock Bottom To True Happiness
An interview with engineer, author, and TedX speaker Michael Tranmer on how the sudden end of his marriage forced a reset in his life, and how he found happiness.
EL024 – What Teaching at MIT for 20 Years Taught This Engineer About Success
An interview with author, MIT instructor, and CTO Mark Herschberg on the essential skills you need to succeed as an engineering leader.
EL023 – Leadership Lessons from a CTO
In today’s episode, I speak with Andrew Hinkelman, founder of Priority-1 Group, and former CTO of Parametric, about leadership and management in the technical world, and how to set yourself up for success as a leader in tech.
EL022 – Managing Brilliant Jerks
In today’s episode, I interview Dr. Katrina Burrus about the challenges technical experts face when moving in to management, the importance of cultural fit, and the kinds of skills you need to succeed as a manager.
EL021 – From the Shop Floor to the Corner Office
In this week’s episode, I interview Josh Mathias, the Managing Director at the Hythe Group, a multi-disciplinary engineering firm from the UK on leadership, management, and his ascent from the shop floor to the corner office.
EL020 – Five Things They Don’t Tell You When You Become an Engineering Manager
In this week’s episode, I share five things that nobody tells you when you transition into engineering management. It’s a summary of the biggest lessons learned in my own career, and how to put them to work for you.
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