Engineer Your Success

Welcome again to another episode of Engineer Your Success! Let’s welcome Erin Donovan!

 

Erin Donovan is Director of Engineering and COO at T3 Design, a small woman-owned engineering consulting firm located in Fairfax, Virginia. Erin earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. Erin is responsible for managing a staff of engineers with a business practice that includes Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Throughout her 20+ year career, Erin has been active in many professional organizations including holding leadership roles in ACEC, ASCE, and TRB as well as WTS-DC.

 

Today let's hear Erin share her experience as an engineer and as a volunteer and how she fought to be in the position that she has now.

so with no further ado Let’s dive in!

 

[00:31 – 07:31] Opening Segment

Erin is a career consultant and graduate school classmate of Dr. James Bryant

She has worked on a variety of transportation, land development, and civil projects.

After leaving Virginia Tech with her master's degree, Erin found a job with a small consulting firm in Blacksburg, VA.

Erin shares she was fortunate enough to get a job at Anderson Associates was a training ground for many engineers especially those who graduated from Virginia Tech 

She also shared transferring and working in Tucson, AZ, and in Utah.

 

 

[07:31 – 15:09] Great Engineer with Many Years of Experience

Erin has spent most of her adult life in Virginia, where she has reconnected with colleagues and family.

As a civil engineer, she has versatility and flexibility and can find jobs in places.

The economy was good during those times, which made it easier to find a job.

She faced challenges early on in her career, including being cast over for promotions and having to fight for herself.

She advises others to ask questions and value themselves, as this will help them ask for what they want in their career.

 

[15:10 – 25:56] Career Maturation: Wanting More Control

Each time she has changed careers, Erin has wanted more control in her work environment. 

As she has progressed in her career, she has faced challenges such as fighting for herself and being patient with herself. 

She has also continued to provide service outside of her organization, 

such as volunteering for organizations that are related to her field. 

Her most rewarding experience with volunteering has been helping younger engineers grow into the professionals they will be.

 

[25:57 – 29:31] Closing Segment

Connect with Erin

See links below

Parting Notes

 

 

Learn more about Erin Donovan by following her on LinkedIn

 

 

Sponsors:

 

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

 

Your Success On-Ramp:https://link.betteryou4u.com/unwebinar

 

Annual Goal Setting Workbook:https://link.betteryou4u.com/goalsettingworkbook

 

Schedule a complimentary Introductory Coaching Session

 

Don’t forget to sign-up for email updates! https://betteryou4u.com/eys-email-update/

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“Just not being too hard on yourself is really being able to show yourself self-compassion and it's really power in that.” 

– Dr. James Bryant

 

“The success principle I would embody most is probably, just saying yes. Always say yes. obviously in moderation, because if you say yes unto many things, you can overextend yourself and I've learned over the years when to step back. But I think by saying, yes, you will open yourself up in all kinds of opportunities” – Erin Donovan

Welcome again to another episode of Engineer Your Success! Let’s welcome Erin Donovan!

 

Erin Donovan is Director of Engineering and COO at T3 Design, a small woman-owned engineering consulting firm located in Fairfax, Virginia. Erin earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. Erin is responsible for managing a staff of engineers with a business practice that includes Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Throughout her 20+ year career, Erin has been active in many professional organizations including holding leadership roles in ACEC, ASCE, and TRB as well as WTS-DC.

 

Today let's hear Erin share her experience as an engineer and as a volunteer and how she fought to be in the position that she has now.

so with no further ado Let’s dive in!

 

[00:31 - 07:31] Opening Segment

• Erin is a career consultant and graduate school classmate of Dr. James Bryant
• She has worked on a variety of transportation, land development, and civil projects.
• After leaving Virginia Tech with her master's degree, Erin found a job with a small consulting firm in Blacksburg, VA.
• Erin shares she was fortunate enough to get a job at Anderson Associates was a training ground for many engineers especially those who graduated from Virginia Tech 
• She also shared transferring and working in Tucson, AZ, and in Utah.

 

 

[07:31 - 15:09] Great Engineer with Many Years of Experience

• Erin has spent most of her adult life in Virginia, where she has reconnected with colleagues and family.
• As a civil engineer, she has versatility and flexibility and can find jobs in places.
• The economy was good during those times, which made it easier to find a job.
• She faced challenges early on in her career, including being cast over for promotions and having to fight for herself.
• She advises others to ask questions and value themselves, as this will help them ask for what they want in their career.

 

[15:10 - 25:56] Career Maturation: Wanting More Control

• Each time she has changed careers, Erin has wanted more control in her work environment. 
• As she has progressed in her career, she has faced challenges such as fighting for herself and being patient with herself. 
• She has also continued to provide service outside of her organization, 
• such as volunteering for organizations that are related to her field. 
• Her most rewarding experience with volunteering has been helping younger engineers grow into the professionals they will be.

 

[25:57 – 29:31] Closing Segment

• Connect with Erin
• See links below
• Parting Notes

 

 

Learn more about Erin Donovan by following her on LinkedIn

 

 

Sponsors:

 

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

 

• Your Success On-Ramp:https://link.betteryou4u.com/unwebinar

 

• Annual Goal Setting Workbook:https://link.betteryou4u.com/goalsettingworkbook

 

• Schedule a complimentary Introductory Coaching Session

 

• Don’t forget to sign-up for email updates! https://betteryou4u.com/eys-email-update/

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“Just not being too hard on yourself is really being able to show yourself self-compassion and it's really power in that.” 

- Dr. James Bryant

 

“The success principle I would embody most is probably, just saying yes. Always say yes. obviously in moderation, because if you say yes unto many things, you can overextend yourself and I've learned over the years when to step back. But I think by saying, yes, you will open yourself up in all kinds of opportunities” - Erin Donovan

Welcome again to another episode of Engineer Your Success! Today, our special guest Billy Keels!

 

Billy is on a mission to help those high-wage earners and/or retirees that have been forgotten about by so many in society. He's determined to help you feel comfortable and confident going against conventional wisdom by being okay with investing real assets and doing that beyond your backyard! As a long-distance real asset investor, Billy is utilizing the skills that he's developed over the last 23 years as a happy, successful corporate employee at some of the world's largest market-leading IT multinational companies to become an entrepreneur. As part of his journey, he's hyper-focused on consistently helping you to create new alternatives for your life so that you can be also happy about going into your job (or not)!Let’s dive in!

00:30 – 07:19] Opening Segment

Billy Keels Introduces himself

Billy tells Dr. James about himself and one thing that would not be in his bio is that he's a recovering perfectionist.

Billy talks about enjoying making mistakes and how this helps him to improve.

Dr. James talks about how being a recovering perfectionist can be a hindrance to growth, and how praising the process can help overcome this.

 

[07:20 – 21:31] Learning Five Languages 

 

Billy shares that he always moves around and seeing his parents struggle to provide a good education for them it became a motivation for him to learn other languages.

When he was 26, Billy has already traveled to 58 countries and had experienced selling over the phone in French.

A failure event led him to apply the same process in learning Spanish. in order to work with a Spanish team. Eventually, he became the manager of the team.

He shares that his boss offers him an opportunity to work overseas and it’s going to be in Italy

He took classes at the office and then went to Italy to lead and build the sales team.

Billy was able to sell in different languages by understanding the cultural context and using his methodology.

 

[21:31 – 28:42] How A Painful Event Helped One Man Become An Excellent Student

 

Billy’s experience in the dot com bubble and 2008 recession led to a change in his goals, which included becoming financially independent and becoming a better father.

He became a better student by studying theory and watching videos, listening to podcasts, and reading books.

In 2008, he lost 33% of the value of his portfolio

Working overseas and Missing his eldest son's birthday, made Billy realize to aim and own the financial outcomes of his life.

 

This event caused him to reassess his goals and learn more about financial planning and investing.

[28:42 – 37:20] Successful Journey from Corporate to Self-Employed Millionaire

How Billy's personal growth and change in priorities led to increased success in his professional life.

He talks about how he would often sacrifice hours from his day job in order to spend more time with his family.

After achieving a 48% increase in sales, Billy realized that he has gained control of his financial life and said that he would never go back to a corporate role, He decided to pursue a different path.

He now works as a successful real estate investor and has never looked back since.

 

[37:21 – 44:29] How Passive Income Work For Billy

Billy has a very specific process that he goes through to focus on himself, including some silence, meditation, affirmations, visualization, and light exercise.

He spends time with his children in the morning and starts working from around 4am to 7am.

He focuses on building a business and generating passive income in order to reduce his taxes.

He eventually started focusing on helping others achieve their financial goals by providing advice on accredited investors and real estate investing.

 

[44:30 – 49:15] Closing Segment

Parting Notes

Learn more about Billy Keels by following him on LinkedIn

or visit his website at billykeels.com/

Sponsors:

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

 

Your Success On-Ramp:https://link.betteryou4u.com/unwebinar

 

Annual Goal Setting Workbook:https://link.betteryou4u.com/goalsettingworkbook

 

Schedule a complimentary Introductory Coaching Session

 

Don’t forget to sign-up for email updates! https://betteryou4u.com/eys-email-update/

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“What is it that I want in life. Do I want to be, living a life in which I'm fooling myself saying I'm doing it all for my family, but I never actually have time to spend with my family or am I really going to make the hard changes? And make the investments to do the things that I need to do to set up the life that I want while continuing to enjoy the life that I have.”  – Dr. James Bryant

 

“If you're clicking and typing in your computer 15, 20 times a day, this is your number to get into the computer. That's what you are doing in a role at a specific company and don't confuse that role with your life.”  – Billy Keels

 

Welcome again to another episode of Engineer Your Success! Today, our special guest Billy Keels!

 

Billy is on a mission to help those high-wage earners and/or retirees that have been forgotten about by so many in society. He's determined to help you feel comfortable and confident going against conventional wisdom by being okay with investing real assets and doing that beyond your backyard! As a long-distance real asset investor, Billy is utilizing the skills that he's developed over the last 23 years as a happy, successful corporate employee at some of the world's largest market-leading IT multinational companies to become an entrepreneur. As part of his journey, he's hyper-focused on consistently helping you to create new alternatives for your life so that you can be also happy about going into your job (or not)!

Let’s dive in!

00:30 - 07:19] Opening Segment

• Billy Keels Introduces himself
• Billy tells Dr. James about himself and one thing that would not be in his bio is that he's a recovering perfectionist.
• Billy talks about enjoying making mistakes and how this helps him to improve.
• Dr. James talks about how being a recovering perfectionist can be a hindrance to growth, and how praising the process can help overcome this.

 

[07:20 - 21:31] Learning Five Languages 

 

• Billy shares that he always moves around and seeing his parents struggle to provide a good education for them it became a motivation for him to learn other languages.
• When he was 26, Billy has already traveled to 58 countries and had experienced selling over the phone in French.
• A failure event led him to apply the same process in learning Spanish. in order to work with a Spanish team. Eventually, he became the manager of the team.

• He shares that his boss offers him an opportunity to work overseas and it’s going to be in Italy
• He took classes at the office and then went to Italy to lead and build the sales team.
• Billy was able to sell in different languages by understanding the cultural context and using his methodology.

 

[21:31 - 28:42] How A Painful Event Helped One Man Become An Excellent Student

 

• Billy’s experience in the dot com bubble and 2008 recession led to a change in his goals, which included becoming financially independent and becoming a better father.
• He became a better student by studying theory and watching videos, listening to podcasts, and reading books.
• In 2008, he lost 33% of the value of his portfolio
• Working overseas and Missing his eldest son's birthday, made Billy realize to aim and own the financial outcomes of his life.

 

• This event caused him to reassess his goals and learn more about financial planning and investing.

[28:42 - 37:20] Successful Journey from Corporate to Self-Employed Millionaire

• How Billy's personal growth and change in priorities led to increased success in his professional life.
• He talks about how he would often sacrifice hours from his day job in order to spend more time with his family.
• After achieving a 48% increase in sales, Billy realized that he has gained control of his financial life and said that he would never go back to a corporate role, He decided to pursue a different path.
• He now works as a successful real estate investor and has never looked back since.

 

[37:21 - 44:29] How Passive Income Work For Billy

• Billy has a very specific process that he goes through to focus on himself, including some silence, meditation, affirmations, visualization, and light exercise.
• He spends time with his children in the morning and starts working from around 4am to 7am.
• He focuses on building a business and generating passive income in order to reduce his taxes.
• He eventually started focusing on helping others achieve their financial goals by providing advice on accredited investors and real estate investing.

 

[44:30 – 49:15] Closing Segment

• Parting Notes

Learn more about Billy Keels by following him on LinkedIn

or visit his website at billykeels.com/

Sponsors:

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

 

• Your Success On-Ramp:https://link.betteryou4u.com/unwebinar

 

• Annual Goal Setting Workbook:https://link.betteryou4u.com/goalsettingworkbook

 

• Schedule a complimentary Introductory Coaching Session

 

• Don’t forget to sign-up for email updates! https://betteryou4u.com/eys-email-update/

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“What is it that I want in life. Do I want to be, living a life in which I'm fooling myself saying I'm doing it all for my family, but I never actually have time to spend with my family or am I really going to make the hard changes? And make the investments to do the things that I need to do to set up the life that I want while continuing to enjoy the life that I have.”  - Dr. James Bryant

 

“If you're clicking and typing in your computer 15, 20 times a day, this is your number to get into the computer. That's what you are doing in a role at a specific company and don't confuse that role with your life.”  - Billy Keels

 

Dionne Douglas is a Senior Engineering Manager at the Kimberly-Clark Chester Mill (KC). She is responsible for developing the talents of her team and driving engineering results across multiple assets within the mill. In addition, Dionne sits on the Mill Leadership Team making her indirectly responsible for the overall mill success. Prior to Kimberly-Clark Dionne worked in varying industries located across the US. She spent time with The Boeing Company building the 747, 767 and 777 airplanes, with Corning, Inc producing high purity fused silica for the semiconductor industry and with Target supporting their distribution centers.

 

Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Dionne earned her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University and her Master of Business Administration in Executive Leadership from the Jack Welsh Management Institute. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and four daughters.

 

 

 

[00:31 – 09:21] Dionne Douglas Talks About Her Journey

Dionne Douglas and Dr. James Bryant went to high school together.

Dionne’s journey has taken her to different parts of the country as an electrical engineer, most recently at Kimberly Clark.

Dionne has experienced difficulties with her transitions especially these workplace has become significant on her growth.

She was really open to work 24/7 despite of being anywhere. With this she had came into realization to manage her time and stop working for the sake of her family

Moving into Engineering Magnament

 

[09:22 – 15:52] From Individual Contributor to Engineering Manager 

Dionne shares If an engineer aims to be a engineering manager he has start mentoring people

most especially in co-op programs, putting a mindset of giving and feedbacking.

Being self-concious and building trust with your colleagues is important.

Making your team understand that you had their best interest in mind.

Dionne also adds to letting them understand not to take things personally and its all about the business. 

 

 

[15:53 – 23:04] Building Trust With Employees

Trust is a two way street letting your team understand where you are coming from and vice versa

Being honest to yourself

Dionne quotes “Don’t become a manager or a leader unless you really care about the people.”

 

[23:05 – 30:28] Closing Segment

 

 

 

Learn more about Dionne Douglas follow her on LinkedIn

 

Sponsors:

 

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

 

Your Success On-Ramp:https://link.betteryou4u.com/unwebinar

 

Annual Goal Setting Workbook:https://link.betteryou4u.com/goalsettingworkbook

 

Schedule a complimentary Introductory Coaching Session

 

Don’t forget to sign-up for email updates! https://betteryou4u.com/eys-email-update/

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“I think it is key when you have a manager in an organization. That says, I am interested in you. I want to develop you into the person that I believe that you can be and that you want to be, and I'm going to help you, whether you become that person in this company or not.”

 – Dr. James Bryant

“Don’t become a manager or a leader unless you really care about the people.”

– Dionne Douglas

Dionne Douglas is a Senior Engineering Manager at the Kimberly-Clark Chester Mill (KC). She is responsible for developing the talents of her team and driving engineering results across multiple assets within the mill. In addition, Dionne sits on the Mill Leadership Team making her indirectly responsible for the overall mill success. Prior to Kimberly-Clark Dionne worked in varying industries located across the US. She spent time with The Boeing Company building the 747, 767 and 777 airplanes, with Corning, Inc producing high purity fused silica for the semiconductor industry and with Target supporting their distribution centers.

 

Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Dionne earned her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University and her Master of Business Administration in Executive Leadership from the Jack Welsh Management Institute. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and four daughters.

 

 

 

[00:31 - 09:21] Dionne Douglas Talks About Her Journey

• Dionne Douglas and Dr. James Bryant went to high school together.
• Dionne’s journey has taken her to different parts of the country as an electrical engineer, most recently at Kimberly Clark.
• Dionne has experienced difficulties with her transitions especially these workplace has become significant on her growth.
• She was really open to work 24/7 despite of being anywhere. With this she had came into realization to manage her time and stop working for the sake of her family
• Moving into Engineering Magnament

 

[09:22 - 15:52] From Individual Contributor to Engineering Manager 

• Dionne shares If an engineer aims to be a engineering manager he has start mentoring people

most especially in co-op programs, putting a mindset of giving and feedbacking.

• Being self-concious and building trust with your colleagues is important.
• Making your team understand that you had their best interest in mind.
• Dionne also adds to letting them understand not to take things personally and its all about the business. 

 

 

[15:53 - 23:04] Building Trust With Employees

• Trust is a two way street letting your team understand where you are coming from and vice versa
• Being honest to yourself
• Dionne quotes “Don’t become a manager or a leader unless you really care about the people.”

 

[23:05 – 30:28] Closing Segment

 

 

 

Learn more about Dionne Douglas follow her on LinkedIn

 

Sponsors:

 

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

 

• Your Success On-Ramp:https://link.betteryou4u.com/unwebinar

 

• Annual Goal Setting Workbook:https://link.betteryou4u.com/goalsettingworkbook

 

• Schedule a complimentary Introductory Coaching Session

 

• Don’t forget to sign-up for email updates! https://betteryou4u.com/eys-email-update/

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“I think it is key when you have a manager in an organization. That says, I am interested in you. I want to develop you into the person that I believe that you can be and that you want to be, and I'm going to help you, whether you become that person in this company or not.”

 - Dr. James Bryant

“Don’t become a manager or a leader unless you really care about the people.”

- Dionne Douglas

Aaron is an ACC-certified coach, the author of The New Generation Leader, and the host of The New Generation Leader podcast. He is a graduate of the University of Richmond and holds a Master of Divinity. Aaron lives in Richmond with his wife and 2 daughters. When he's not coaching leaders, he's coaching the girls' softball teams. 

In this episode Aaron Shares his perspective and takes on how to think as a leader, strengthening the skill sets needed to run a business or organization, we also discuss how the pandemic shifted into a modern workplace and recognize factors a leader should have in today's world. 

 

 

[00:31 – 09:03] Dr. James Bryant's Podcast: Your Success Podcast with Aaron Lee

 

Dr. James Bryant is the host of the engineer, your success podcast, and has a good friend and colleague Aaron Lee on the show.

Aaron Lee is a leadership consultant and has worked with partner organizations to overcome turnover, conflict, and paralysis in their communication collaboration.

One thing that our audience might find interesting about Aaron is that they're not gonna hear this anywhere else.

 

[09:03 – 18:06] Leaders Struggle to Keep Up During the Pandemic

 

Leaders have always been accidental, but the pandemic has changed that.

Before the pandemic, leaders could be accidental because they had enough people to manage and they didn't have to worry about them.

Now, with the pandemic, leaders have to be intentional in their approach to managing their remote teams.

One of the ways leaders can be intentional is by taking steps to be healthy themselves.

 

[18:06 – 26:20] Leaders need to check in with people to ensure a healthy foundation

 

The five factors that leaders should consider when assessing their own performance are sense of purpose, place, provision, personal health, and people.

Individuals' sense of purpose changed during the pandemic, as they were more aware of their purpose in the world.

Physical location is also a significant factor for leaders, as those who are remote may not have access to the same types of resources that those who are in the office do.

Leaders should be aware of how their communication styles are affecting their team's productivity.”

 

[26:21 – 33:00] Closing Segment

 

 

Learn more about Aaron Lee  by visiting his website at newgenerationleader.com

 

 

Sponsors:

 

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

 

Your Success On-Ramp:https://link.betteryou4u.com/unwebinar

 

Annual Goal Setting Workbook:https://link.betteryou4u.com/goalsettingworkbook

 

Schedule a complimentary Introductory Coaching Session

 

Don’t forget to sign-up for email updates! https://betteryou4u.com/eys-email-update/

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“Raising your level of awareness is really key because that eliminates judgment. ” – Dr. James Bryant

 

“What I've recognized is when I slow down and I listen to everybody else, I can put the pieces of all of their perspectives together and make our plan far greater than my plan was if I had just launched into it from the beginning.” – Aaron Lee

Aaron is an ACC-certified coach, the author of The New Generation Leader, and the host of The New Generation Leader podcast. He is a graduate of the University of Richmond and holds a Master of Divinity. Aaron lives in Richmond with his wife and 2 daughters. When he's not coaching leaders, he's coaching the girls' softball teams. 

In this episode Aaron Shares his perspective and takes on how to think as a leader, strengthening the skill sets needed to run a business or organization, we also discuss how the pandemic shifted into a modern workplace and recognize factors a leader should have in today's world. 

 

 

[00:31 - 09:03] Dr. James Bryant's Podcast: Your Success Podcast with Aaron Lee

 

• Dr. James Bryant is the host of the engineer, your success podcast, and has a good friend and colleague Aaron Lee on the show.
• Aaron Lee is a leadership consultant and has worked with partner organizations to overcome turnover, conflict, and paralysis in their communication collaboration.
• One thing that our audience might find interesting about Aaron is that they're not gonna hear this anywhere else.

 

[09:03 - 18:06] Leaders Struggle to Keep Up During the Pandemic

 

• Leaders have always been accidental, but the pandemic has changed that.
• Before the pandemic, leaders could be accidental because they had enough people to manage and they didn't have to worry about them.
• Now, with the pandemic, leaders have to be intentional in their approach to managing their remote teams.
• One of the ways leaders can be intentional is by taking steps to be healthy themselves.

 

[18:06 - 26:20] Leaders need to check in with people to ensure a healthy foundation

 

• The five factors that leaders should consider when assessing their own performance are sense of purpose, place, provision, personal health, and people.
• Individuals' sense of purpose changed during the pandemic, as they were more aware of their purpose in the world.
• Physical location is also a significant factor for leaders, as those who are remote may not have access to the same types of resources that those who are in the office do.
• Leaders should be aware of how their communication styles are affecting their team's productivity."

 

[26:21 – 33:00] Closing Segment

 

 

Learn more about Aaron Lee  by visiting his website at newgenerationleader.com

 

 

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Important Resources to Note:

 

• Your Success On-Ramp:https://link.betteryou4u.com/unwebinar

 

• Annual Goal Setting Workbook:https://link.betteryou4u.com/goalsettingworkbook

 

• Schedule a complimentary Introductory Coaching Session

 

• Don’t forget to sign-up for email updates! https://betteryou4u.com/eys-email-update/

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“Raising your level of awareness is really key because that eliminates judgment. ” - Dr. James Bryant

 

“What I've recognized is when I slow down and I listen to everybody else, I can put the pieces of all of their perspectives together and make our plan far greater than my plan was if I had just launched into it from the beginning.” - Aaron Lee

 

James Golden got his start within the world of business, consulting, and entrepreneurship at the age of 19. What started as a part-time job has turned into a 23-year career and passion for helping municipalities across the US to save taxpayer dollars, maximize their annual budget and increase the conditions of their roadways.

 

When he is not advocating for roadway preservation, James enjoys helping others in the constant pursuit of becoming the best version of themselves through his “Good to Golden” podcasting, a personal and group coaching initiative.

 

 

[00:00 – 07:46] Opening Segment

James shares his story of how he became an engineer and founded a company that provides data-driven solutions for roadway deterioration and improvement.

Backstory includes playing baseball in high school and coaching kids, which helped him make connections in the engineering and pavement management spaces.

How James took action and became a field employee for a payment management group, eventually becoming the CEO. Through his experiences, he has developed expertise in the field that has helped him succeed in his current career.

 

[07:46 – 14:31] When you raise your level of awareness, you can see potholes and other issues earlier

When you are aware, you can see areas where you want to grow and make course corrections.

The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill is for roadways and will only be a band-aid unless preventive maintenance is done.

People face the same issues as engineers, just in different areas.

Engineers are good communicators to other engineers and people that are in their technical area.

 

[14:31 – 22:02] How Technology Is Helping Engineers Solve Political Problems

Engineers play an important role in the delivery of solutions to problems and can help translate technical solutions into a format that is understandable by those who make decisions.

Younger engineers face similar challenges when trying to translate their technical solutions into a format that is understandable by those who make decisions up the food chain.

Machine learning can be used to help identify distress in roadways and other infrastructure, and can provide valuable information to those who make decisions about how to best use these resources.

 

[22:02 – 29:26] Becoming The Best Version of Yourself by Measuring your Success

Success is not a one-size fits, and it's a journey, not a destination.

To achieve success, you need to grow in different areas of your life.

James has one way to measure success by correlating it to finding the volume of the mass

Length x Width x Height

Height is your personal development

Width is your growing your network

Length or Depth is how and where you use this acquired knowledge 

You should also be striving for success in all areas of your life.

 

 

 

[29:273 – 33:35] Closing Segment

 

Learn more about James Golden by visiting his website at jamesgolden.me

or listen to his show, The Golden Hour at apple podcast 

 

Sponsors:

 

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

 

Your Success On-Ramp:https://link.betteryou4u.com/unwebinar

 

Annual Goal Setting Workbook:https://link.betteryou4u.com/goalsettingworkbook

 

Schedule a complimentary Introductory Coaching Session

 

Don’t forget to sign-up for email updates! https://betteryou4u.com/eys-email-update/

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“When your friend is saying, I don't know why they touched the Mustang. Well, they didn't touch your Mustang. Your Mustang is in the past, but for someone that's coming up in the future, their Mustang is in front of them. And that's what they're designing this for.” – Dr. James Bryant

“What can be measured, can be improved.” – James Golden

“I think we'll have to realize that success is not a destination. it’s a journey.” – James Golden

 

 

James Golden got his start within the world of business, consulting, and entrepreneurship at the age of 19. What started as a part-time job has turned into a 23-year career and passion for helping municipalities across the US to save taxpayer dollars, maximize their annual budget and increase the conditions of their roadways.

 

When he is not advocating for roadway preservation, James enjoys helping others in the constant pursuit of becoming the best version of themselves through his "Good to Golden" podcasting, a personal and group coaching initiative.

 

 

[00:00 - 07:46] Opening Segment

• James shares his story of how he became an engineer and founded a company that provides data-driven solutions for roadway deterioration and improvement.
• Backstory includes playing baseball in high school and coaching kids, which helped him make connections in the engineering and pavement management spaces.
• How James took action and became a field employee for a payment management group, eventually becoming the CEO. Through his experiences, he has developed expertise in the field that has helped him succeed in his current career.

 

[07:46 - 14:31] When you raise your level of awareness, you can see potholes and other issues earlier

• When you are aware, you can see areas where you want to grow and make course corrections.
• The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill is for roadways and will only be a band-aid unless preventive maintenance is done.
• People face the same issues as engineers, just in different areas.
• Engineers are good communicators to other engineers and people that are in their technical area.

 

[14:31 - 22:02] How Technology Is Helping Engineers Solve Political Problems

• Engineers play an important role in the delivery of solutions to problems and can help translate technical solutions into a format that is understandable by those who make decisions.
• Younger engineers face similar challenges when trying to translate their technical solutions into a format that is understandable by those who make decisions up the food chain.
• Machine learning can be used to help identify distress in roadways and other infrastructure, and can provide valuable information to those who make decisions about how to best use these resources.

 

[22:02 - 29:26] Becoming The Best Version of Yourself by Measuring your Success

• Success is not a one-size fits, and it's a journey, not a destination.
• To achieve success, you need to grow in different areas of your life.
• James has one way to measure success by correlating it to finding the volume of the mass
• Length x Width x Height
• Height is your personal development
• Width is your growing your network
• Length or Depth is how and where you use this acquired knowledge 
• You should also be striving for success in all areas of your life.

 

 

 

[29:273 – 33:35] Closing Segment

 

Learn more about James Golden by visiting his website at jamesgolden.me

or listen to his show, The Golden Hour at apple podcast 

 

Sponsors:

 

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

 

• Your Success On-Ramp:https://link.betteryou4u.com/unwebinar

 

• Annual Goal Setting Workbook:https://link.betteryou4u.com/goalsettingworkbook

 

• Schedule a complimentary Introductory Coaching Session

 

• Don’t forget to sign-up for email updates! https://betteryou4u.com/eys-email-update/

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“When your friend is saying, I don't know why they touched the Mustang. Well, they didn't touch your Mustang. Your Mustang is in the past, but for someone that's coming up in the future, their Mustang is in front of them. And that's what they're designing this for.” - Dr. James Bryant

“What can be measured, can be improved.” - James Golden

“I think we'll have to realize that success is not a destination. it’s a journey.” - James Golden