In this episode, I discuss the value of disconnecting and getting away. Disrupting your normal work habits to make time and space to think deeply can yield wonderful results in terms of generating new and innovative ideas. Everyone needs time away from the office.

In today’s episode, we talk about the life-changing magic of saying no - the most powerful word in your professional vocabulary.

In this episode, I explore the difference between management and leadership and explain how engineers can lead at any stage in their career. I also give concrete examples of how you can lead no matter what career stage you're in.

In this episode, we relaunch the podcast and tell you a bit about what to expect in the coming weeks.

In this podcast/ blog post, you’ll hear all about the formula that I’ve developed over the last decade to really improve my productivity as an engineer. It uses a three-tiered approach that makes it different from most of the strategies you read about today. Below, I list the links that I mention throughout the show […]

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Engineering and Leadership podcast! This episode digs into why understanding money is incredibly important for engineers, and goes into the most important thing to know about money. It would be great to get your feedback on the show. Please leave a comment at the end of the show notes […]

In the show today, I go through the five top reasons you need to love your job.

The five reasons are:

1. At least a half of your waking hours spent at work, so it would be good to actually enjoy that time.

2. It will be very difficult for you to invest in your career if you don’t love your work.

3. You’ll never be truly great at what you do if you don’t love your work.

4. People who aren’t into their work don’t get promotions

5. Most importantly, you won’t feel fulfilled.

Welcome to the second episode of the Engineering and Leadership podcast! This episode covers whether it is better to become a manager or a technical specialist as you move forward in your career as an engineer. I cover the pros and cons of each path and help you decide which might be best for you.

Well, I've gone and done it and started a podcast. This is the very first episode of the Engineering and Leadership Podcast. In this episode, I introduce the show, and share 5 productivity hacks that I use to squeeze more out of my week than the average engineer.