Her Engineering Career Podcast

Here's the intro for my upcoming Miniseries on women engineers, the bosses they work for and the organizations that support them.

As an engineer you love being in the details. But as you move up into leadership you'll be more focused on the big picture. In this episode you'll learn what it means to have a big picture mindset and all the ways it benefits you.

You're very familiar with that imposter feeling. When you're fooled into thinking you're not who you really are. It's a common malady for women in engineering. This episode teaches you how to overcome imposter syndrome. Listen in to learn the 4-step cure.

Your job is going well. You're doing fine in your engineering career. But maybe there should be more to it. This episode teaches you how to own your career. To lead yourself along a meaningful path. So you can have an impactful career that brings you joy.

You tend to focus more on career failures than your successes. And you often hear yourself saying you can't do it. This episode reminds you that you can. And teaches you 3 practices for strengthening confidence in your engineering career.

You have a real connection with your workplace. And you love your job because of it. But turns out your employer doesn't always have your best interests in mind.  This episode will help you understand that disconnect. And learn to support the mission while still advancing your engineering career.

Your engineering career is very productive right now. You're always in motion. But you wonder if your work is actually fulfilling - or just busy.  This episode gives you the formula for making your unique contribution, so you can move beyond busy-ness to career fulfillment. 

You often find that your message isn't getting across at work.  You think you've explained yourself quite well.  When in fact you haven't communicated clearly enough. In this episode learn the do's and don'ts of communicating with more clarity in your engineering job. And all the ways you'll benefit from doing so.

Looming project deadlines are one of the challenges you face in your engineering job. Your schedule slips. The work is delayed. And the whole project seems daunting.  But you have more options than you think. In this episode you'll learn 10 ways to ease the pressure of your project deadlines.

You're hoping for opportunities to come your way in your engineering career. It'll be great when, someday,  key connections or job possibilities get handed to you. But it takes a little more effort and intention on your part. In this episode you'll learn how to be aware of opportunity and maneuver yourself to take advantage of it.