Most engineers trying to create alignment are optimizing the output without understanding the inputs. This episode breaks influence down as a system with three inputs: sequencing context before conclusions, lowering the cost of dissent, and ensuring every exchange ends with clear movement. Using a controls engineering story that will feel familiar to anyone who’s ever run a pre-shutdown meeting, Chris unpacks why the same engineer, the same plan, and the same room can produce two completely different outcomes  -  and why the difference isn’t persuasion skill. It’s system design 

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Re:Engineered is a podcast for engineers and technical professionals navigating the shift from technical excellence to leadership responsibility.

Hosted by Chris Stasiuk, a professional engineer with over 25 years in engineering consulting and leadership roles, the show treats leadership, communication, and decision-making as systems to understand — not personality traits to fake. No buzzwords. No corporate theater. Just clear thinking about how technical people actually lead.

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