Zach White

The Happy Engineer | Career Success for Engineering Leadership

Business EN ↓ 219 episodes

The Happy Engineer helps engineering leaders reach the next level without suffering burnout - because success without fulfillment is failure. You will discover how to redefine work/life balance and lead with purpose, while accelerating your next promotion. Bring a growth mindset, engineers... It's time for personal development before technical development, emotional intelligence (EQ) before IQ, and coaching to crush your comfort zone! If you find yourself asking questions like these, then this show is for you:* How do I decide between a technical career path or management? Can I ever go back?*...

Author

Zach White

Category

Business

Podcast website

oasisofcourage.com

Latest episode

Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

168: What Every Engineer Ought to Know About Middle Management with Jason Gallaugher | VP of Engineering 13.05.2024

Do you need a roadmap into, or OUT of, engineering middle management? You're not alone.   These are some of the toughest jobs in your career, in some ways harder than being Vice President.   So listen now for how to win as an engineering manager!!   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering car...

167: You Don't Have to Be John Maxwell to Be a Great Leader 06.05.2024

Are you getting lost in leadership theories without seeing real changes in your team?   Listen now and shift from concepts to action!   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immed...

166: Get Rid of Toxic Work Culture Once and For All with Anese Cavanaugh | Award-Winning Author 29.04.2024

Toxic culture. Toxic positivity. Toxic bosses. Toxic (fill-in-the-blank).   Engineering leaders are faced with toxicity in forms we didn't even have labels for 20 years ago.   Listen now for a simple solution to the culture crisis at work!   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1...

165: WARNING - Your Memory is Worse Than You Think 22.04.2024

Engineering managers have high IQ, and great memories.  But, has your memory trapped you in the comfort zone of "I already know that..." ???   Listen now and don't forget it!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply imm...

164: Create the Exact Job You Want with Jonathan Boyer | Principal Mechanical Engineer 15.04.2024

Is it possible to find a job totally aligned with your deepest passions in engineering and leadership?   What if it were possible to create that job from scratch?    Listen up, because my guest proves you can!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational developme...

163: The Secret of Escaping Stagnation at Work 08.04.2024

Are you ready to break free from the cycle of stagnation and pursue greatness?    Tap to DOWNLOAD my toolkit: How Pain and Pleasure Can Change Your Results   https://lifestyleengineering.oasisofcourage.com/ pleasure   Listen now and get unstuck in your career!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Care...

162: Change Your Life in 8 Steps with Dave Albin | Firewalk Captain for Tony Robbins 01.04.2024

You can radically transform your life in 8 steps. I'm not talking about an 8 step program.    I'm talking about 8 literal steps, in just 4 seconds.   It's time to walk on FIRE!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can...

161: How Asking an Obvious Question Made Me $30K in One Day 25.03.2024

Are you leaving untapped potential in your career by not asking the right questions?   Tap to DOWNLOAD my free Workbook: How to Influence & Get What You Want At Work (Powerful Questions for Engineering Managers), and start asking better questions https://lifestyleengineering.oasisofcourage.com/powerfulquestions   Listen now to discover how to become a more influential leader.   ===================...

160: Build a Legacy You Can Be Proud Of with Shawn Dalcour & Keshia Robinson 18.03.2024

Nothing is impossible. We all need to be reminded and encouraged to act as if we believe it.   Today's conversation will do that and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can check, score, and apply immediately t...

159: Who Else Wants More Energy at Work? 11.03.2024

Are you ever tired when you get home from work? The key is not time management, it's ENERGY management.    Tap to DOWNLOAD the free Strong Mind - Strong Body Checklist, part of our New Career Acceleration Scorecard for Engineering Managers!   Listen now to become a true SME - Sleep, Move, and Eat!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your eng...

158: How to Minimize Regret and Maximize Success with Omar Halabieh | Tech Director at Amazon Payment Services 04.03.2024

What does it take to be a Director of Engineering? Where do most managers fall short? How can you maximize your success without regret?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can...

157: Learn to Say More with Less Words | Executive Communication 26.02.2024

Want to project authority and decisiveness in your communication?     Tap to DOWNLOAD the free 10X-Habits Checklist, part of our New Career Acceleration Scorecard for Engineering Managers!   Listen now to discover one of the most critical habits in your communication!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineer...

156: Why Some Engineers Should Definitely Start a Consulting Business with Jay Aigner 19.02.2024

Should you leave your job and start a consulting business? What does it take to succeed if you do?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can check, score, and apply immediately...

155: Get Rid of Sleazy Networking Once and For All 12.02.2024

Are your networking efforts leaving you feeling empty rather than fulfilled?    Tap to DOWNLOAD the free Re-Think Networking Checklist, part of our New Career Acceleration Scorecard for Engineering Managers!   Listen now to discover how to easily enhance your network!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineer...

154: Here is a Method to Make Career Fulfillment a GAME with Jay Abbasi | CEO & Career Consultant 05.02.2024

How can a GAME help you find more fulfillment and balance in your career?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at...

153: How to Master the Calendar and Get More Done 29.01.2024

Struggling to balance your engineering career and personal life? Ever felt overwhelmed by your to-do list? Discover the secrets to mastering your calendar in my latest podcast episode. Can you afford to miss it?   Tap to DOWNLOAD the free Calendar Mastery Checklist, part of our New Career Acceleration Scorecard for Engineering Managers!   Listen now to discover how to reclaim your time!   ========...

152: Biggest Lie Blocking Happiness is Everywhere with Eric Nehrlich | Chief of Staff @ Google | Executive Coach 22.01.2024

If your boss asks you to work the weekend in the middle of a forest and nobody is around to hear it, do you still have to do it? What do you do when it feels like you don't have a choice?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … fou...

151: Forget Work-Life Balance If You Want to Be Happy | Master the Wheel of Life 15.01.2024

Tap to DOWNLOAD the free Wheel of Life Workbook!     Forget Work-Life balance.    Listen now to discover Whole-Life balance and how to create it!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and exc...

150: Victory Over Imposter Syndrome and Burnout with Jimmy Burroughes | International Coach | Author 08.01.2024

How do you beat burnout? Imposter syndrome? What does it take to ignite peak performance?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand...

149: Promotion Playbook Yearly Rhythm | My Signature System to Align and Accelerate Results in 2024 01.01.2024

Download the pdf workbook and slides for The Playbook Yearly Rhythm™️ at no cost.   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LI...

148: Vision Plus Emotion Equals Creation with Steve Gamlin | Vision Board Master | Stand-Up Comedian 28.12.2023

Do you want more from your life and career? You have the tools. You just need to sharpen them, and that begins with your vision.   Listen now and discover this key to growth!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can c...

147: Blissful Balance and Happy Hustle 2.0 with Cary Jack | Author | Entrepreneur | Coach | New Dad 21.12.2023

Are you living in Blissful Balance? How do you feel about last year? What would you like to change for the year ahead? How can you keep your whole life in balance?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development ac...

146: Practical Optimism Leads to A+ Careers with Ken Schmitt | CEO at TurningPoint Executive Search | Author 14.12.2023

Does optimism help you or hurt you in an engineering career? What question should you never ask when networking? Where are the best jobs found right now?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and...

145: Secret Guide to Communicating with Business Teams with Chris Fenning | Award-Winning Author of The First Minute 07.12.2023
144: Why Not All Readers are Leaders | 3 Big Mistakes Engineers Make in the Habit of Reading Books 04.12.2023

Tap to DOWNLOAD a summary of Zach's personal library favorites!   If "leaders are readers" how can reading make you into a leader?    Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immed...

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