The Happy Engineer | Career Success for Engineering Leadership

What is the one skill that non-engineers identify as critical for engineering leaders to improve? The most common answer is communication. Communication skills are critical to your success, and today we give you the exact 3 tools you need to succeed.   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the...

Are you working in your zone of indifference, zone of potential, or zone of genius? What's the difference?   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclusively for engineering leaders looking to build your career, balance your...

How will you prepare for a future with artificial intelligence? What does Brazilian Jiu Jitsu have to teach you about engineering? How many engineers does the world need right now?   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclu...

If timing is everything, when is the right time? How do you show up as yourself in your career? What is the power of perspective?    Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclusively for engineering leaders looking to build yo...

You ask the questions, and host Zach White answers! Enjoy the fifth edition of our fan-favorite Q&A series.   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclusively for engineering leaders looking to build your career, balance your...

What do you really want? How can you get it? Who can help you along the way?   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclusively for engineering leaders looking to build your career, balance your life, and BE HAPPY!   ========...

How can any engineer build a $1 million dollar business in 3 years or less? What does it take? Is now the time?   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclusively for engineering leaders looking to build your career, balance...

** Trigger Warning ** Today's episode contains dialogue not suitable for children and which may trigger some adults. This content, suicidal ideation, is brief yet vivid, between time stamps 18:12 to 21:16. Listener discretion is advised.   ============================   Authentic Happiness. Effortless Success. Does that sound like something you want? Okay we all do… but HOW?   Read the full episod...

Why does college miss the mark on helping engineers build successful careers? Do career plans matter? Which career building skills are most important today?   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclusively for engineering l...

Why do we fail to reach our goals? Is a lack of desire the real problem? How do you design habits that last?   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclusively for engineering leaders looking to build your career, balance you...

You just got shot in the head. What do you do next? Our guest today completely shocked me with how he handled this exact situation.   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclusively for engineering leaders looking to build y...

Do you want to start your own business? Are you afraid to go out on your own? If you already have, would you like to avoid a $1 million dollar mistake?   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclusively for engineering leader...

Are you memorable? What kind of first impression do you leave? Is it aligned to what you value most?   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   MOST POPULAR LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclusively for engineering leaders looking to build your career, balance your life,...

How was 2022? For you personally, did you live up to your full potential this year? What did you learn?   Read the full episode summary below.   ============================   Important Links for Happy Engineers:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > APPLY NOW for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive program exclusively for engineering leaders looking to build your career, bala...

Have you experienced BURNOUT? Are you there now? Why are more engineers than ever before feeling burned out?   In this episode, you will meet the Chief Burnout Officer himself, Michael Levitt.  Previously a leading healthcare executive managing $2 billion dollar budgets, he is now a global thought leader on workplace culture.     Michael experienced a massive burnout of his own in 2009, where over...

Want to be a legend? How strong are you?   Not just your physical muscles. Your heart muscles? Your mind muscles? Your soul muscles?   In this episode, meet a man who knows how important it is to do the work and strengthen your whole person, the Legendary CEO, Tommy Breedlove.   While living a "Wolf of Wall Street" life, Tommy woke up flat on his back, lying in a ditch half-dressed, unsure how he...

Why me? Why do I have to be different? Why is life not fair?   If you've ever asked a question like that in your life, then you are going to deeply connect with our powerful conversation.   In this episode, the amazing Jessica Cox brings a message that you will never forget. Before I tell you why Jessica grew up asking these questions with frustration and anger, let me tell you that Jessica is now...

You ask the questions, and host Zach White answers! Enjoy the fourth edition of our fan-favorite Q&A series.   In this episode, you asked me about what to do when you have a micromanaging boss (who kills your motivation), and how to provide bigger value to the company (when your boss has no projects for you to tackle right now).   Thank you to Hadi, a Principal Engineer in Aerospace, and Sean, a S...

Do you struggle with analysis-paralysis? Overthinking?   Engineering leaders thrive on intelligence… But what do you do when you are stuck in your head?   In this episode, you will see what extreme intelligence combined with extraordinary heartfelt emotion looks like in my good friend, Dr. Daniel Harner.   Some people call Dr. Harner a psycho-spiritual mentor, therapist, healer, spiritual guide, w...

Have you experienced a major setback in life?   Today our guest will show you how to turn that setback into a setup for your future.   How will you create your life today? How will you create others around you? How will you create the world?   In this episode, you will meet an incredible coach who works with country superstars like Tim McGraw and top brands in the world like the NBA. The amazing P...

What does it really look like to "go green" in your industry?   How is sustainability changing the landscape of the work you do every day?  More importantly, how are the trends going to change what that looks like over the next decade?   In this episode, discover how leadership in energy and environmental design goes beyond the four walls of construction and civil engineering with CEO of Green Bui...

How do you feel about winning?   Is winning a result?   My guest today said NO.   In this episode, you will hear from peak performance junkie and world-renown coach, James Reid (known as J.R.), that winning is a LIFESTYLE.   J.R. has helped hundreds of professional athletes, top executives, and hungry entrepreneurs to reach their highest potential. He reminds us that you can't build an empire if y...

You've heard about the Great Resignation, but what are the long term impacts of this shift in the workplace?   How is this impacting your company, or your own career path?   Why are leading experts saying this is quickly becoming the Great Regret?   In this episode, I'm honored to welcome back an incredible coach, CEO, and dear friend, Kon Apostolopoulos. We answer these questions and more based o...

What will people remember about you when you're gone? What impact are you making through your work and life?   Will anybody care?   In this episode, we get into the powerful turnaround story of Aaron Walker, affectionately known as "Big A." He has founded more than a dozen companies over the past 42 years and has appeared on more than 2000 podcast interviews! After this episode, you'll understand...

Is having a personal brand and building influence through your digital reputation important as an engineering leader?   What is personal branding anyway, and why does it matter?   In this episode, meet the most interesting man at the barbeque, Erik Cabral. He is an expert in branding and will answer these questions and more in our conversation.   We talk about why every engineering leader needs to...