The Impactful Engineer - Mentorship, Career Growth, and Personal & Professional Excellence for Aspiring Engineers

Let's talk a little bit about how our habits are stabbing us in the back and how we will see the way forward much faster by breaking them if they don't serve us. Your great habits could holding you back, especially this one.  ***************************************************************************************** Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Project's purpose is to...

This is a short presentation I gave to the team at work to stir up some thoughts around delegation and challenge those thoughts that don't serve us. This is a solid reminder of the power of delegation and why you should consider it as an excellent tool, but also as a necessary growth lever as well. ***************************************************************************************** Let&a...

A short conversation Steve and I had around setting expectations with suppliers and vendors (but really in any scenario) to help everyone win.  ***************************************************************************************** Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Project's purpose is to bring awareness, access, success, and mentorship to all new and aspiring engineers. But it...

How do we achieve true work-life balance at the end of the year and propel us into the New Year at the same time?  ***************************************************************************************** Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Project's purpose is to bring awareness, access, success, and mentorship to all new and aspiring engineers. But it doesn't stop there. What...

In this episode, we are joined by Shailvi Wakhlu, a seasoned expert in the tech industry with 17 years of experience, now working with teams to increase profits, productivity, and performance. Former executive at Strava, Shailvi delves into the crucial topic of self-advocacy, exploring its significance in the engineering realm. She emphasizes defining clear action plans and goals, building self-aw...

Jake Kennington is our guest for this episode of The Impactful Engineer. Do you have someone you look up to or have admiration for, or that you aspire to be? They just seem to have what you want, or are doing things you want to do, and seem to do it despite some the reasons you give for not being able to (ouch, but stay with me). Why is that? What makes them able to do so? Jake breaks it down and...

Jake covers a different take on debt. Debt in your career. How do we get ahead of the interest we are accruing and pay it down? Enjoy! ***************************************************************************************** Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Project's purpose is to bring awareness, access, success, and mentorship to all new and aspiring engineers. But it doesn&apo...

Steve and I discuss why not getting enough face time will always be an anchor to your career progress. Enjoy! ***************************************************************************************** Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Project's purpose is to bring awareness, access, success, and mentorship to all new and aspiring engineers. But it doesn't stop there. What we t...

Jake covers how this concept will have a huge effect on your own path and ability to boost the team's success.  Enjoy! ***************************************************************************************** Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Project's purpose is to bring awareness, access, success, and mentorship to all new and aspiring engineers. But it doesn't stop th...

Steve and I remind you that every single project you work on has a huge impact on where your career will go. We cover the common pitfall most engineers make in their mindset when looking to be on the project teams that "get the best projects." Enjoy! ***************************************************************************************** Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Pro...

Steve and I reflect a little bit about some of the things you may be doing in your engineering career that are working against you. Subtle, but that have a huge impact.  Enjoy! ***************************************************************************************** Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Project's purpose is to bring awareness, access, success, and mentorship to all ne...

In this episode, we hosted Monte Pedersen from CDA Group, a prominent figure known for his expertise in strategic execution and leadership. With a rich background that includes a successful 30-year career in service management, Monte transitioned to strategy execution to address the commoditization within his industry. He has spent the last eight years focusing on bridging the gap between strategy...

Jim Schafer is with Nenni & Associates, a specialized recruiting firm working with engineers and executives of all experience levels, specifically in the energy sector for the built environment. His podcast, The Building Efficiency Podcast, is a top tier show highlighting some of the best leaders in the built environment and building efficiency space. Hear how this recruiting specialist and a...

Steve delves into the importance of adaptability and flexibility in an engineering career. Drawing inspiration from Mike Tyson's quote about plans and unexpected challenges, Steve discusses how rigidity in thinking can hinder progress. He shares insights on handling criticism and the necessity of pivoting when facing project setbacks or unexpected career developments, such as promotions with...

Where you spend your energy will dictate how much control & influence you have over your career and your life. Your ability to consciously dictate where your energy flows will have a huge impact on your career. Audit where you are spending your energy and watch as you become more and more influential and an active participant in your career and personal development.  Enjoy! *******************...

Want to instantly become more visible within your company? Want to improve yourself? Learn to receive feedback. For engineers, feedback is so hard. Overcome the typical stereotypes, and unlock a great culture within your team and the organization. If there is a structure for feedback already in place, enhance it and take advantage of it for the benefit for you and everyone else. This is especially...

In this episode, I cover something that really unlocked my ability to move the needle on my engineering career. It led other discoveries as well, including the need to prioritize, not just work straight through what's in front me. I invite you to listen and start discovering for yourself the power of this mindset/tactic. It will be tough at first, but then you'll discover how much you we...

In this episode, we discuss how you can accelerate your career and your experience through unreasonably high levels of preparation. Specifically, we talk about the process of creating operating procedures for yourself which drives understanding and lessens stress while at the same time helps you stand out in the minds of the other more experience engineers. This works at all levels of your career,...

In this episode, Jake discusses the fact that high performing engineers begin to master their next role before the opportunity arises to take said next role. Doing this while also maintaining a high level of achievement in your current role does not include adding more hours to your work day. It's something completely different.  Enjoy! ********************************************************...

In this episode Jake covers his recommendations for those egnineers just starting out or for those managing engineers just starting out. This episode's topic centers around a couple of things you can do to immediately shine in the beginner's role and that are crucial additions to a high achiever's playbook. Enjoy! *********************************************************************...

In this episode, Steve and I rapid fire some hot topics and give you our persepctive from our combined nearly 30 years experience as career engineers in two different engineering fields. This episode covers getting a job, rising through the ranks, how to appear online, and much more. All centered around giving you the edge in your career. Enjoy! ****************************************************...

Let's talk about pairing people's strengths and weaknesses in order to win. This can happen at all levels of the business and your engineering career. It's one of those tactics that can lead to decreased frustration and friction in getting the work done. Do more work in less time with increased efficiency by deploying this properly.  *************************************************...

Most things that happen in your engineering career are not unique to your situation. Also, they are constantly occurring and changing with or without your conscious awareness. Will you become aware of these things and influence them to your benefit or will you just allow them to happen and the result "is what it is?" ***********************************************************************...

We met with talent acquisition specialists from Klein Tools to discuss their experience with hiring 0-5+ year level engineers. If you are in that category, or are involved in the process of hiring engineers in that experience range, this is a good conversation to listen in on. Meghan Pankow and Emily Gatons are the people on the front lines going to career fairs, screening applicants, and scouring...

Please allow Steve to clear this one up in this short but impactful episode with a strong message.   ***************************************************************************************** Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Project's purpose is to bring awareness, access, success, and mentorship to all new and aspiring engineers. But it doesn't stop there. What we talk about...