by Tracy Thomason | Apr 23, 2019 | Leadership
Leaders in every industry need to be communicators. In the engineering world, it’s especially important since failures to communicate can derail expensive projects and potentially even cause physical harm to people. Learning to speak up will make you a better leader...
by Tracy Thomason | Apr 16, 2019 | Leadership
Leaders in every industry need to be communicators. In the engineering world, it’s especially important since failures to communicate can derail expensive projects and potentially even cause physical harm to people. Learning to speak up will make you a better leader...
by Tracy Thomason | Apr 2, 2019 | Leadership
I’m pretty sure my wife can attest to the fact that I often jump in with the answer before she’s finished explaining the problem. You’d think I would have learned to stop and listen by now but sometimes I’m slow. As engineers, we often find ourselves explaining...
by Tracy Thomason | Mar 28, 2019 | Leadership
As engineers, we produce innovative new products. We solve difficult problems through the application of science and math. We employ critical thinking to figure out how things work and make it possible for others to live simpler or more efficient lives because of our...
by Tracy Thomason | Mar 20, 2019 | Leadership
Employee engagement, the elusive force that motivates employees to higher levels of performance, is on the rise in the United States. According to Gallup (August 2018), actively engaged employees are at their highest levels since before 2000. And actively disengaged...
by Tracy Thomason | Feb 26, 2019 | Leadership
Annual reviews are just around the corner at my office and I received the standardized list of performance factors. I’m proud of my team. They look good on these lists. However, the most remarkable members of my team don’t stand out on these uniform HR reports. Below...
