Systems Engineer, Podcast Host, Management and Leadership Nerd.
Final Reminder (I promise!!)
Our Productivity for Engineering Managers course is half price until tonight at 11:59 PM (ET) for the first 50 students.
Sign up here: https://loom.ly/047Koc0
Coupon code: PRODUCTIVITY50
If you've been on the fence, now's your last chance to take advantage of the sale!
Before you run off to enjoy your weekend, I wanted to send a short note to remind you that if you’re thinking about signing up for our Productivity for Engineering Managers course, there’s not much time left…
The course is half price until tonight at 11:59 PM (ET) for the first 50 students.
Sign up here: https://loom.ly/047Koc0
Coupon code: PRODUCTIVITY50
If you’ve been on the fence, now is the time to take action - invest in yourself and learn a better way of working.
This is just a quick note to remind you that my Productivity for Engineering Managers course is selling for half price until tonight at 11:59 PM (ET) for the first 50 students.
After that, the price will go up by almost $300 US.
The Productivity for Engineering Managers course is designed to teach you everything you need to find balance in your work, establish clear priorities, and get things done. I show the same methods that I’ve developed throughout my own career as an engineering manager in some of the most complex programs in the world.
If you’ve been thinking about enrolling, today’s the day! You can still be one of the first fifty students who enrol and use the code PRODUCTIVITY50 to get the course for half price.
You can sign up for the course using this link:
https://loom.ly/047Koc0
⏳ Early-bird Pricing for Productivity for Engineering Managers Course Expiring Soon
I just wanted to send a quick nudge today because the early-bird pricing that I’m offering to the Engineering & Leadership community is expiring tomorrow - at 11:59 PM (ET) on Friday, March 11, to be precise.
The first fifty students who enrol in PEM can use the code PRODUCTIVITY50 to take advantage of the pricing. After that, the code expires.
You can sign up for the course using this link: https://loom.ly/p6LzUyE
The course is designed specifically to help overworked, overwhelmed engineering managers and leaders take control of their time, learn to prioritize, and find balance.
Best of all? The course only takes a couple hours each week, and you can watch the videos whenever you like, wherever you like.
As always, if you have any questions about the course, or anything else for that matter, just hit reply to this email and fire away. I would love to hear from you.
Three Critical Considerations for Managing International Engineering Teams
Managing international teams is incredibly difficult. Today, Pamela Kellert shares her insights into how to better manage international teams.
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ICYMI: Over the last few weeks, we launched a free three-video series on productivity for engineering managers.
We're working on a bonus fourth video but in the meantime, you can check out the series here:
https://loom.ly/vbcLZHw
This is the first video of a free three-part series on productivity for engineering managers. The first video covers becoming effective – the most important element of productivity.
Tomorrow evening, Perry and I will be hosting a free webinar on the challenges and opportunities (yes, there ARE opportunities) of the Great Resignation. We'd love to have you out!
You can register here: https://loom.ly/qV3JOFw
Earlier this month, I had the great fortune of joining Isaac Oakeson of the Civil Engineering Academy on his CEA Podcast for a discussion on making engineers good managers. Isaac was a fantastic host, and the conversation was a lot of fun. His show is must-listen for civil engineers.
https://loom.ly/HRaMFVM
This week, Ralf Specht's book Building Corporate Soul will be released. Ralf has some incredible insights to share on the importance of soul within an organization that can be applied in any industry. He was also an awesome guest on the Engineering & Leadership podcast earlier this month.
I would highly encourage all leaders to have a look at Ralf's work.
You can check out the episode here: https://loom.ly/rTk7Vss
Or have a look at the book here: https://loom.ly/PfrgqCw
Many of us know how to set goals, work towards them, and work efficiently.
That is, of course, until the (ahem) excrement hits the rotating air diffuser...
When that happens, we slip into panic mode and all our old, ineffective work habits come back to rear their ugly heads.
The result? Our productivity plummets. We work longer hours yet somehow get less done.
In my third video on productivity for engineering managers, I cover three important skills engineering managers need to *sustain* their productivity over the long run (even when work is nuts).
Check out the video here: https://loom.ly/oe3MFpg
Once you've watched it, I would love to know what you thought. Leave a comment here or right on the video page to reach out.
In this third video on productivity for engineering managers, I cover systems that can be used to sustain productivity over the long run.
If you're like the engineering leaders I work with, you're feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and on the verge of burnout.
To help, I've launched a three-part video series on productivity for engineering managers. We just released the second video, which gives three concrete ideas on how to improve your efficiency as a leader.
https://loom.ly/3ZxC2kw
Engineering managers everywhere are looking for more control over their work, better work-life balance, and less stress.
To that end, I'm launching a three-part video series on productivity for engineering managers. You can check out the first video for free here:
https://loom.ly/dKUVFY4
***Quick Favour and an Announcement***
Hey there!
I’m really close to wrapping up my long-awaited productivity course for engineering managers. I’ll be releasing it later in February. But before I do, I have a couple questions I’d like to ask you. Could you help me out?
You can answer the questions here (and get a little more detail on the productivity course) at this link:
https://loom.ly/hpP3Azw
Thanks so much!
Pat
Hi there, I'm very close to finishing my long-awaited Productivity for Engineers Managers course. I'm planning on launching it in February. The course will be entirely focused on helping engineering managers improve their productivity using a system that I've developed over the course of my career.....
Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.
- Cal Newport
Strapped for time? (Ok, silly question, I know.)
Download "Finding the 6th Day: An Engineer's Quick Guide to Making More Time Now" for free today.
Finding the 6th Day is a productivity guide built specifically for engineers to create 8 hours of productive time this week.
Learn more here: https://loom.ly/mIjmvD8
People engineering leaders should follow: Tiffany Dawson Coaching for career advice for women in tech.
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Engineering Leader Protip: When running a meeting, it's critical that minutes be captured... but you don't have to do the note taking yourself!
Try bringing along a member of your team to capture minutes so that you can focus on chairing the meeting. Managing the conversation is an important role that's all but impossible to do if you've got your head buried in your notebook.
This can also be a great opportunity to expose your team members to meetings and people that they might not otherwise have an excuse to attend, making this a win-win arrangement.
ICYMI: In this episode of the Engineering & Leadership podcast, I interview psychologist Dr. Robin Rosenberg about the risks posed by hybrid workplaces, how to overcome them, and the future of hybrid work.
https://loom.ly/Ki77CvU
In this episode of the Engineering & Leadership podcast, I interview psychologist Dr. Robin Rosenberg about the risks posed by hybrid workplaces, how to overcome them, and the future of hybrid…
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[FREE WEBINAR] Strategies for Becoming an Effective Engineering Manager
Register here: https://loom.ly/3-DfqXo
Many ambitious engineering students dream of one day transitioning into management and leadership roles in their careers. When an engineer finally makes the jump from being an individual contributor to a manager, however, it’s very common for them to feel overwhelmed and unprepared. It’s not until they assume their new roles that they realize how significant a departure management is from their previous role, and how little preparation they were provided by their organization.
This webinar is designed to teach aspiring engineering managers some of the key skills they need to develop early in their careers in order to become excellent future leaders.
Attendees will learn:
- The important differences between management and leadership
- How to develop practical leadership skills at any career stage
- Self-management skills and how to transition those skills to formal leadership roles
In partnership with the American Society for Engineering Management
ASEM | The American Society for Engineering Management
What separates people is not the presence or absence of difficulty, but how they deal with the inevitable difficulties of life.
- Jim Collins
Engineering Leader Protip: When checking email, try sorting by sender and dealing with messages from the most important sender first, rather than the most recent message. You could go even further and set up filters to automatically find messages from your clients, your team, and your managers.
This way, you'll always deal with what's most important, rather than what happened to have arrived most recently.
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[PODCAST] Business Engineering: Why Engineers Should Have Business Skills
In today’s interview, we’ll hear about the incredible power of what some call business engineering. Most engineers spend their time deeply embedded in the world of developing products and delivering technical services and solutions. What happens outside the walls of the engineering department is rarely exposed or explained. We’re never taught to understand financial statements or other critical markers of organizational health.
My next guest believes that that’s bad for business, and is taking great strides to change that trend.
Duncan Oyevaar is an engineer, TEDx speaker, and the Founding Partner of the Business Savvy Academy, an organization dedicated to helping engineers and other front-line workers understand the business side of the organizations they work for, and to use that knowledge to drive grassroots improvements to the organization. And as you’ll hear in the episode, these projects drive some incredible business outcomes.
https://loom.ly/buGuPJw
Duncan Oyevaar believes in the power of business engineering. He has seen that organizations can dramatically improve themselves by equipping their engineers with excellent business skills, and he’…
Change almost never fails because it's too early. It almost always fails because it's too late.
- Seth Godin
ICYMI: How to get your Engineering Teams to Take Ownership and Stay Curious (and why it’ll save your company).
https://loom.ly/GUbWxzI
Peter Drucker, the father of modern management thinking once said that “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” That wasn’t a knock on how important strategy is, rather, he’s …
"This is the secret to mastering any discipline: as you conquer one, you'll find it easier to tackle another."
- Jeff Goins
Last chance: Join me for a free webinar on managing your email on October 26. We all struggle with staying on top of our email. In this webinar, I provide concrete strategies for getting control and keeping control so that you can focus on your real work.
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Join this free webinar to learn how to clear you inbox, manage email, and get back to your real work.
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place."
- George Bernard Shaw
Make time for deep work. Your colleagues are more than comfortable booking appointments with you to discuss their needs. Why not book appointments with yourself so that you can dedicate time to what you think is important?
People engineering leaders should follow: Jeff Perry for career advice (and overall good vibes)
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Engineering Leader Protip: When running a meeting, it's critical that minutes be captured... but you don't have to do the note taking yourself! Try bringing along a member of your team to capture minutes so that you can focus on chairing the meeting. Managing the conversation is an important role that's all but impossible to do if you've got your head buried in your notebook. This can also be a great opportunity to expose your team members to meetings and people that they might not otherwise have an excuse to attend, making this a win-win arrangement. #EngineeringLeadership
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