Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Posted in Leadership Development Each month in our newsletter, we feature an interview with one of our Instigators. Linda Freeman, who began her career as an engineer with the U.S. in Environmental Engineering at Stanford University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University [.].
The Recovering Engineer
DECEMBER 14, 2010
To explain what I mean, I’ll lean on my background as an engineer. In my engineering design classes, I learned about the concept of design or safety margin — a factor built into design calculations to allow for minor errors, miscalculations, under estimations, and other variables that are difficult to accurately determine.
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Strategy Driven
JANUARY 4, 2021
The engineers on the team are trained to drive the various types of fire engines. If chemicals are involved in a fire, these technicians have the proper equipment and training to handle it safely. They’re also responsible for providing water, maneuvering ladders and setting up equipment.
HR Digest
MARCH 17, 2023
Interestingly, STEM-focused fields, such as banking, finance, mathematics, and software development, saw the most significant increase in salary disclosure. Roles in industrial engineering, chemical engineering, banking, and finance have the lowest salary visibility in job postings, advertising pay in fewer than a third of posted jobs.
The Recovering Engineer
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
I teach and coach others on developing effective communication skills, and I wasn’t really using them. The next time you have a communication challenge you might consider this thought: Get Over Yourself to Develop Effective Communication Skills If you liked this post, please tweet it, like it, share it, or leave a comment.
The Recovering Engineer
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Early in my career, I worked in the plastics industry as a process and product development engineer. At the time, I had a degree in chemical engineering, and I had just completed service as a nuclear engineering officer in the U.S. I had a pretty good technical background, and I knew almost nothing about polymers.
The Recovering Engineer
JANUARY 25, 2016
Early in my career, I worked in the plastics industry as a process and product development engineer. At the time, I had a degree in chemical engineering, and I had just completed service as a nuclear engineering officer in the U.S. I had a pretty good technical background, and I knew almost nothing about polymers.
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