أفضل بودكاسات Professional Growth (2025)

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Episode 87 - Break Through With A New Mindset 13:46

6d ago13:46

13:46

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 Engine…

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Episode 86 - Delegation Is Stupid 18:20

13d ago18:20

18:20

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. **************************************************…

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Episode 85 - Setting Expectations Drives Results 22:03

20d ago22:03

22:03

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 …

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Episode 84 - New Year Dead Zone 14:28

27d ago14:28

14:28

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 engineer…

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Episode 83 - Guest Shailvi Wakhlu (Self-Advocacy & Data Driven Careers) 59:43

1M ago59:43

59:43

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 defin…

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Episode 82 - Guest Jake Kennington, PE, SE (Purposeful Routines, Writing to Think, Creating for Impact) 1:02:44

2M ago1:02:44

1:02:44

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 …

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Episode 81 - The Debt You Hadn't Considered & Aren't Paying Off Quickly Enough 14:35

2M ago14:35

14:35

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 …

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Episode 80 - The Underrated & Misunderstood Value of Face Time 24:36

2M ago24:36

24:36

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. B…

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Episode 79 - Want To Accelerate Your Own Career? Lift Others Up & Have Their Back 10:59

2M ago10:59

10:59

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 engi…

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Episode 78 - Don't Choose When To Be Great 21:51

2M ago21:51

21:51

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 div…

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Episode 77 - Jake & Steve (Overcome Bias, Get Off The Soapbox, Stop Talking Shit) 18:40

2M ago18:40

18:40

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, ac…

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Episode 76 - Guest Monte Pedersen @ The CDA Group (Be The Exception, Execute The Strategy) 52:18

3M ago52:18

52:18

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 y…

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Episode 75 - Guest Jim Schafer @ Nenni & Associates (Interviewing, Marketing Yourself, & Becoming Indispensable) 51:26

3M ago51:26

51:26

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 spa…

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Episode 74 - Embracing Flexibility & Adaptibility Instead of Hasty Reactiveness 6:13

3M ago6:13

6:13

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 …

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Episode 73 - You Only Have So Much Energy Each Day, Do You Spend It Wisely? 21:05

3M ago21:05

21:05

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 per…

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Episode 72 - Peer Feedback, You've Heard It Before, But You Must Take It Seriously 31:50

3M ago31:50

31:50

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 ben…

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Episode 71 - Tomorrow Never Comes: How To Move The Needle On Your Career 11:34

3M ago11:34

11:34

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, …

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Episode 70 - Preparation to Overcome Inexperience & Stress 28:01

3M ago28:01

28:01

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 e…

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Episode 69 - Master Your Next Role While Crushing Your Current Role 11:48

4M ago11:48

11:48

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! ************…

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Episode 68 - How To Immediately Stand Out In Your First Engineering Job 13:53

4M ago13:53

13:53

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! **********************************…

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Episode 67 - Taking Your Boss's Job, Chasing Salary, Flip The Job Hunt Script, SOP's, + more 37:23

4M ago37:23

37:23

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! **…

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Lifelong Learning: Staying Current in Social Work Practice 11:55

4M ago11:55

11:55

In this episode, we delve into the essential principles of trauma-informed care and explore how social workers can implement these practices to better support their clients. For those looking to expand their knowledge and skills in this area, consider exploring the free CE for social workers available through Therapy Trainings™. Additionally, if yo…

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Episode 66 - One Small Change Leads to Giant Leaps In Your Competitive Edge 13:42

4M ago13:42

13:42

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. ***************…

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Episode 65 - It's Going To Happen, You Decide If It's Working For You or Against You 43:11

4M ago43:11

43:11

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?" *******************************…

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Episode 64 - Talent Acquisition Specialists Tell Us How To Succeed & Be Known in the Job Search 1:30:46

5M ago1:30:46

1:30:46

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 t…

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Episode 63 - Think You're Undeniably Great? Then Why The Job Hopping? 6:04

5M ago6:04

6:04

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…

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Episode 62 - Wanna Win Big In Your Engineering Career? Figure This Out 39:29

5M ago39:29

39:29

Momentum = Impact * Consistency Our engineering careers are full of twists and turns and unknowns. It's just the way it is. It's also full of obstacles and roadblocks. What allows you to straighten the road, get into the unknowns with courage, and crush the obstacles? One huge piece of the puzzle is your MOMENTUM! Figure out what it is, how to crea…

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Episode 61 - Compare To Win, Not To Lose 20:09

5M ago20:09

20:09

Decrease the amount of time you spend on comparing yourself to others in your career who are "further along" than you and collecting reasons why they have what you want. Instead, spend more time thinking about what actions they take consistently in getting there, then do those things. And don't let your mind trick you into thinking that they got th…

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Episode 60 - Huge Growth Happens Outside Your Career Job - Interview w/ Ripple Intent 59:59

6M ago59:59

59:59

You even wonder why people outside of your job are always talking about leadership? And the skills they don't teach you in school? And how understanding each other and having "empathy" will increase your success and happiness at home and at work? Or "insert here" any other handful of skills discussed by others on LinkedIn. Well, because it's true. …

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Episode 59 - Want To Be Impactful? Do This 27:00

6M ago27:00

27:00

If you and your organization could stand out in others' minds as the engineers that are stress free, solutions-oriented, organized AF, helpful, clear and concise communicating, bringers of problem resolutions -------- would you do it? Is that valuable? Or, As long as the job gets done, nothing else matters? Who cares what happens along the way? I f…

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Episode 58 - Engineering Careers Need This 20:09

6M ago20:09

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People will choose to do business with those they know, trust, and respect. Even if their service they provide is not "top notch." We can argue all day long about who does what better (especially amongst ourselves and our competitiors), and it won't mean a damn thing. While we spend time thinking we are the best engineers around and provide the bes…

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Episode 57 - The Game w/ Steve Flanagan 54:02

6M ago54:02

54:02

I've known Steve for a few months. This guy amazes me with his generosity (and fiery attitude). He helps people help themselves, and advises them to play "The Game" so they can gain an audience, be seen, and win. linkedin.com/in/stevef1 If you could participate in a group of professionals to show them your stuff, make connections, and unlock job op…

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Episode 56 - If You Can't Do This, You Won't Move Up 13:02

7M ago13:02

13:02

Your ability to take vague direction and turn it into a desired outcome of the business is so important in your engineering career, but it's something I had never thought of before (in that way). I have been doing this for a long time, since day one actually, but never quite connected the dots to this line of thinking. And I realized something... I…

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Episode 55 - Success Through Delegation 27:34

7M ago27:34

27:34

Delegation for engineers. Ah yes, that endless debate on whether you should just do the work yourself. Are you in camp delegate, or camp do everything yourself? A healthy mixture of both? It's OK to be in either one, and there are seasons to this just like anything else. But if you are looking for support in moving up roles, expanding your team, an…

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Episode 54 - Your Weaknesses & Your Strengths: The Actions Everyone Can Benefit From 27:29

7M ago27:29

27:29

There is a long term and short term strategy around weaknesses and strengths in your engineering career that can have a huge impact if done correctly. Do you think about those weaknesses that you don't know about? How about the strengths you don't know about? How do you identify those, and once identified, what do you do with that knowledge? These …

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Episode 53 - The Ultimate Priority For Career Success 31:49

7M ago31:49

31:49

Co-elevation is the key to an impactful career within an organization. How to achieve this is a broad subject that you can only "learn" so much about before you just have to dive in and start practicing it. We give you what we've learned to be the most effective tactics. I mention a great book called "Leading Without Authority" in this episode. It …

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Episode 52 - Can Your Influence Really Help That Stuck Person At Work? 21:47

7M ago21:47

21:47

We all know that someone that appears to be resistant to change, thinks they know everything, seems to be a brick wall to any influence, and definitely doesn't think they are the problem. I mean, I've definitely never been that person before :). Yeah right. While there are many reasons behind this perception (and let's be real, actuality), there ar…

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Episode 51 - What We Think of "Fake It Till You Make It" 23:31

8M ago23:31

23:31

It's not a sense of delusion or hubris, it's a strategic plan to get where you want to go. But how? 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 on this podcast applies to seasoned engineers as well. …

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Episode 50 - How To Make The Most Out of Your First 3 Years 35:07

8M ago35:07

35:07

Steve would say that the most important thing to the beginning of your career is to "consider all options" as you search to land your first job and as you work your way through your first three years. Steve covers why he believes that choosing the right company may be better than choosing the right job. Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Proj…

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Episode 49 - Your Life & Career Success Is A Formula - The Lion Attitude - Our Interview With Kirby Lee 1:03:21

8M ago1:03:21

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The IMPACT formula. Know it, learn it, live it. Kirby has about 3 decades worth of engineering experience in the AEC workforce that goes into the Lion Attitude System and the IMPACT formula. You don't wanna miss insights from a veteran in the space looking to make huge changes as we enter the new world of work and beyond. Check out all of what Kirb…

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Episode 48 - One of Those Life Moments That Changes Everything - Steve's Interview 33:06

8M ago33:06

33:06

Steve's story will inspire you to take action on that one thing you KNOW should be addressed now, instead of when your body chooses for you. And that one THING will help you unlock some serious success in your career. Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Project's purpose is to bring awareness, access, success, and mentorship to all new and asp…

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Episode 47 - WW Jake - Why Aren't We Focusing On "The How" More? 11:47

9M ago11:47

11:47

Most companies (I could only imagine based on my experience) miss this my a country mile! I hit on something I am very passionate about. I couldn't even wait until I got home to record, so I put in the ear bud, and let it rip while I was on my way home. Hope you enjoy it and that you start implementing the concept right away. Let's dive in! The Imp…

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Episode 46 - Leadership or SME? Which One Are You Tracking? 26:48

9M ago26:48

26:48

A great discussion around the two most common general paths in an engineering career. We talk about what our experiences have been and it may be surprising to you where we weigh in on these! We expect this discussion to help engineers build their big picture perspective or create a reframe around where they are in their career and how they may be m…

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Episode 45 - Consider Getting Rid of That One Thing - Jake's Interview 25:45

9M ago25:45

25:45

I'm happy to share one of the greatest level-ups in my life that I have ever experienced. I hope it resonates with someone and that it helps someone else do the same. 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…

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Episode 44 - Do More Work!!! 29:02

9M ago29:02

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Everyone runs into that point in their career where they are expected to do more and more. Or so it seems. When the work is piling up, it's a good sign. You are counted on to do the important stuff and are known as the person that can get it done. Then something happens. Even though you are great at your job, you can't handle the work. Things start…

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Episode 43 - WW Steve - Resume Tips 3:41

9M ago3:41

3:41

Get a great tip for you resume to implement right away. Cut through the noise of everyone telling what to include on your resume and get it straight from a hiring manager. A resume is a living document that is important to keep up to date. Even if you are not planning to change jobs, keep that resume up to date with major accomplishments. This will…

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Episode 42 - If it Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It - Jake & Steve 19:08

9M ago19:08

19:08

In this episode, we discuss the old adage and how it applies to you career, what it can tell you about the company you work for, and how you can be proactive in making sure you don't fall into some of the traps it can create. Let's dive in! The Impactful Engineering Project's purpose is to bring awareness, access, success, and mentorship to all new…

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Episode 41 - Mastering Confrontation w/ John "Goose" Dunham 47:40

10M ago47:40

47:40

بقلم Steve & Jake Maxey - The Impactful Engineers

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Episode 40 - It's Just One of Those Days - An Important Message 17:47

10M ago17:47

17:47

In this episode, we are actually deploying our own mode of thinking, which includes discipline and a gain-focused mindset around continuing to do what we know we should be doing in order to win, even when we don't feel like it. Sometimes, you just have one of those days, and your energy is low. Well, in this episode, we do our best to bring the ene…

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Episode 39 - AI In Engineering - How To Use It 27:12

10M ago27:12

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This episode we discuss what we are currently learning about AI in the workplace and what we are doing to integrate it. We talk about everything from using it in your every day to how we think of the technology compared to recent history and what we expect in the future. The episode was prompted from a question we received from the community! Let's…

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