Engineers: How Well Rounded Are You?
May 26, 2010 by Anthony Fasano
Filed under Career Development, Leadership, Training, Uncategorized
Based on what I have seen in the engineering industry, it seems that well rounded engineers, advance much more rapidly than others. This statement is not as obvious as it may sound when first reading it. Wouldn’t you think that an engineer who is a design superstar that can crank out top notch design after [...]
Engineers: Are we Educated Enough on Ethics?
April 30, 2010 by Anthony Fasano
Filed under Career Development, Leadership, Uncategorized
Last weekend (4/23 to 4/25)Farleigh Dickinson University, at their Teaneck, New Jersey campus hosted the ASCE 2010 Metropolitan Regional Conference. The conference consisted of a technical paper presentation Friday night, the AISC/ASCE Steel Bridge Competition Saturday and the Concrete Canoe competition on Sunday. Ten schools competed in the competition.
I had the pleasure of being one [...]
How do You Define a Leader?
March 4, 2010 by Anthony Fasano
Filed under Career Development, Leadership, Uncategorized
Leadership is a very popular conversation topic these days, especially in the corporate world. What is a leader? Through research and experience I have found one of the best definitions of a leader as defined by Bruce D Schneider in his book Energy Leadership.
Bruce defines leadership as how you interact with everyone, including yourself. Leaders [...]
Conflict in the Workplace: A Waste of Time and Energy?
February 4, 2010 by Anthony Fasano
Filed under Career Development, Leadership, Workplace Relationships
I thought today I would write about a subject people tend to avoid, conflict in the workplace. Webster’s Dictionary defines conflict as the following:
a) competitive or opposing action of incompatibles : antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons) b) mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external [...]
Leadership Programs: The Best Start For New Grads!
December 7, 2009 by Anthony Fasano
Filed under Career Development, Leadership, Training
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