Civil engineers are not typically wired to make intuitive decisions. We’re taught to make decisions based on empirical data. While the day-to-day brain functions associated with engineering may tend to crowd out our intuitive side, intuition becomes much more important in leadership roles. We all know what intuition is, but it’s challenging to define it….
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If I had to give a single piece of advice on mentorship to young engineers it would be this – one mentor is not enough. We all have our weaknesses (or “areas of improvement” as Becky White taught me to frame it), and it would be rare to find one person that could be a fix-all…
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In his best-selling memoir Tuesdays with Morrie, author Mitch Albom writes about a series of visits he made to his professor, Morrie Schwartz, as he gradually died from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Albom shares many life lessons he learned from his mentor and friend. Our Community Bible Study Men’s Group in Trussville had a similar…
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When you think of mentoring, what comes to mind? An older senior executive partnering with a young up and comer? This is what most people picture, but experience has taught me it’s so much more. The window of what people often think mentoring applies to is very narrow. But it doesn’t have to be confined…
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Last month, Sain sponsored Southern District ITE’s first-ever Speed Mentoring event. Discussions about mentoring and the value it generates have been part of the leadership training that SDITE has provided over the past decade. Still, they had never hosted a mentoring-specific session until the 2021 conference. I provided a brief keynote address to introduce the…
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This week’s blog, written by Joe Meads, P.E., was recently featured in The Zweig Letter, a unique management newsletter for the AEC community. Every issue is packed with news you can use, analysis of important trends, management tips and best practices, important events and resources, plus an inside look at how real people in real…
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The Senior Design program at the University of Alabama provides students with the opportunity to get realistic experience practicing engineering with area industries. Sain Associates has had the pleasure of working with the Senior Design Class every semester since the Fall of 2017. Each semester the class is given a different engineering project, and professionals aid…
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