Follow or Subscribe
Upcoming Posts
- The Disconnect between CAD and Today’s Design Process
- The Change of Face in Vuuch v5
- Siemens PLM’s Active Workspace
Don't miss it - Subscribe by RSS.
Talent Management Archive
-
Turning a Blind Eye to the Creativity in Engineering
Posted on January 20, 2012 | No CommentsA few months ago, I wrote a post here at engineering-matters that talked to multiple intelligences and how they relate to the engineering field. That topic struck me as important... -
The Impact of Reshoring Momentum on Engineering
Posted on September 8, 2011 | 3 CommentsI remember when the initial trends towards offshoring started. Manufacturers were exploring and pursuing it behind the scenes because, as you might imagine, it was terribly unpopular. The thought of... -
The Best Domestic Talent Pool for Engineering?
Posted on August 30, 2011 | No CommentsIt seems like finding the right engineering talent for your organization is never easy. There’s the STEM shortfall issue where we aren’t graduating enough engineers to fill the roles needed... -
The Biggest Loser of the STEM Shortfall?
Posted on April 26, 2011 | 3 CommentsIt’s now been over a week since I got back from Arizona, and COFES is still on my mind. To get an idea of what it is and what it... -
Are You Losing the War for Engineering Talent?
Posted on April 1, 2011 | No CommentsI have to admit, I am ready to move on past all of the talk about the recession and recovery. But there’s some good news that deserves some attention. Most... -
The New Management Forum at the CIC Conference
Posted on February 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsAlthough I've never been able to attend in the past, I've always thought that the Collaboration and Interoperability Congress (event website) took on some intriguing topics. CAD interoperability. PLM integration. 3D visualization. Thinking one day that I'd like to get involved in some way, I reached out to Dave Prawel of Longview Advisors, who runs the CIC event, to see if he was interested in getting some help with the event. -
Learning and the 10,000 Hour Threshold to Become an Expert Engineer?
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 4 CommentsDo you consider yourself an expert at your job? Well, maybe that’s not the best question. Let’s try this instead. All tags and titles aside, do you consider yourself a... -
Engineering Leadership Development is Key to Innovation Based Growth
Posted on January 6, 2011 | 4 CommentsNot long ago, I wrote an Introduction to Talent Management post that put that topic in the context of the engineering organization. I followed that up by looking at the question of What's the Importance of Employee Alignment in Engineering? Today I'd like to delve into a issues that is direct related to engineering executives: succession management. -
What’s the Importance of Employee Alignment in Engineering?
Posted on December 17, 2010 | 6 CommentsNow, we all know the engineering organization is horridly busy. Development projects are sorely understaffed and engineers are overworked. But if the engineering manager is to take on an enabling role for the organization, not as an individual contributor but one that drives greater productivity from the entire organization, they must take on this challenge. -
U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Projections for the Engineering Profession
Posted on December 8, 2010 | 5 CommentsAll this set me off to find some definitive source of occupational projections around the engineering profession. And wouldn't you know it, there's a highly credible source that's readily available. The United States Department of Labor released a fairly comprehensive projection for the decade between 2008 and 2018 across all functional professions with a specific area that focuses on engineering.