The Impactful Engineer Project - Mentorship, Career Growth, and Personal & Professional Excellence for Aspiring Engineers

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 amo…

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 s…

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 ha…

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 …

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'…

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 practic…

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'v…

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…

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…

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…

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 succe…

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 t…

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…

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 Engi…

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 a…

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 docume…

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 o…

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…

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…