Summary: This article gives you 6 ways to stay authentic. Staying authentic will help you to be more confident, calm, appreciated, successful and happy. Voor Nederlands, klik hier. Products and people who are authentic tend to be more successful. You remember them better, you trust them more and they make you feel good, enthusiastic or…
Summary: Being vulnerable is not something current in the technical world were minds are an important tool. The expression of feelings plays an important role by being vulnerable. This article is about the benefits of being vulnerable. It helps to resolve conflicts, to have better communication, relationships and to accomplish projects more successfully. Voor Nederlands,…
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. As an engineer you might just do your job: collect parameters, requirements, make your calculations and consult your client. You just want to do a good job, and this is great. That can be a sign of authenticity. I was at an event last week. A man walked up to me…
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. I am sure it happened to you during a networking event. Someone asks you what you do. Do you find this difficult and you start to stammer because you do not know what to say? Then it is might be useful to have a good pitch. In this article I’ll explain…
Klik hier voor Nederlands. Recently I was listening to the Tim Ferris show. He was interviewing Cheryl Strayed who explains how to write like a motherf#cker. Despite the foul language, her explanation struck me and applies to engineering as well. In this article I am giving you Cheryl’s tips (read her column) and my…
Voor Nederlands, klik hier. A while ago, a dear friend asked me how come I can get along with so many people. I had to think of about this for a while. I actually felt a little uncomfortable because there where more people in the group and their attention switched to me. It was as…
For Dutch, click here. The other day there was a job posting for an integrity engineer. This opening fascinated me. The objective of the job was to work with other departments regarding integrity requirements for new product developments. OK, that’s integrity on paper. But how do you strive to and uphold a high standard of…
