Enabling Product Managers to manage
Dr Steve Mackay2 February, 2015
Courtesy Mityunjay Kumar In my last post, Product Manager, or Product Experience Manager, I described the disparate features and experiences that got broken in SiteZ and made the case that product management team should be responsible for overall product experience. In the final post of this series, I will present...Read More
How to Really Make your Learning Stick
Dr Steve Mackay19 January, 2015
Whether you like or not – we are all in a feverish state of learning new things. Whether it is to learn how to use a new process at work or how to use the Windows operating system or how to handle a new automated torque wrench – we are...Read More
Forty Sign offs for your Emails
Dr Steve Mackay19 January, 2015
When we have a moment to reflect, I suspect we sometimes wonder whether our sign offs on our emails are appropriate or a little bit tired. Perhaps not? Naturally at the end of your email message, you should avoid lengthy quotes, massive corporate logos and a brief signature. I also...Read More
What Makes You a Successful Engineering IT Professional
Dr Steve Mackay19 January, 2015
Today, as engineering professionals, information technology and software skills are generally a key part of our skill set. Whether it is only using Word and spreadsheets, troubleshooting an errant industrial automation system or specifying the requirements for a new PLC and SCADA system – software is a key part of...Read More
Prepare for your next job interview on Skype
Dr Steve Mackay19 January, 2015
Increasingly job interviews are being conducted over the phone and indeed, Skype, as this allows for a reasonably effective version of video conferencing. Skype is a great way to meet up with people far away and it is also convenient and quick, even for a meeting a few blocks across...Read More
Put your engineering career on the high road
Dr Steve Mackay14 January, 2015
The New Year has been well and truly launched. Do you stick to your New Year's resolutions? Apparently only 14% of people do - especially in relation to their occupations. Peter Drucker, the famous management guru, remarked that first of all we need to set our sights higher when it...Read More
The Disappearance of Jobs Accelerates
Dr Steve Mackay14 January, 2015
Ten million British jobs could be taken over by computers and robots over the next 20 years, wiping out more than one in three roles. Thus says The Telegraph newspaper; naturally using inflammatory rhetoric to excite comment. One can clearly see low-paid repetitive jobs disappearing at a rapid lick. According...Read More
Commonly Misused Terms and Phrases – Part 2
Dr Steve Mackay7 January, 2015
In continuation with the previous article Commonly Misused Terms and Phrases, we can see few more in this article. Affect / Effect You are not alone if you commonly confuse “affect” and “effect.” These two terms were confused in print as early as 1494. The key to correct usage here...Read More
How to Prepare an Internship Report – Part 2
Dr Steve Mackay7 January, 2015
In continuation with the previous article Internship Report, there are few more important things that have to be concentrated while preparing an internship report. They are as follows: Global Mechanics Cover Page Title Abstract Introduction Section Headings Conclusion Acknowledgments Global Mechanics Of course, reports should always be typed, using double-spaced...Read More
How to Prepare an Internship Report
Dr Steve Mackay7 January, 2015
Internship Report Typically, you are required to write a report about your work at the completion of an internship or co-op. Although an internship or co-op might not be linked directly to a class, per se, the act of writing the report—which is often achieved in the final weeks of...Read More