Nuclear Power: To hell? Or maybe, just maybe…Heavenly Bliss?
Dear Colleague Two things today: 1. Thanks so much for your ongoing stream of comments – every week, I typically get over 20 thoughtful and interesting comments from the 80,000…
Trust your guts and not always your engineering brain
Dear Colleague Three things today: Engineering training survey. Thanks very much for the incredible response here. Within short order I have had over 1600 completed surveys – I will make…
In the Thrall of politicians
Dear Colleagues We ran a successful (based on numbers and responses at the end, so I hope I don’t sound like a used car salesman here) conference on Hazardous Areas…
The (Erratically) Mobile Engineer
As I sit in our surfside beach shack contemplating the surfers riding yet another great wave in this stunningly beautiful but remote village in the SW corner of Australia, I’ve…
Where have all our engineering leaders gone?
Dear Colleagues After a few week’s gap in my musings, for which I apologise, I am firmly back on deck again. We have been developing a new software product for…
How to avoid engineering career killers – 11 Tips
Dear colleagues We are closer to the end of the year. Did you achieve what you set out to do on the 1st January 2007? Perhaps you never gave it…
Real time engineering collaboration
Last week, we had to urgently collaborate in writing a short article with two other engineers – all of us on different continents. This was the most unusual experience in…
Where on earth has the Electronics (or indeed, plain old) hobbyist gone to?
I remember clearly, when I was in my teens, experimenting with crystal radios and being quite excited with the first crackly reception of the local AM radio station. Or connecting…
Invest in your people before you lose ‘em
Recently I received this note from one of my colleagues. I have deleted company names for this purpose. “Last week the XYZ company made me a fantastic offer that will…
Safety – Different countries/Different standards or not?
The Art of Support: EIT’s Learning Support Officers InformationCategory Education10 September 2020Written by: Quintus Potgieter The Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) is a unique global institute, delivering online engineering short…
Tethered to your desk and smothered by your work – whilst mobile
I know I am one of the major culprits here. I have an insatiable desire to keep up with everything happening in our engineering business. I am tethered to my…
Woz – What an inspirational engineer
Admittedly, Steve Wozniak (‘Woz’ to his buddies) of Apple fame is somewhat of an eclectic engineer and definitely not everyone’s cup of tea. Many engineering professionals would be decidedly twitchy…
