National engineers week 2018

Despite the disparagingly identified gap in entry level engineers versus middle management level engineers.  There is insurmountable increase in evidence associated with the advancement in science and engineering being second to none.  So, what’s the secret?  Current innovators are leading the way to greatness through their amazing accomplishments, awesome leadership and inspirational mentoring.
As an ode to “awesomeness” Alexander and Davis Consulting commemorate National Engineers Week, by sharing a few secrets to success, accounted for by out Subject Matter Expert (SME) engineers from around the world.

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1.  EXPRESS YOURSELF
ASKING FOR HELP IS ONE OF THE INFAMOUS WAYS THAT WE MAINTAIN THE GROWTH “GAP”, WITHOUT KNOWING IT.  WHETHER THE EXPRESSION OF ONESELF IS ASKING FOR HELP, OFFERING AN IDEA OR CHALLENGING AN IDEA; NOT PURSUING THESE THINGS CAN PROHIBIT IMPORTANT GROWTH.  NOTED IN THE DISCOVER E PLATFORM AND QUOTED BY FRANCES HUMPHREYS, DEVELOPMENT MANAGER OF IBM SOFTWARE GROUP, “IF YOU NEED HELP, JUST ASK FOR IT.  FOR SOME REASON PEOPLE STILL STRUGGLE WITH PUTTING THEIR HANDS UP AND SAYING THE WORDS ‘I CAN’T’ OR ‘I DON’T KNOW.’ IT’S PROBABLY MORE FRUSTRATING TO LEARN THAT SOMEONE NEEDED HELP BUT DIDN’T ASK FOR IT. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A STUPID QUESTION!” FRANCES IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.  WONDERFUL COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENTS ARE CULTIVATED BY ADDRESSING THE SIMPLEST QUESTIONS. 


2.  CULTIVATE YOUR ENGINEERING NETWORK
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MANY SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CATER TO YOUR INDUSTRY. SPECIFICALLY THOSE WHICH HAVE A PRESENCE IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AS THOUGHT LEADERS AND COMMUNITY CURATORS.  MANY ENGINEERS BENEFIT FROM MEMBERSHIP IN GROUPS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED PROFESSIONALLY ON A GRASSROOTS LEVEL AND ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, IN ORDER  TO BOOST YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND OPPORTUNITIES, BUILD LASTING RELATIONSHIPS AND INTEGRATE YOURSELF IN THE COMMUNITY. MANY ORGANIZATIONS HOLD PANELS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS TO HELP YOU GET A LEG UP ON YOUR CAREER AND DEVELOP YOUR ENGINEERING EXPERTISE,  DON’T LET THE OPPORTUNITIES PASS YOU BY!


3. FAIL, FAIL AND FAIL AGAIN
FAILURE WILL NEVER OVERTAKE ME IF MY DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED IS STRONG ENOUGH. ...
“YOU CAN’T HAVE SUCCESS WITHOUT FAILURE” STATES NITA PATEL, WOMEN IN ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL PAST-CHAIR, IEEE. THIS QUOTE IS EVER PRESENT TO ANY AND ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE TECHNOLOGY AND CORPORATE SECTOR LONG ENOUGH TO ENDEAVOUR INHERENTLY OUR BRAIN PROTECTS US FROM THE UNCOMFORTABLE.  INCLUDING ITEMS THAT CAN PRODUCE INHERENT RISK AND HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN FAILURE.  NITA PATEL GOES ON TO STATE; “IF YOU NEVER COME TO A FORK IN THE ROAD, IT PROBABLY MEANS YOU DIDN’T MOVE ANYWHERE. DON’T FEAR OBSTACLES, THEY CAN PROPEL YOUR CAREER FORWARD!” HOW MANY INSTANCES HAVE YOU COME ACROSS WHERE YOU ARE SURE THAT YOU WOULD NOT ACHIEVE THE END RESULT? BUT PUSHED FORWARD ANYWAY AND CAME OUT VICTORIOUS? HOLD ON TO THAT FEELING AND SENSE OF VICTORY.  IT WILL CONTINUOUSLY SUPPRESS ANY PREMATURE FEELINGS OF FAILURE. 
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.."
​-Winston Churchill

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