Mastering Tough Conversations With Your Boss

Engineering Management Institute Mastering Tough Conversations together with your Boss â€" Engineering Career TV Ep. eleven May 22, 2017 By EMI Q: How do I have powerful conversations with my boss about over commitment? Welcome to Episode #10 of Engineering Career TV. The matter for this episode is Mastering Tough Conversations together with your Boss. I will spend many of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on the way to rapidly advance their careers and live the lives they wish to stay. You can submit questions for the show by clicking here. Let’s jump into right now’s matter, Mastering Tough Conversations with your Boss, which is based on a query from Stan, who asks the next: Q: My firm doubled in size over the past 12 months and my team has become over-dedicated to projects in that point. In the team’s over-dedicated firefighting state, they are slicing corners on management and career administration. For many of the team this isn’t a serious downside as a result of they're tenure or senior-to-make, and have completed their schooling and certifications that have a clear profession trajectory. This doesn't apply t o me and I really feel marginalized as a result of it looks as if the work obtainable for the engineering team over the subsequent yr is sort of totally different from the sort of work I hoped to do. I’m attempting to evaluate whether or not that is still a good fit for my growth, so I’m questioning how to frame a meeting with my boss to resolve this case. A: The full answer could be seen within the video above, but listed below are a couple of of the main points: I hope you found this episode of Engineering Career TV helpful. To watch some of our other episodes, and get alerted to new ones, please think about subscribing to the show on YouTube (click on right here) and/or iTunes (click here). What questions do you have about how Mastering Tough Conversations with your Boss? To your success, Anthony Fasano, PE, LEED AP Engineering Management Institute