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Six Years and a Lotta Lattes

2026-06-0348:58

Send us Fan Mail Six years ago, ENGINEERING CH∆NGE® started with a simple idea: create the kind of conversation you might have over coffee with a colleague about the challenges—and opportunities—facing engineering and other STEM organizations. In this season finale, my co-producer Quincy joins me behind the mic as we look back on six seasons of the podcast, the lessons learned along the way, and what might be next for ENGINEERING CH∆NGE®. We discuss why I shifted to a solo format for Se...

AI Can't Fix a Broken System

2026-05-2040:44

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of ENGINEERING CH∆NGE®, I take a systems-centered look at one of the biggest conversations happening across engineering organizations and society right now: AI. While many organizations are focused on AI models, tools, productivity, and technical readiness, this episode explores a deeper question: What happens when AI is introduced into systems that already struggle with communication gaps, lack of trust, inequitable processes, or flawed decision-making? Drawi...

The Myth of Meritocracy in Engineering

2026-04-0826:40

Send us Fan Mail Is engineering really a meritocracy? We’re taught that hard work, strong performance, and clear metrics determine who advances. But what if the system isn’t as objective as it seems? In this episode of ENGINEERING CH∆NGE®, I break down how “merit” is often interpreted, or even manufactured, not measured and how the systems we trust to evaluate performance can actully distort it. In this episode: Why performance without context is incomplete and often misinterpreted.How ...

There's No Such Thing as "Soft Skills" in Engineering

2026-03-2514:18

Send us Fan Mail Engineering outcomes don’t happen in isolation—and understanding how engineering systems and organizational systems shape those outcomes is critical for effective engineering leadership. In this episode of ENGINEERING CH∆NGE®, I challenge one of the most persistent, misleading and, quite frankly, aggravating phrases in engineering: “soft skills.” There is nothing soft about teamwork, communication, and other people-centered professional competencies that determine whether eng...

What Systems Lose When Fear Leads

2026-03-1113:10

Send us Fan Mail What happens to engineering systems when fear shapes the conditions under which people work, or are allowed to work? In this episode of ENGINEERING CH∆NGE®, I examine how fear-driven decisions inside organizational systems can reshape their capacity to produce research, education, and societal outcomes, and not for the better. Drawing from lived experience and patterns emerging across institutions, this conversation explores how organizational systems lose capacity, expertise...

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