Her Engineering Career Podcast
Her Engineering Career Podcast is hosted by Mary Kinsella, career strategist for women engineers. This program offers practical advice and insights to women who want to make a difference as technical experts and influential leaders. Episodes will cover how to foster courage and confidence, garner credibility and recognition, stretch into leadership roles, and spearhead highly desired projects. Listeners will learn strategies for career mastery, increasing the visibility and impact of their accomplishments, and advancing to the next level. Mary has more than 30 years’ experience as an engineer, program manager, and team leader, living and learning the challenges that women face in the engineering workplace.
Episodes
167 episodes
Ep 162 - Don't Miss the Chance to Redirect Your Engineering Trajectory at Mid-Career
If you're too comfortable in your engineering role it's time to up your game. You should be looking for big change to unlock your career potential. This episode explains how to anticipate your mid-career transition and take action to make...
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Episode 162
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7:17
Ep 161 - Use an Engineering Career SPOT Check to Reveal Your Status and Next Steps
There's an easy way you can determine if you're on track in your engineering career. In this episode you'll learn about the SPOT Check tool. It'll help you get clarity on where you are and be more confident in what your next steps should be.
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Episode 161
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4:40
Ep 160 - 10 More Things to Do More of to Get More Out of Your Engineering Career
Self-improvement in your engineering career - and finding what works for you - can be daunting. But there are many ways to get more out of your career without a lot of effort. This episode provides 10 examples for you to try.
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Episode 160
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M2 - Key Metrics for Assessing Your Workplace Climate
A diverse workforce is key to innovation. This episode helps you determine the status of your STEM workplace and its diversity strategy. Learn 4 approaches you can take - and metrics you can use - to ensure your workplace is as welcoming ...
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Episode 2
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6:07
Ep 159 - The Secret to More Time for What Matters in Your Engineering Career
Time is a struggle. You never have enough of it. But what you need is not more time but more time satisfaction. This episode is about prioritizing tasks that maximize your satisfaction. Learn ways to make time more meaningful. And create a whol...
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Episode 159
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9:10
Ep 158 - 6 Empowering Reminders to Kindle Your Engineering Dream Career
In case your engineering career isn't thriving at the moment, this episode provides some insight to get you back to career basics. You'll get 6 empowering reminders for re-energizing your career care strategy. Plus how to optimize your engineer...
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Episode 158
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8:04
Ep 157 - How Aligning Your Vision Leverages Your Power as an Engineer and Leader
Even though you have the title and the authority, people don't see you as a leader. And they're not motivated to follow you. This episode shows you how to lead with vision and alignment. And leverage your unique way to enable motivation and opt...
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Episode 157
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7:58
Ep 156 - How to Step Up to Get Ahead in Your Engineering Career
Knowing how to get ahead in your engineering career isn't easy. And you have doubts about what you should do next. This episode is about stepping up in your career. Learn what it means, discover the benefits and get some tips.
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Episode 156
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M1 - How to Draw Excellent STEM Talent to Your Organization
Finding the right STEM talent and keeping it is not easy. But it’s a primary enabler for your business. Learn 10 things you can do to draw excellent STEM talent, enhance innovation and improve business outcomes.
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STEM Workplace Transformation Trailer
Introducing a special series of minisodes on STEM Workplace Transformation, especially for organizations who hire engineers and other STEM employees.
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Ep 155 - Navigating Portals to Your Engineering Career Success
You'd love it if opportunities appeared exactly when you're ready for them. But it never works that way. This episode gives you 7 things to consider when deciding on opportunities in your engineering career - whenever they happen to pop up.&nbs...
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Episode 155
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7:45
Ep 154 - How to See Yourself as a Successful Engineer and Why That's Key to Being One
If you never see a woman engineer it's hard to imagine you can be one. And if you can't envision your career success it's much harder to achieve it. This episode shows you how to see yourself as a successful engineer. And dispel any limiting be...
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Episode 154
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7:54
Ep 153 - How to Thrive as an Engineer Among the Ins and Outs of Your Life
It's not easy to handle the rigors of your engineering career while managing the challenges in life. This episode shows you how to adjust the pace of your career to accommodate your situation. Learn 9 ways to tailor your job to fit your life ri...
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Episode 153
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8:20
Ep 152 - Miniseries Part III - How Organizations Impact Engineering Career Success for Women
Here is Part III of the miniseries on women engineers, the bosses they work for and the organizations that support them. This episode is from the organization's perspective. Learn about why the workplace plays such a key role in retention of wo...
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Episode 152
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8:46
Ep 151 - Miniseries Part II - How Managers Inspire Women Engineers’ Contributions to the Organization, the Community and the World
Here is Part II of the miniseries on women engineers, the bosses they work for and the organizations that support them. This episode is for managers. It includes 5 things you should know about women engineers. And how to disrupt your common man...
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Episode 151
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Ep 150 - Miniseries Part I - How to Master Your Engineering Career, Contribute to a Better World and Love It
Here is Part I of the miniseries for women engineers, the bosses they work for and the organizations that support them. This episode focuses on women engineers. Learn 5 concepts that take you beyond success to fulfillment in your career. To ach...
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Episode 150
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11:58
Ep 150T - Miniseries Trailer
Here's the intro for my upcoming Miniseries on women engineers, the bosses they work for and the organizations that support them.
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Episode 150
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1:37
Ep 149 - Embracing Your Role as Engineer, Rising Leader and Big Picture Thinker
As an engineer you love being in the details. But as you move up into leadership you'll be more focused on the big picture. In this episode you'll learn what it means to have a big picture mindset and all the ways it benefits you.
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Episode 149
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6:16
Ep 148 - An Engineer's Cure for Imposter Syndrome
You're very familiar with that imposter feeling. When you're fooled into thinking you're not who you really are. It's a common malady for women in engineering. This episode teaches you how to overcome imposter syndrome. Listen in to learn the 4...
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Episode 148
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8:04
Ep 147 - 10 Ways to Be in Charge of Your Engineering Career
Your job is going well. You're doing fine in your engineering career. But maybe there should be more to it. This episode teaches you how to own your career. To lead yourself along a meaningful path. So you can have an impactful career that brin...
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Episode 147
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8:03
Ep 146 - Listeners' Choice - A Great Idea for Higher Confidence in Your Engineering Career Success
You tend to focus more on career failures than your successes. And you often hear yourself saying you can't do it. This episode reminds you that you can. And teaches you 3 practices for strengthening confidence in your engineering career.
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Episode 146
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7:41
Ep 145 - Bridging the Gap Between Your Engineering Career and Your Employer's Best Interests
You have a real connection with your workplace. And you love your job because of it. But turns out your employer doesn't always have your best interests in mind. This episode will help you understand that disconnect. And learn to support ...
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Episode 145
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6:47
Ep 144 - How to Leverage Your Engineering Career to Make Your Mark in the World
Your engineering career is very productive right now. You're always in motion. But you wonder if your work is actually fulfilling - or just busy. This episode gives you the formula for making your unique contribution, so you can move beyo...
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Episode 144
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7:40
Ep 143 - Can You Clarify That? How Clear Messaging Pays Off in Your Engineering Career
You often find that your message isn't getting across at work. You think you've explained yourself quite well. When in fact you haven't communicated clearly enough. In this episode learn the do's and don'ts of communicating with mor...
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Episode 143
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7:16
Ep 142 - Ways to Ease the Pressure of Your Engineering Project Deadlines
Looming project deadlines are one of the challenges you face in your engineering job. Your schedule slips. The work is delayed. And the whole project seems daunting. But you have more options than you think. In this episode you'll learn 1...
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Episode 142
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