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The Learning Environment
It’s great to be back with you for Episode #27. Being a college instructor, learning is a front-and-center part of my life. As much as I hope the students are learning under my tutelage, I […]
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Pile Driving Refusal
If you’ve been involved in driving piles, then you certainly know what happens when you are getting into your bearing strata: The piston starts popping out of the cylinder, the lower-muffled “bangs” on the pile […]
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Interviewing Tips for Construction Engineers
A question was recently asked in a forum that I like to participate in: Do you have any advice for a job interview I’m going on next week? I presumed the individual has an interview […]
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Episode 16 – Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is one of those skills that, for myself, I probably take for granted. My mind works very practically. I like to work with my hands. I don’t like asking for help. I like […]
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Episode 15 – Basics for the Win
How many tools do you really need (figuratively speaking, of course) to be effective in your work? How complicated are your systems? Do you spend more time updating spreadsheets, typing up emails or trying to […]