The Happy Engineer | Career Success for Engineering Leadership

By Zach White

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Episodes: 168

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The Happy Engineer helps engineering leaders reach the next level without suffering burnout - because success without fulfillment is failure. You will discover how to redefine work/life balance and lead with purpose, while accelerating your next promotion. Bring a growth mindset, engineers... It's time for personal development before technical development, emotional intelligence (EQ) before IQ, and coaching to crush your comfort zone! If you find yourself asking questions like these, then this show is for you: * How do I decide between a technical career path or management? Can I ever go back? * How do I reignite passion and purpose in my engineering career (or just stop dreading Monday)? * Why am I not getting promoted to Manager / Director / VP (and my peers are)? * How can I increase my salary and total compensation faster? * What should I do if I want to change discipline, industry, or even leave engineering? * What does it take to move from engineering to entrepreneurship? * WHY AM I SO UNHAPPY??? Your host, Zach White, knows how frustrating building your engineering career can be. As an engineer himself, he climbed the corporate ladder. He's seen (and survived) it all. He's felt stuck, been burned out from 80-hour weeks, suffered under a bad boss, and had his career plan thwarted multiple times by corporate reorgs. You know the worst part? He lived below his full potential. Ultimately Zach found incredible success in his career, but it was not without trials, failure, and a rock-bottom experience with burnout. Each week, the former engineering leader, now turned CEO and sought-after Lifestyle Engineering Coach, will help you create an action plan to level up your career while designing a life you love. Enjoy inspiring conversations with experts from all corners of industry and life. Learn how to overcome any career obstacle you face. Get off the road to burnout. Build your career. Balance your life. BE HAPPY!

Episode Date
167: You Don't Have to Be John Maxwell to Be a Great Leader
May 06, 2024
166: Get Rid of Toxic Work Culture Once and For All with Anese Cavanaugh | Award-Winning Author
Apr 29, 2024
165: WARNING - Your Memory is Worse Than You Think
Apr 22, 2024
164: Create the Exact Job You Want with Jonathan Boyer | Principal Mechanical Engineer
Apr 15, 2024
163: The Secret of Escaping Stagnation at Work
Apr 08, 2024
162: Change Your Life in 8 Steps with Dave Albin | Firewalk Captain for Tony Robbins
Apr 01, 2024
161: How Asking an Obvious Question Made Me $30K in One Day
Mar 25, 2024
160: Build a Legacy You Can Be Proud Of with Shawn Dalcour & Keshia Robinson
Mar 18, 2024
159: Who Else Wants More Energy at Work?
Mar 11, 2024
158: How to Minimize Regret and Maximize Success with Omar Halabieh | Tech Director at Amazon Payment Services
Mar 04, 2024
157: Learn to Say More with Less Words | Executive Communication
Feb 26, 2024
156: Why Some Engineers Should Definitely Start a Consulting Business with Jay Aigner
Feb 19, 2024
155: Get Rid of Sleazy Networking Once and For All
Feb 12, 2024
154: Here is a Method to Make Career Fulfillment a GAME with Jay Abbasi | CEO & Career Consultant
Feb 05, 2024
153: How to Master the Calendar and Get More Done
Jan 29, 2024
152: Biggest Lie Blocking Happiness is Everywhere with Eric Nehrlich | Chief of Staff @ Google | Executive Coach
Jan 22, 2024
151: Forget Work-Life Balance If You Want to Be Happy | Master the Wheel of Life
Jan 15, 2024
150: Victory Over Imposter Syndrome and Burnout with Jimmy Burroughes | International Coach | Author
Jan 08, 2024
149: Promotion Playbook Yearly Rhythm | My Signature System to Align and Accelerate Results in 2024
Jan 01, 2024
148: Vision Plus Emotion Equals Creation with Steve Gamlin | Vision Board Master | Stand-Up Comedian
Dec 28, 2023
147: Blissful Balance and Happy Hustle 2.0 with Cary Jack | Author | Entrepreneur | Coach | New Dad
Dec 21, 2023
146: Practical Optimism Leads to A+ Careers with Ken Schmitt | CEO at TurningPoint Executive Search | Author
Dec 14, 2023
145: Secret Guide to Communicating with Business Teams with Chris Fenning | Award-Winning Author of The First Minute
Dec 07, 2023
144: Why Not All Readers are Leaders | 3 Big Mistakes Engineers Make in the Habit of Reading Books
Dec 04, 2023
143: How to Quickly Operate and Succeed at Work with Dr. Robert Santer | Navigating an Engineering Organization
Nov 30, 2023
142: Special Thanks and Special Announcement You Don't Want to Miss
Nov 23, 2023
141: Gratitude Engineering | Scientific and Practical Guide to Growth through Gratitude
Nov 20, 2023
140: Grow to VP - Female Executive Journey to the Top with Megan Ford | Vice President of Engineering at Freeosk
Nov 16, 2023
139: Unstoppable Resilience - True Grit and Grace with Amberly Lago | Global Inspirational Speaker | 2x Bestselling Author
Nov 09, 2023
138: Stop Stagnation and Grow Faster | Peak Performance Multiplier
Nov 06, 2023
137: Create Balance - A Journey of Ease and Dignity with Rebecca Whitman | The Magnetic Abundance Mentor
Nov 02, 2023
136: Formula 1 Performance Leads to RAPID Career Acceleration with Paul Teasdale | McLaren F1 Team | Helping People Perform
Oct 26, 2023
135: Success is Determined by Your Successors | Why You Need a Succession Plan Now
Oct 23, 2023
134: Be Happy and Fulfilled through Personal Development Mastery with Agi Keramidas | Author | Podcast Host
Oct 19, 2023
133: Stress-Free Strategy to Succeed in Big Tech with Meta®️ Software Leader Mauricio Nunes | Father of 3
Oct 12, 2023
132: Five Strategies to Win the Inbox War | The End of Never-Ending Email
Oct 09, 2023
131: Secrets of Being a CEO Revealed with Deborah Coviello | The CEO Whisperer | Author | Podcast Host
Oct 05, 2023
130: Leading with Vulnerability Superpowers - the Future of Leadership with Jacob Morgan | International Best-Selling Author | Futurist
Sep 28, 2023
129: How to Increase Confidence Interviewing and Get the Job You Want
Sep 25, 2023
128: You Work Too Hard to Miss Bigger Opportunity with Greg Martin | Lifetime at Work Podcast Host
Sep 21, 2023
127: Supercharge Confidence and Engineer Esteem with Maria Papazoglou | Top Executive Coach in Greece
Sep 14, 2023
126: Two Actions to Help Reverse Rock Bottom
Sep 11, 2023
125: Impactful Engineering with Jake Maxey and Steve Maxey | Podcast Hosts | Engineers Making a Difference
Sep 07, 2023
124: The Secret to Customer Understanding that Engineers Need to Know with Annette Franz | CEO at CX Journey | Author
Aug 31, 2023
123: Are You on the Road to Burnout? | The Unspoken Pandemic
Aug 28, 2023
122: Engineering Hard Choices with Pete Hunt | The Face of Facebook's React.js | CEO & Co-Founder of Twitter-acquired Startup "Smyte"
Aug 24, 2023
121: Money Freedom is Not Simply More Money with Flint Jamison | Engineer to Investor | Founder of Vestus Capital
Aug 17, 2023
120: Easy Networking Strategy to Use Now - Memorize this Question
Aug 14, 2023
119: How to Succeed without Compromising Family Values with Aaron Hensler | Director of Technical Integration at Rivian | Husband & Father
Aug 10, 2023
118: Are You Really as Good at Solving Problems as You Think You Are? with Jamie Flinchbaugh | Top Author | Senior Executive Consultant
Aug 03, 2023
117: Leadership Dilemma - When Do You Fire an Employee?
Jul 31, 2023
116: How our Struggles Lead to Happiness with Ryan Roper | Global Leader in Energy Management | Keynote Speaker
Jul 27, 2023
115: Fail Early (Not Often) and Succeed Later with Mark Graban | Award-Winning Author | Lean Engineering Expert
Jul 20, 2023
114: Do You Need a Vacation? Go from Escape to Energy by Shifting the Vacation Paradigm
Jul 17, 2023
113: Stop Being Nice and Start Leading Kind with Karyn Ross | Award-Winning Author and Leadership Expert
Jul 13, 2023
112: Your Biggest Industry Opportunity Today is Manufacturing with John Real | Project Engineering Leader
Jul 06, 2023
111: Morning Victory - 5 Habits of Mediocrity Engineering Leaders Must Avoid
Jul 03, 2023
110: Start Anything You Believe Deeply with @CauseHacker Jim Carter iii | CEO & Founder | AI Specialist
Jun 29, 2023
109: You're Not Alone - Powerful Community Leads to Healing and Growth with Bekah Weigel | Founder of VirtualCoffee.io
Jun 22, 2023
108: Create Peace and Compound Progress with True Priority
Jun 19, 2023
107: 1000% Advantage to Reach Your Dreams with Manuj Aggarwal | Founder of TetraNoodle Technologies
Jun 15, 2023
106: Experience Money Freedom and Million Dollar Side Hustles with Tony Whatley | Founder of 365 Driven and Best-Selling Author
Jun 08, 2023
105: How to Reduce Stress and Improve Daily
Jun 05, 2023
104: True Esteem - from Deep Insecurity to Unshakable Confidence with Teresa Quinlan | EQ Emotional Intelligence Expert Coach
Jun 01, 2023
103: Increase Velocity to Land Your Dream Career with Gina Riley | Talent Expert and Career Coach
May 25, 2023
102: Stop Being a Lazy Career Workaholic
May 22, 2023
101: Million Dollar Insights You Least Expect with Vamsi Polimetla | Founder & CEO of Make More Leaders
May 18, 2023
100: Top 10 Tips Every Engineer Needs to Know | Episode 100 Celebration
May 11, 2023
099: The 4 Mandatory Mindsets of Peak Performance with Dr. Ruth Gotian | #1 Emerging Thinker in Management Worldwide by Thinkers 50
May 04, 2023
098: Create Belonging and Inclusion with Genesis Amaris Kemp | Author and DEI Advocate
Apr 27, 2023
097: Why Happy People are More Productive with Thanh Pham | CEO at Asian Efficiency
Apr 20, 2023
096: From Hate to Happiness with Dr. Benjamin Ritter | 3 Keys to Engineering Career Fulfillment
Apr 13, 2023
095: Hello, My Name is Awesome! with Alexandra Watkins | Chief Executive Boss Lady
Apr 06, 2023
094: From Hyper-Stressed Panic Attacks to the World's Happiest Software Engineer with Erik Andersen
Mar 30, 2023
093: How to Become a Top 1% Communicator in Your Industry with Brenden Kumarasamy | Founder of MasterTalk
Mar 23, 2023
092: Unleash Your Awesome with Daria Williamson | Author | Career Strengths Expert & Leadership Coach
Mar 16, 2023
091: ABC's with CTO of Cast AI - Leon Kuperman | Artificial Intelligence | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Cloud Computing
Mar 09, 2023
090: Let's Go Win with JM Ryerson | How Timing, Authenticity, and Perspective Create Careers that Make You Happy and Wealthy
Mar 02, 2023
089: Q&A #5 with Zach White | 6 LinkedIn Profile Improvements to Stand Out | My Opinion on Layoffs in Tech and How to Respond
Feb 23, 2023
088: Jim Cathcart | Top 5 Most Award-Winning Speaker in the World | the Pathway to Maximum Potential for True Professionals
Feb 16, 2023
087: The 4 Must-Have Traits for Engineers to Build a Business from $0 to $1 MILLION in 3 Years (or Less) with Nicky Billou | CEO
Feb 09, 2023
086: How to Create Authentic Personal Happiness and Effortless Professional Success with Robert Mack | Celebrity Happiness Coach
Feb 02, 2023
085: Career Success Toolkit - Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You with Mark Herschberg | CTO | Author | MIT Instructor
Jan 26, 2023
084: My Top 3 Books on Habits & Biggest Insights for Personal Change with Zach White | World's Best Lifestyle Engineer
Jan 23, 2023
083: How 4 Bullets to the Head (& Surviving) Led to 5 Decades of Consciousness Research (& Thriving) with Lion Goodman | Transformational Coach
Jan 19, 2023
082: Avoid $1 Million Dollar Management Mistakes! Entrepreneurial Tips for Careers with Dan Cumberland | 3x SaaS Founder
Jan 12, 2023
081: The 6 Essential Core Values of Leadership with David Valentine | Marketing Madman and $$ Billion Dollar Leader
Jan 05, 2023
080: My Personal Reflection Exercise - 2022 in 22 minutes | Plus Big News for The Happy Engineer Podcast in 2023 with Zach White
Dec 29, 2022
079: Career Burnout Recovery and Prevention Secrets with Michael Levitt - Chief Burnout Officer
Dec 22, 2022
078: From Half-Dressed in a Ditch to Senior Partner & Board Member in 3 Years with Tommy Breedlove - Legendary CEO
Dec 15, 2022
077: Can You Do the Impossible? How to Overcome Any Disadvantage with Jessica Cox - the World's 1st Armless Pilot
Dec 08, 2022
076: Q&A #4 with Zach White | Dealing with a Micromanager Boss who Kills Your Motivation | How to Add More Value in Your Role Right Now
Dec 01, 2022
075: Stop Getting Stuck in Your Head by Integrating Science and Spirit with Dr. Daniel Harner
Nov 24, 2022
074: Proof that Anything is Possible in Engineering Your Career and Life with Pete Wilson
Nov 17, 2022
073: How to Go Green and Advance Your Career Credentials in Sustainability & LEED with Charlie Cichetti
Nov 10, 2022
072: Make Winning a Lifestyle and Stop Settling for a Runner-Up Mindset with James Reid
Nov 03, 2022
071: Why the Great Resignation is Quickly Becoming the Great Regret with Kon Apostolopoulos
Oct 27, 2022
070: Avoid the #1 Enemy of Excellence and Learn How to Leave Your Legacy with Aaron Walker
Oct 20, 2022
069: Unlock the Power of Your Personal Brand & Design Your Digital Reputation with Erik Cabral
Oct 13, 2022
068: Why Working Harder Does Not Work with the World's Best Unconscious Beliefs Specialist - Tim Shurr
Oct 06, 2022
067: How Data Science and Machine Learning Lead to Optimizing Your Life with Kristen Kehrer
Sep 29, 2022
066: Q&A #3 with Zach White - The Best Morning Routines for Engineering Leaders and Advice for Student Engineers
Sep 22, 2022
065: The 3 Keys to Optimal Mental Health for High-Achieving Engineers with Dr. Shahana Alibhai
Sep 15, 2022
064: How to Become WHO You Want to Become in Your Engineering Career with Jeff Perry
Sep 08, 2022
063: Why Pain Produces More Growth Than Happiness Ever Could with Lilly Rachels
Sep 01, 2022
062: Cybersecurity Attacks and Terrorism - How to Reduce Your Risk with Tom Kirkham
Aug 25, 2022
061: How Four Colors Will Transform Your Career and Life with Angela Proffitt
Aug 18, 2022
060: The 2 Biggest Mistakes in Job Hunting and How to Land a Dream Job with Cassandra Thompson
Aug 11, 2022
059: Q&A #2 with Zach White - How to Ask for a Raise and How to Deal with Peer Pressure that Leads to Long Hours and Burnout
Aug 04, 2022
058: Lies You Believe that Limit Your Wealth and Happiness with Robert Peterson
Jul 28, 2022
057: You Do You - How to Unleash Your Authentic Leadership Superpowers with Erin Hatzikostas
Jul 21, 2022
056: Unpack the 3P's of Your Purpose in Life with Cartwright Morris
Jul 14, 2022
055: Sales & Solution Engineering - Ask Someone to Take a Risk on YOU with Michael Maturo
Jul 07, 2022
054: Stop Destroying Your #1 Advantage to Career Success with Susan Birch
Jun 30, 2022
053: Grit and Failure for Engineers - Why Being Tested Beyond Your Limits is Essential with Engineering VP, Dana Sherrell
Jun 23, 2022
052: Why to Celebrate Change and Disruption with The Tao of TA-DA Joel Zeff
Jun 16, 2022
051: Q&A #1 with Zach White - How to Be More Productive and How to Make Tradeoffs Between Company Size and Title
Jun 09, 2022
050: How to Get a Seat at the Billion $$ Table with Casey Tubman - Fortune 200 Vice President
Jun 02, 2022
049: Are You Tired? Eliminate Emotional Exhaustion Now (or Experience Burnout) with Michel Bordeau
May 26, 2022
048: Overcome Anxiety, Depression, and Feeling Stuck in Your Career with Joli Fytczyk
May 19, 2022
047: Win the Game of Life and Beat the Boss Level with Joshua Church
May 12, 2022
046: How to Be Happy AND Successful in Engineering Leadership with Diego Rebosio
May 05, 2022
045: Master Your Mental Edge with Nerd and Navy SEAL Josiah Kauffman
Apr 28, 2022
044: Meet Your Host of The Happy Engineer Podcast - a Reverse Interview with Zach White
Apr 21, 2022
043: Become Your Own Engineering Superhero with Laban Ditchburn - the World's Best Courage Coach
Apr 14, 2022
042: Create Your Dream Lifestyle with Charles Webb [Part 2]
Apr 11, 2022
041: Why Passion Must Persist with #chefontour Charles Webb [Part 1]
Apr 07, 2022
040: Storytelling is Dead! Build Your Strategic Narrative with Guillaume Wiatr
Mar 31, 2022
039: Conquer Your Fears and Build Resilience with F-16 Pilot Waldo Waldman
Mar 24, 2022
038: The Revolution of Efficiency with Andrea Dallan
Mar 17, 2022
037: Multiply Your Impact by Owning Your Career with Lauren Herring
Mar 10, 2022
036: Find Better Balance - 10 Alignments with Happy Hustler Cary Jack
Mar 03, 2022
035: How to Persist and Overcome Impossible Odds with Myra Nawabi
Feb 24, 2022
034: Injustice at Work - The 8 Stages of Alienation with Anton Gunn
Feb 17, 2022
033: Break All the Rules and Win Your Career with Tammy Alvarez
Feb 10, 2022
032: Cornerstone Habits of High Performance with Mike Szczesniak
Feb 03, 2022
031: Increase Emotional Intelligence and Personal Performance with Teresa Quinlan - EQ Expert Coach
Jan 27, 2022
030: How to Win a Big Promotion by Communicating Your Value in 1 Simple Step with Julie Schaller
Jan 20, 2022
029: Does Hypnosis Actually Work? Happy Careers and Huge Results with Expert Coach Leslie Thornton
Jan 13, 2022
028: Crack the Leadership Code for Engineering Management with Alain Hunkins
Jan 06, 2022
027: From Ballet to Blockchain - How to Find Your Ideal Engineering Career Path with Matt Sevey
Dec 30, 2021
026: Escape the Sunday Scaries and Love Your Career with Camille Saltzman
Dec 23, 2021
025: Why NOT to “Start with Why” with Nada Buhendi
Dec 16, 2021
024: How to Grow from Engineer to CEO with Ken Whah
Dec 09, 2021
023: Change Your Life by Mastering Your Energy with Anese Cavanaugh
Dec 02, 2021
022: How Subtle Unconscious Bias Hurts Your Results with Dr. Farzana Chohan
Nov 25, 2021
021: Practice this Secret to Accelerate Emotional Intelligence and Career Growth with Jay Abbasi
Nov 18, 2021
020: Why Leaving a Legacy of Engineering Impact Makes a Difference with Tammy Bohen
Nov 11, 2021
019: FAANG Success - How to Get Into Big Tech with Meta Leader Mauricio Nunes
Nov 04, 2021
018: Go Behind the Scenes with Human Resources - Stereotypes and CTO's with Sam Tam
Oct 28, 2021
017: How to Overcome Social Anxiety Permanently for Engineers with Mark Metry
Oct 21, 2021
016: Get Promoted by Learning How to Think and Ask Questions Like Socrates with Marc Champagne
Oct 14, 2021
015: Career Rocket Fuel with Former SpaceX Engineer - Now Engineering Leadership Recruiter - Brian Mejeur
Oct 07, 2021
014: Management Tips for Dealing with Entitled Engineers and Millennials with Gina Covarrubias
Sep 30, 2021
013: Misunderstood Productivity Secrets and How to Avoid Deadly Distractions with April Garcia
Sep 23, 2021
012: The 7 Skills of Lasting Happiness with "The Happiness Doctor" Elia Gourgouris
Sep 16, 2021
011: Explore the Powerful Connection Between Martial Arts and Engineering with Hansel Ramathal
Sep 09, 2021
010: Choose Passion AND Enjoy Success with Seyka Mejeur - CEO & Engineering Job Recruiter
Sep 02, 2021
009: Olympic Training Techniques to Help You Engineer Peak Performance at Work with Coach Kon
Aug 26, 2021
008: What Does it Look Like to Live an Unshackled Life? with Gly Gabriel
Aug 19, 2021
007: Why You Must Love Yourself to Love Your Engineering Career with Deb Crowe
Aug 12, 2021
006: Build Your Confidence at Work and Defeat Self-Doubt with Dean Karrel
Aug 05, 2021
005: Looking for a New Job? How to Find the Perfect Fit with Kate Terrell
Jul 29, 2021
004: Are You Masking Inner Demons? Engineering is an Inside Job with Nader Mowlaee
Jul 29, 2021
003: Mythbusting Multitasking and Get More Done at Work with Dave Crenshaw
Jul 29, 2021
002: Accelerate Career Results by Reverse Engineering Success with Jeff Baietto
Jul 29, 2021
001: How an Unhappy Engineering Career Led to Success in Entrepreneurship and Life with Zander Fryer
Jul 29, 2021
Welcome to The Happy Engineer with Zach White
Jul 14, 2021