“The whole idea of being intentional is instead of being reactive or unintentional and just letting your life come to you, we have this opportunity to choose what we want to do and who we want to become."
Are you tired of feeling uninspired and disengaged in your engineering career? If so, this episode is for you!
Jeff Perry is back again for a second episode with his latest book, “The Intentional Engineer”. In this episode, Jeff uncovers the keys to building a meaningful, fulfilling career by cultivating more intentionality. We dive into the ‘quiet quitting’ phenomenon happening worldwide, and Jeff shares his personal story of disengagement during a particular stage in his career.
Learn Jeff’s Intentional Engineer model to assess your current situation and start becoming more intentional toward your lives and career. You will also learn the importance of identifying your core values, the power of mindsets, getting your career clarity, finding your genius zones, and a few core skills you should learn for living more intentionally!  
Listen out for:

Writing “The Intentional Engineer” - [00:03:31]
Jeff’s Story of Becoming Intentional - [00:08:33]
Quiet Quitting Phenomenon - [00:11:17]
Being Intentional - [00:14:41]
Intentional Engineer Model - [00:17:50]
Going Beyond the Tipping Point - [00:21:25]
Identifying Core Values - [00:25:01]
The Power of Mindsets - [00:28:00]
Outwards vs Inward Mindsets - [00:33:10]
Getting Career Clarity - [00:36:42]
Genius Zone - [00:39:57]
Getting More Into Genius Zone - [00:42:54]
Skills to Support Your Intentions - [00:45:42]
3 Tech Lead Wisdom - [00:48:44]

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Jeff Perry’s BioJeff Perry is a leadership and career expert known for helping individuals, teams, and organizations unlock their potential in all facets of life. Given his background in engineering, business, and leadership, he specializes in working with engineering and technical professionals, but the principles he shares are universal.
Jeff received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington.
Follow Jeff:

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffcperry/
Personal Website – jeff-perry.com
Engineering Career Coach Podcast – https://engineeringmanagementinstitute.org/the-podcast/

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