Staying Sharp - Volume 2: Tips for Staying Sharp Outside Your Company

At this time of rapid change and shifting corporate strategies, complacency can easily threaten an engineering career. Global competitiveness is unforgiving; and if not sharpened regularly, an engineer???s skills can obsolesce quickly. A robust engineering career is all about continuing education. Never forget that during your ???sharpening??? process, the soft skills are just as important as the hard skills???and that also goes for the people you lead and manage. In today???s world, staying sharp *outside* your company is just as important as staying sharp inside your company.