How Great Engineers Become Great Leaders w/ Jeremy Doran

How do you improve your communication skills, leadership abilities to achieve success in both business and life?

Jeremy Doran is the Founder and CEO of Pinnacle Performance. As a speaker, coach and author, he specializes in leadership and individual coaching. Jeremy and his team help organizations maximize their productivity and return on all assets. He also helps supervisors to improve their leadership skills and senior management understand what organizational changes are needed.

With degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Psychology, Jeremy brings a unique perspective to leadership development. His diverse background and storytelling ability allow him to engage, enlighten and entertain while he teaches. He published a book about growing up as the youngest of 10 siblings. When he is coaching his clients, he very frequently draws from the lessons he learned from his family.

On this episode, Jeremy emphasizes how engineers can become great leaders by reprogramming their communication style. We also discuss the impact of the pandemic on values and communication skills.

Key Points and Time Stamps:

[00:02:05] - From engineer to manager and having emotional intelligence

[00:03:51] - Personal mission statements on your career path

[00:06:34] - Top 10 complaints employees have, with communication skills being the number 1

[00:07:55] - Other employee complaints regarding salary packages and leadership

[00:09:04] - How to set boundaries after office hours

[00:10:49] - Leaders giving credit to their team

[00:11:48] - The Platinum Rule of Communication: How communication skills help you and your team

[00:16:45] - Why leaders struggle to communicate clearly

[00:18:58] - Asking questions vs making assumptions

[00:20:31] - The relationship between communication skills and confidence

[00:22:11] - The importance of time management and its impact on productivity

[00:25:42] - Making everyone around you productive so that they don't need you

[00:28:17] - Why you can never practice your script enough

[00:30:10] - The benefits of finding your niche, even if it seems unrelated to your work

[00:32:07] - The difference between negotiation and collaboration 

[00:33:49 - The financial importance of making employees feel seen and heard

Connect with Jeremy:
Website: https://www.pinnacle-performance.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremypdoran/

Additional Resources:
"How To Improve Leaders' Communication Skills" w/ Glenn Daniels II
"Communication Skills For Happy Engineers " w/ Zach White

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