I keep a running list of what separates world-class engineers from the rest of us. Last week I shared the first five. Here are five more.
But first, one thing worth saying out loud. I am a behavioralist at heart. I believe you are, in the end, what you do.
That belief is the undercurrent beneath everything I write. It is why none of these ten items, last week’s five or this week’s, is about being smarter than the people around you. These engineers are brilliant and they work hard, and I am not pretending otherwise. Brilliance and hard work are table stakes at this level, and almost everyone at the top has already cleared that bar.
But what separates them from the rest is their behavior. Specifically, how they act and react when things get difficult.
That is what you need to copy. Do enough of the same, and you will be well on your way to becoming an elite engineer.
These five elite behaviors show up in how the best carry themselves under pressure. They…
