Ambitious Engineer

The Gift of Voluntary Effort

A Thanksgiving Leadership Reflection

Nov 26, 2025 • James Hanley

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The Real Cost of Poor Leadership

How a 22 year old lost the company $175k

Nov 20, 2025 • James Hanley

How an Assignment Turned Into a Career Connection

And What It Taught Me About Leadership

Nov 6, 2025 • James Hanley

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October 2025

Agency: The Power of Owning Your Next Move

How to Shift from Reacting to Circumstances to Shaping Your Own Outcomes

Oct 30, 2025 • James Hanley

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Lead from the Front

Because just telling people what to do rarely works.

Oct 23, 2025 • James Hanley

Beyond Technical: The Behaviors That Build Leaders

Building Leadership Habits for a Changing Workplace

Oct 16, 2025 • James Hanley

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Lessons from a CAD Department Disaster

How leadership found me at 22

Oct 9, 2025 • James Hanley

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Q3 2025 Book Reflections

Each quarter, I set aside time to capture not just what I’ve read, but how the ideas connect to my work and growth.

Oct 2, 2025 • James Hanley

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September 2025

What I Learned the Hard Way About Leadership

And how this experience showed me that leadership is a skill that organizations need at every level.

Sep 25, 2025 • James Hanley

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July 2025

My Q2 Reading List

8 Books That Shaped My Leadership Thinking

Jul 3, 2025 • James Hanley

June 2025

Why Your Resume Isn’t Getting You Hired

Hiring managers see hundreds of applicants. Here’s one way to make yours stand out.

Jun 12, 2025 • James Hanley

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Lessons from Columbia’s Construction Summit on Digital Change

How Empathy and Preparation Helped Me Find My Voice in a Room Full of Experts

Jun 5, 2025 • James Hanley

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