Ben Dieter, from Polaris Industries, visited us yesterday as our weekly lunch speaker. The purpose of his visit was to talk about his experiences with work and the small business he also runs. Through these experiences he has developed a very diverse background in his career. Saying his presentation skills were great would be a understatement! He talked about his first months at Polaris in their Engineering Development program that covers marketing, manufacturing, design and how beneficial the experience was for him. He also talked about the time and pain that is being invested in your education, and how it is worth its wait in gold. He told us to be good at something and pull from that and make sure to take opportunities. He stressed that your education needs to be paired with experience.
"People are your greatest asset," he said, so you need to get along with them. Try and prepare yourself to be a better leader and edge that into your personality. Engineering Economics was mentioned, and how its nice to know about it when in a design phase of a project.
"The world is a changing place... so you need to also adapt... a lot of people don't like change." A lot of students asked how he balances his time between family and work. He said, "You cant do everything, so prioritize your action items that are urgent and important. Talk to who's in charge and delegate what you think you can get done and the time it will take you to do this."
It was a great presentation, very motivational, and hope to hear him speak again.
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