EP. 418 - Bob Hankins: Speaking Engineering to Business Leaders
About this episode
Bob Hankins discusses how to effectively communicate engineering concepts to business leaders.
Bob Hankins: Speaking Engineering to Business Leaders Bob Hankins is Director of Engineering with more than 20 years of experience in engineering leadership, product development, and medical technology. Bob has built a career translating complex technical challenges into practical business outcomes while also serving in executive leadership roles, including interim Medical CTO. In our conversation, Bob shares insights on bridging communication gaps between engineering and business teams, explaining technical trade-offs to executives, balancing speed with sound engineering decisions, and helping engineers become more influential communicators. To learn more about Bob, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/rthankins/. __ TEACH THE GEEK (http://teachthegeek.com) Prefer video? Visit http://youtube.teachthegeek.com Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips
People in this episode
Host: Neil Thompson
Guest: Bob Hankins
Topics covered
- engineering communication
- business leadership
- technical trade-offs
- influential communication
- medical technology
Keywords
- public speaking
- engineering
- business communication
- technical challenges
- executive leadership
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Teach the Geek, LinkedIn, Medical CTO
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