So, what if we are the problem? Happy Engineers are Productive Engineers. What trait, more so than other traits, is the ear-mark of a strong Engineer? 
Problem solving 
If you give an engineer a problem, they’re going to solve it!
Our premise: 
whatever stimulus presents as the strongest problem to an engineer is the most likely thing that gets solved next
What is bad management to an Engineer?  
	A Problem
We must ask ourselves: 
Are we the problem they are solving?. What do Engineers want from management?
To Answer this question, we created the “Design Your Own Boss” Study. Click slide to see in context of slide deck
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