Technical

It’s a little contrarian to think this, but here we go.  While I agree we need technical people to be able to communicate and collaborate, I also think we need our technical people to want to do the technical work.  

The purpose of an engineering degree – or any degree with a technical focus – should be that the graduate can do the engineering, science, or technical work.  The reasons for getting an engineering degree should not be to be a manager or CEO.  

Engineers should want to design, build, maintain, solve problems, create new innovations, or better yet, all of those.