
- 360 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
If you are looking for a lively, down-to-earth experience in the journey to innovative engineering management, this is definitely the book for you. The author's 20-plus year perspective indicates that, while most engineers will spend the majority of their careers as managers, most are dissatisfied with the transition. Much of this frustration is the result of lack of preparation and training. This book gives you a solid grounding in the critical attitudes and principles needed for success.The book teaches you how to internalize the attitudes and master the associated skills needed to excel in, and be satisfied with your transition to management. Learn how to communicate more effectively and improve relationships with your colleagues. Realize an improved use of your time, resulting primarily from learning and practicing a number of "e;soft"e; skills which flow from developing the necessary attitudes for management. Use your newly acquired skills to solve immediate problems. Then, apply the six fundamental principles in your on-going work with engineering teams, and management.
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Table of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Beginning the Journey
- Principle 1: Mastering Relationships
- 2. Business is About People
- 3. Why Do People Make Things So Difficult?
- 4. The Pardox of Control
- 5. Everything Depends on the Customer
- 6. Leading with Confidence
- 7. Conflict is Inevitable, Get over It
- 8. The Joy of Politics
- Principle 2: Seeing the Big Picture
- 9. Now You're in Business
- 10. Planning: Journey into the Unknown
- 11. Putting the Pieces Together
- 12. Embracing Opportunities
- Principle 3: Getting Things Done
- 13. From Chaos to Order: The Project
- 14. Hitting from the Rough: When Things Go Wrong
- Principal 4: Communicationg Effectively
- 15. The Communication Clearinghouse (You)
- 16. Make Your Point Effectively
- Principle 5: Using Assets Wisely
- 17. The Balancing Act: Managing Tradeoffs
- 18. Time Is on Your Side
- 19. Work Those Assets!
- 20. Mobilizing the Troops
- 21. Charity Begins at Home
- Principle 6: Taking It to the Next Level
- 22. It Is Only Natural: Faster, Better, Cheaper
- 23. High-Octane Teams: Can You Stand the Fun?
- 24. Tending the Garden: Growing as a Manager
- About the Author
- Index