From engineer to manager : mastering the transition /

Providing clear, expert guidance to help engineers make a smooth transition to the management team, this a newly revised and updated edition of an Artech House bestseller belongs on every engineer's reference shelf. The author's thirty-plus year perspective indicates that, while most engin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aucoin, B. Michael
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Artech House, [2018]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Artech House technology management and professional development library.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Beginning the Journey
  • Mastering Relationships
  • Business Is About People
  • Why Do People Make Things So Difficult?
  • Get Motivated!
  • The Paradox of Control
  • Everything Depends on the Customer
  • Leading with Confidence
  • Conflict Is Inevitable, Get over It
  • It's a Team Sport
  • The Joy of Politics
  • Managing Up, Down, and All Around
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Now You're in Business
  • Seeing the System in Your Organization
  • Planning: Journey into the Unknown
  • Putting the Pieces Together
  • Embracing Opportunities
  • Getting Things Done
  • From Chaos to Order: The Project
  • Delegating
  • Meeting Management
  • Decision Making
  • Hitting form the Rough: When Things Go Wrong
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Communicating with Purpose
  • The Communication Clearinghouse (You)
  • Make your Point Effectively
  • Using Assets Wisely
  • The Balancing Act: Managing Tradeoffs
  • Time is on your Side
  • Work those Assets!
  • You've Got Talent!
  • Mobilizing the Troops
  • Playing the Part
  • Charity Begins at Home
  • Taking it to the Next Level
  • It is only Natural: Faster, Better, Cheaper
  • High-Performance Teams: Can you Stand the Fun?
  • Tending the Garden: Growing as a Manager.