Engineering Leadership – becoming a more effective leader April 28 - 30, 2015 presented by Managers in technical organizations face many leadership challenges – constant change, incomplete information required for decision making, increasingly competitive markets, shortened lead times, and a tempo driven by technology. A unique challenge they also face, but may not be prepared for, are the many interpersonal issues and problems that managers and leaders must face. For many young engineers, promotions early in a career are based on technical competence. Engineers are not routinely taught how to lead groups of people and organizations through their academic training or work assignments early in their career. Lack of strong (or even adequate) interpersonal skills are often overlooked, excused or ignored. As a result, many are ill-prepared when they are asked to lead projects or organizations. When a strong technical performer is promoted into a leadership or managerial position, they must face a myriad of “people” issues and problems for which they have not been prepared in their professional development. In too many cases, they go from being a top technical performer to being a sub-par managerial performer. They become unhappy and marginally effective managers, sub-optimizing the work of their group, and they often lose their personal confidence as individual contributors. Engineering Leadership is designed to provide participants with a proven way to become effective leaders and managers – and to remain strong and productive performers. During the program they will: Learn to be consciously competent managers with effective leadership and managerial skills, including performance development and team leadership. Develop interpersonal skills and awareness that will improve performance – both their own and that of their employees. Design a specific plan to become successful leaders within their own organizations. This hands-on workshop challenges the participants to assess their own leadership styles, understand how to motivate employees and help those employees reach their full potential, develop skills in the areas of constructive feedback, conflict resolution and problem solving, and understand – for the first time for many of them – how to meet the difficult challenges of managing people, instead of data or things! Program Outcome: All engineers are, or have the potential to be, leaders. The most common expectation is that they will be technical leaders. Yet, a world driven by increasing complexity and frequent uncertainty demands the skills and abilities of people trained to solve problems and develop effective solutions. The direct outcome of this program will be to develop technical professionals to be competent managers with effective leadership skills with specific plans to lead individual and team efforts. What is Engineering Leadership? It is a program of study designed specifically for engineers seeking to improve their management and leadership skills and capabilities. It focuses on assessing individual styles and developing individual and organizational leadership skills and abilities. The program is a process of personal and professional development designed to build awareness of self and others and enhance a leader’s skills in influencing others (in a formal role or as an informal leader), problem solving, communication and feedback. What are the program benefits? Recognizing the professional commitment and expectation of the engineer to conceptual flexibility and ethical conduct, the program asserts that the engineer is the professional most likely to embrace complex problem-solving with competence and sincere interest. By developing awareness and perspective of the interpersonal issues related to leadership, engineers will continue to advance in their influence and impact on modern organizations. This is the beginning of a personal development process that has direct and important bottomline results. Excellent leaders have significant impact on an organization’s success. Poor leaders and managers cause low morale and productivity, high turnover and absenteeism, customer dissatisfaction, low employee loyalty, constant conflict and organizational battles, and a host of other problems that hinder an organization’s performance and profitability. This program will improve the leadership and managerial performance of the participants and assist the participants as they move from being a strong individual contributor to leading people in a wide variety of leadership roles – both formal and informal. Who should attend? This program is designed for technical professionals who have managerial responsibilities – Team Leaders, Project Leaders, Section Heads, Supervisors, Department Heads, Managers, etc. It also includes any managers who do not have strong technical backgrounds, but now find themselves leading people with technical training and responsibilities. Who leads the program? Peter A. DeLisle is the program designer and presenter. Pete has extensive experience helping engineers and other technical professionals learn how to integrate interpersonal and business skills into more effective management and leadership practices. Pete has experience in human resources at two high tech firms - Hewlett Packard where he was an operating division Personnel Manager and Convex Computer Corporation where he was founding Vice President for Human Resources. He also has served as a Program Manager and Senior Associate at the Center for Creative Leadership. Over the last 25 years, he has worked extensively with engineering students and practitioners. He was the first holder of the Severns Chair in Human Behavior in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. He has worked with several nationally-recognized colleges of engineering to design curriculum to assist engineers and engineering students develop critical leadership competencies. Pete also has been as an organizational development consultant to the National Science Foundation. For the past year, he has been working with the College of engineering at Notre Dame to design a leadership program for engineering students to improve their interpersonal and team capabilities. This program will be expanded this year to include content in the introductory engineering program during the first year of study and working with seniors in their project design class. How is the program structured? Engineering Leadership becoming a more effective leader Stayer Center for Executive Education University of Notre Dame Tuesday April 28 Wednesday April 29 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast Thursday April 30 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30am – noon Defining Leadership 8:30am – noon Dealing with Conflict The Effectiveness Triangle Building Effective Teams Delivering Feedback Lunch noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch noon - 1:00 p.m. 1:30 – 5:00pm Selecting the Right Leadership Style 1:00 – 3:30pm Planning for a Successful Future Cognitive Problem Solving Creating a Development Plan Getting Feedback Successfully Returning to an Unchanged Environment 5:00 – 6:45pm Reception and Dinner 5:30 – 7:00pm Reception and Dinner Morris Inn* 7:00 – 9:00pm Introductions, Expectations, Challenges * All locations listed are tentative and subject to availability. Where will the program be presented? This program will be delivered at the Stayer Center for Executive Education on campus at the University of Notre Dame. What does the program cost? Tuition for this unique program is $1,250. This includes instruction, materials, breaks and meals. Lodging is not provided, but a block of rooms has been reserved at the Morris Inn, located on the Notre Dame campus. Participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. Who can I contact to schedule a presentation of this program? Paul J. Slaggert Gary A. Gilot, P.E. Director Non-Degree Programs Director of Engineering Leadership and Stayer Center for Executive Education Community Engagement 300 Stayer Center College of Engineering University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556 208B Cushing Hall Phone: 574-631-5285 Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Fax: 574-631-6783 Office Phone (574) 631-0282 [email protected] [email protected] How do I register? Please go to our web site: engineeringleadership.nd.edu and click on the Registration tab.
© Copyright 2024