Management Skills for Technical Professionals

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3 day(s) , 21 instructional hours

About This Event:

This tools-and-techniques-oriented seminar examines how to develop an effective management style that will guide your transition into the senior management ranks. The emphasis is on real-world, practical techniques developed by business leaders from a wide array of industries. The techniques taught in this session are proven, the approach sound, and the results measurable.

Recommended For:

New managers, those preparing for that promotion into the management ranks, or those adjusting to new circumstances.

You Will:

Learn what to do and what not to do to ease the transition and develop an effective management style
Learn the critical differences between management and leadership and how these differences separate the truly successful managers from the many who just struggle along or fail
Learn how to leverage your technical expertise into a powerful management style and when to set aside that technical knowledge so that you can really hear what others are saying.

Topics Covered Include:

The difference between managing people and managing projects
How to establish reasonable expectations for you and your employees
How to establish the baseline for sound, working relationships
When, why and how to take disciplinary actions that will yield results, not mutiny
Techniques for measuring resistance to change and associated risk factors
How to differentiate between people and process problems
How to reduce cycle time and overhead
How to assess the true value your function adds to the organization
The tools to apply in assessing and resolving functional and organizational problems.

Instructor(s):

This event is led by Michael J. Termini, author of Strategic Project Management: Leadership, Operational, and Organizational Responsibilities; The New Manufacturing Engineer: Coming of Age in an Agile Environment; and Management Skills for Engineers and Other Technical Professionals, his latest book. Mr. Termini's 30 years of executive and project management experience in both the domestic and international venues have spanned a wide variety of industries and disciplines. He has been called the "consummate management professional" and is widely recognized as one of the preeminent leaders in the field.