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Leadership Skills for Engineers and Technical Professionals

Build Rapport, Confidence, and the Ability to Influence for Improved Project Outcomes

 

Call +1 503 293 3557 or email for more information.

 

 

What People Said About Leadership Skills for Engineers

 

"It focuses on several really important issues that engineers need to understand."

     - Wendell Neumeyer, Manager, Artex Aircraft

 

"Gary is an excellent speaker and very knowledgeable about the material presented.  A '10' on a 1-10 scale!"

     - Karen Wong, Software Engineer, PSC Inc.

 

 

"Excellent ideas shown about building trust and respect.  The course encouraged me to set a vision and direction for my team."

     - Joel Smith, Project Leader, A-Dec, Inc.

 

"This course gave me a way to assess and quantify my current leadership skills, and identify improvement areas that will have the greatest impact."

     - Blaine Monson, Intel Corp.

 

"The self-assessment checklists are excellent!"

     - Padma Prakash, Opsware, Inc.

 

"Outstanding content and presentation.  Very interactive and useful right away."

     - Sushil Nema, Engineer, TriQuint Semiconductor

 

"Instructor's personification of examples and 'real' stories made comparison to daily work easy."

 

 

Workshop Description

 

This workshop teaches skills needed to lead projects, drive innovation, and influence others in an engineering role or similar technical role.  Participants learn the differences between leadership and management and how to develop specific leadership skills that are important to ALL engineers and technical professionals.  The most important leadership traits that apply to engineering and project leadership responsibilities are emphasized. Participants engage in exercises that assess their individual leadership abilities and provide guidance for further skill development.

 

Benefits

 

This course enables participants to:

  • become more influential

  • improve ability to effectively lead projects and teams

  • identify leadership development goals specific to individual needs

  • get more support for ideas that will benefit your company

  • build rapport with managers and peers

 

Who should attend:

  • Engineers

  • IT Professionals

  • Scientists

  • Managers

  • Supervisors

  • Project Leaders

  • Prospective managers, supervisors, and team leaders

  • Anyone who could benefit from being more influential

 

Instructor: Gary C. Hinkle

 

Call +1 503 293 3557 or email for more information.

 

 

Workshop Content

 

What is Leadership?

What leadership is, and what leadership is not

Why leadership skills are important for engineers and technical professionals

Differences between leadership skills and management skills

Self-analysis of key leadership skills to improve

Five levels of leadership

 

How to Develop Trust and Respect

Characteristics that help credibility and perceived integrity

Characteristics that hurt credibility

Self-assessment

 

The Art of Influence

Building rapport with business associates

Helping others to see your view

Influencing your boss

Case study: System Architect with Poor Leadership Skills

Influencing other leaders

Understanding the process of “give and take”

Influence vs. authority

 

Self Assessment of Leadership Ability and Potential

Attendees assess abilities in 3 key areas and come up with a score that illustrates strengths and specific leadership skills to develop

 

Project Leadership and Project Management

Overview of leadership skills necessary to effectively lead projects

Opportunities to distribute project leadership and management responsibilities

Case study: Sharing of Project Leadership and Management Responsibilities

Overview of project planning skills and tasks

Key project leadership skills

Case study: Outstanding Project Leader (a role model for project leaders)

 

Contents of Personalized Development Plans
Identify and prioritize three key things they will influence at work
Identify and prioritize five leadership and management competencies to develop
Identify three to five people to build rapport with who can help them become more influential, and determine how to go about building rapport with each person
Use self-assessments to identify and prioritize competencies related to building trust and respect, influence, and dedication to being a leader
Find at least one leadership mentor
 

 

Our Guarantee

 

If for any reason you are not satisfied, write to us within 30 days after attending the workshop and return the course materials and we'll arrange for you to receive a full refund - hassle-free!

 

 

Workshop fee includes a comprehensive workbook and email/phone follow-up with the instructor after the workshop to assist with implementation.  This leadership training for engineers and technical professionals can be customized to meet your needs, and is delivered at most locations internationally.

 

Contact us for more information.

 

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