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Managing Engineering & Technical Professionals     

Certificate Program		Open Enrollment

I.D.# C0608

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Duration: 3 Days

December 1-3, 2010 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ) - Troy, Michigan

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In the fast paced and competitive environment of today's global economy, the work of technical professionals is often the difference between success and failure in an organization. Providing leadership for engineers is uniquely challenging, and the transition from working engineer to first-line technical supervisor is one of the most difficult career challenges that an engineer may face. First-time engineering supervisors and mid-level managers who wish to sharpen their skills and learn new techniques for guiding, coaching, and motivating working engineers, technicians, and designers will find this seminar valuable. A mix of lecture and attention-grabbing exercises are used to develop intense and lasting learning results.

Learning Objectives
By attending this seminar, you will be able to:

• Describe the basic value proposition of management: what managers bring to an organization that makes them worthwhile
• Avoid the most common errors that supervisors and managers make
• Describe the evolution of management thought, and utilize the latest proven concepts for improving the performance of people in complex organizations
• Explain the issues that drive the psychology of effective leadership and develop greater emotional intelligence
• Implement strategies to enhance your skills in meeting management, coaching, and performance review that are essential in today's professional workplace

Who Should Attend
Engineers and technical professionals who are either recently promoted into a management position, or have some experience as a manager but would like to learn how to become more effective will benefit from attending this workshop. The concepts and skills developed during this interactive experience will be of interest to those involved in product development, manufacturing, service, or quality engineering, and all related technical activities in automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, and off-highway industries.

Topical Outline
DAY ONE

• The Management Perspective - How Managers Earn Their Keep
  • The value proposition of management
  • The "Peter Principle" and how to avoid this trap
  • Understanding the most important errors that managers commonly make - and how to steer clear of major supervisory pitfalls
  • Why people usually struggle to cooperate, and how you can reduce this
• What You Need to Know about Today's Workforce
  • The evolution of leadership thought, and why recent events have significantly changed effective leadership methods
  • Understanding what leadership is really about
  • Why teamwork and cooperation are necessary in modern corporate structures
  • How you can generate consistent focus and daily commitment among technical and engineering professionals
  • Playing "The Tower Game" - applying focus and commitment
• The Psychology of Successful Modern Leadership
  • Process centered leadership: getting sustained results
  • Task and relationship balances
  • Why "Output Leadership" is ineffective and counter-productive
  • Different kinds of team models - and which is most effective
  • How to reduce the influence of "bad" politics in an organization through constructive decision making processes

DAY TWO

• The Psychology of Change
  • Why change is often stressful
  • Five stages of change
  • How to make change exciting and interesting
• Emotional Intelligence: Building an Effective Leadership Style
  • Why "emotional intelligence" is important - the research results
  • The five elements of emotional leadership
  • How to practice and develop greater emotional intelligence
  • Solving typical meeting problems with emotional intelligence
• Coaching in Supervision
  • Building trust
  • Coaching roles
  • Improving communication for constructive coaching
• Using Meeting Time Effectively
  • Five key issues for successful meetings
  • How teamwork breaks down in meetings, and how to correct this

DAY THREE

• Dealing with Practical Issues
  • Dealing with difficult people
  • Learning how to delegate effectively
• Basic Negotiation Principles
  • Soft & hard negotiating approaches
  • Win-win negotiation
  • Positions, interests, & goals
• How to Make Performance Reviews Constructive
  • Legal requirements
  • Style issues
  • 360 reviews

Instructor(s): Michael A. Anleitner
Michael A. Anleitner is President of Livonia Technical Services Company, a consulting and training firm that provides technical and managerial expertise to companies engaged in manufacturing and assembly of commercial, industrial, and consumer products. His activities at LTS include quality and productivity improvement, product development, process improvement, total quality system implementation, and technical engineering support. Mr. Anleitner has over 30 years of diversified experience in manufacturing and engineering. He was co-founder, and for seven years, CEO of HydraMechanica Corporation, which produced brakes, clutches, torque-limiting devices, friction materials, and other special friction products for a variety of applications. Prior to that, he was the Director of Engineering for a Tier I automotive supplier. His experience includes positions at Ford Motor Company in both materials and design engineering.

Mr. Anleitner has co-authored several papers published by the American Society for Quality and regularly speaks at Automotive Division meetings of ASQ. He is also a contributor to the SAE International Technical Paper Series, has had three papers selected for SAE's Transactions, and has been honored with SAE's Award for Excellence in Oral Presentation. Mr. Anleitner received a B.A. in technical communications from Michigan Technological University, a B.S. in engineering from Wayne State University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Fees: $1595.00 ; SAE Members: $1276.00 - $1436.00

2.0 CEUs

Testimonial
"This is the best possible way to invest 3 days in making an engineer into a manager."
Steven M. Parrish
Communications Lead Engineer
General Dynamics/Land Systems

"Excellent content for the modern manager."
Michael Todd Mumaw
Supervisor Test Services
Eaton Corporation

"My compliments to the instructor and his ability to provide adaptation of material and critical issues to such a diverse example of positions, age, culture and function. It was above and beyond expectation."
Philip J. Pelchat
Quality Manager
WGI Inc.

"Extremely enlightening. A definite pick for upcoming managers or new managers. Will save a lot of wasted time and broken relationships."
Joseph C. Fusaro, Jr.
Mechanical Engineering Administrator
Davis Aircraft Products Company, Inc.

"Excellent insight into how to lead people, not just manage them."
Chris J. Kleinfeld
Lead Engineer
Tenneco Inc.

"Very informative. The activities which were completed in groups were enjoyable, relevant, and thought provoking."
Peter Berg
Engineering Manager
International Truck & Engine Company

"Excellent course. I would recommend this to any engineer transitioning into more of a supervisory role."
Nate M. Leden
Project Engineer
Hendrickson Truck

"This seminar made me think about how I have done things in the past and how I will do them in the future."
Christof Heisser
President
Magma Foundry Technologies, Inc.

"Recommended for new or soon to be managers."
David Dronzkowski
Staff Engineer
Detroit Diesel Corporation

To register, click Register button at the top of this page and submit the online form, or contact SAE Customer Service at 1-877-606-7323 (724/776-4970 outside the U.S. and Canada) or at CustomerService@sae.org.

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