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A Successful Transition From Engineer To Manager: ASME Early Career Forum Toronto, Ontario 10 June 2007
A Successful Transition From Engineer To Manager: ASME Early Career Forum Toronto, Ontario 10 June 2007
Engineer to Manager
John T. Bozewicz
ASME Engineering & Technology
Management Group Leader
Traditional Career Model
Sr.
Mgt.
Middle
Management
Staff Engineering
Technical
Other
Management
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Why Management?
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Setting the Course…..
From Engineer to
Engineering Manager
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Each Organization Selects Its Engineering
Managers Based on a Complex Set of Factors
Business
Competence
Relationships
Capability
Leadership Seniority or
Experience
Technical Competence
Communications
Business Skills
Management Skills
Motivation
Performance Evaluation
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Management Levels & Skills Mix
Opportunity
Mgmt
Career Path
Sponsor
Preparation
(Mentor)
The secret of success is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
-Benjamin Disreali, British Novelist and Debater (1804-1881)
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Engineering Management:
An Organizational Development Approach
Executives
Managers Strategic Vision
Innovative Thinking External Awareness
Supervisors
Program Development Organizational
Team Leader Situational Leadership Planning & Evaluation
Representation &
Project Leader Demonstrate Core Liaison
Model/Reinforce Core
Values Values
POA&Ms Directorate Head
Managing Diverse (Senior Mgr)
Project Tracking Resource Management
Workforce
Resource Expenditures Technology
Coaching/Counseling Management
Customer Orientation
Conflict Management Process Oversight
Quality Focus
Consensus
Change Management Management
Knowledge
Team Building Mentoring
Myers-Briggs Analysis
Influencing/Negotiatin
g
Presentation/ Marketing
Skills
and
Human Resources Risk Management
Mgmt Division Head (Senior
Skills
Branch Head (Middle Mgr)
Mgr) Program Manager 10
Asst. Program Mgr
First Things First: “Manage” Yourself
Know Your Personality
Personality/Behavior Tests
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“Extra-curricular” Preparation (Part 2)
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Key Focus Areas: My Experience
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Certification: EMCI is a Tool to Measure
Engineering Management Competency
EMCF EMCP
John Bozewicz
Email: bozewiczj@asme.org
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