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RECORD NUMBER: 961 OF 2281Main Title | Leadership by engineers and scientists : professional skills needed to succeed in a changing world / | |||||||||||
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Author | Hess, Dennis W., | |||||||||||
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc., | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2018 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 1008763915 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 9781119436591; 1119436591 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Leadership ; Engineers--Vocational guidance ; Science--Vocational guidance ; Berufsbildung ; Fèuhrungskraft ; Ingenieur ; Wissenschaftler | |||||||||||
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Collation | xvi, 240 pages ; 24 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | Examples of routine problems/decisions faced by technical leaders -- Technical leadership fundamentals -- Ethics and professionalism -- Time management -- Building trust and credibility -- Risk taking, creativity, confidence -- Leadership through questions -- Creating a vision -- Team building and teamwork -- Running an effective meeting, making decisions, managing change -- Conflict management and resolution -- Communication -- Presenting difficult messages. Teaches scientists and engineers leadership skills and problem solving to facilitate management of team members, faculty, and staff. This textbook introduces readers to open-ended problems focused on interactions between technical and nontechnical colleagues, bosses, and subordinates. |