The Balanced Engineer: Essential Ideas for Career DevelopmentThis book constitutes the Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE-USA Professional Activities Conference and the second annual professional activities conference. It assists individuals with the development of leadership, teamwork, negotiating, networking, and other professional skills. |
Contents
CompetencyBased Performance Management | 1 |
COMPETENCYBASED PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT | 2 |
SOME DOS AND DONTS OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT | 4 |
ACCOUNTABILITYTHE REASON BEHIND IT ALL | 6 |
WHY PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT? | 7 |
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND APPRAISAL PROCESS | 8 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 9 |
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About State Legislatures But Were Afraid to Ask | 10 |
PROTECTION FOR THE PUBLIC | 106 |
FEDERAL REGISTRATION | 107 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 108 |
Getting into Your Customers Worlds to Serve Them Better ABSTRACT | 109 |
INTRODUCTION | 110 |
COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR CUSTOMER | 111 |
EMPATHY | 112 |
OBTAINING CUSTOMER INPUT | 113 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 18 |
GrassRoots Efforts That Can Affect Public Policy | 19 |
WHY ME? | 20 |
HOW TO BUILD A LOCAL GRASSROOTS NETWORK | 21 |
THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE | 22 |
WHAT IEEEUSA IS DOING ABOUT GRASS ROOTS | 26 |
CONCLUSION | 29 |
Recommendations for Effective Communications to Influence Federal Policy Issues of Importance to Electrical Engineers | 30 |
YOU HAVE DECIDED TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE FEDERAL POLICY PROCESS NOW WHAT? | 31 |
CONCLUSION | 33 |
Employers Engineering Education Needs for the New Millennium | 34 |
VISION FOR NEW ENGINEERS | 35 |
ABSTRACT | 36 |
INTRODUCTION | 37 |
IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS | 39 |
IDENTIFYING THE ORGANIZATIONS NEEDS | 41 |
CHECKING FOR REALITY | 43 |
A CASE STUDY | 44 |
CONCLUSION | 45 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 46 |
S CERRI ABSTRACT | 47 |
INTRODUCTION | 48 |
HUMANS AS SATELLITES | 49 |
DELETION DISTORTION AND GENERALIZATION | 50 |
BUILDING RAPPORTHOW FRIENDS COMMUNICATE | 51 |
SUMMARY | 52 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 53 |
ABSTRACT | 54 |
WHAT IS A TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL? | 55 |
A QUESTION OF SORTING | 56 |
SUMMARY | 57 |
Winning Government Orals by Giving Memorable Speeches INTRODUCTION | 59 |
PLANNING AND PRACTICE ARE KEY | 62 |
CONCLUSION | 63 |
The Leadership Behaviors That Make a Difference ABSTRACT | 65 |
COACHING DEFINED | 66 |
A FRAMEWORK FOR COACHING | 67 |
ESTABLISH A CLIMATE FOR LEARNING AND TRUST | 68 |
CREATE A CONTEXT FOR PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT | 69 |
PROMOTE DISCOVERY AND SELFRELIANCE | 70 |
DELEGATE AND INSTRUCT | 71 |
EXTEND SELFRELIANCE AND BUILD NETWORKS | 72 |
CONCLUSION | 73 |
Avoiding Negative Conflict ABSTRACT | 74 |
MALEFEMALE COMMUNICATION DIFFERENCES | 76 |
CONCLUSION | 78 |
SUMMARY | 79 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 80 |
ABSTRACT | 81 |
POLITICSSO WHAT? | 82 |
PLANNINGGOOD POLITICS? | 85 |
SUMMARY | 87 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 88 |
A Resource for Your IEEE Responsibilities and Your Career ABSTRACT | 89 |
EMS MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS | 90 |
EDUCATION | 91 |
AWARENESS | 93 |
CHAPTER OPERATIONS | 94 |
THE RELEVANCE OF EMS | 95 |
Patents Copyrights and Trademarks ABSTRACT | 97 |
PATENTS | 98 |
EXAMINATION PROCESS | 100 |
COPYRIGHT | 101 |
PROTECTION PROVIDED | 102 |
AUTHORSHIP AND OWNERSHIP | 103 |
EVERYDAY ACTS OF INFRINGEMENT | 104 |
TRADEMARKS | 105 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 114 |
Reducing Stress and Planning Your Career Toward Personal Values ABSTRACT | 115 |
DEVELOPING A CAREER MISSION STATEMENT GOALS AND A STRATEGIC PLAN | 116 |
MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALS | 118 |
ACTION | 123 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 124 |
ABSTRACT | 125 |
PRINCIPLE OF INNOVATION | 126 |
NEEDING INNOVATION | 128 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 129 |
ABSTRACT | 130 |
TEN TIPS FOR BECOMING A PERSUASIVE PRESENTER | 131 |
SUMMARY | 136 |
People Skills in a Competitive Environment | 137 |
SKILLS IDENTIFICATION | 138 |
TEAMWORK | 139 |
NEGOTIATING | 140 |
ATTITUDE | 141 |
SUMMARY | 142 |
Managing Older Subordinates | 144 |
ESTABLISHING YOURSELF | 145 |
ESTABLISHING SERVICE LEVELS | 146 |
EMPOWERMENT | 147 |
ACTION ITEMS | 148 |
CONCLUSION | 149 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 150 |
ABSTRACT | 151 |
WHERE BENEFIT DOLLARS ARE SPENT | 153 |
FLEX PLANS | 154 |
PENSION ISSUE | 156 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 157 |
ABSTRACT | 158 |
EDUCATION | 159 |
RETIREMENT SAVINGS INCENTIVES | 160 |
CAPITAL GAINS TAX BREAK | 161 |
HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION | 162 |
UNDERPAYMENT PENALTIES | 163 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 164 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 165 |
MultiLevel Marketing Yourself | 166 |
REFERENCE | 169 |
NETWORKING EXERCISE | 170 |
ABSTRACT | 171 |
BETTING ON THE FUTURE | 172 |
SUMMARY | 173 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 174 |
ABSTRACT | 175 |
THE SKILLS WE NEED AND WHY | 180 |
DEVELOPING YOUR SKILL SET | 183 |
HOW TO MARKET YOURSELF CONTINUALLY AND DEVELOP FUTURE BUSINESS | 187 |
CONCLUSION | 189 |
Key Factors for Continuous Employment ABSTRACT | 191 |
THE CURRENT OUTLOOK FOR CONSULTANTS | 192 |
SUCCESSES AND FAILURES IN THE CONSULTING WORLD | 193 |
THE IMPORTANT CAPABILITIES | 196 |
HOW TO DEVELOP THESE SKILLS | 199 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 200 |
ABSTRACT | 201 |
POWER BASES | 203 |
HUMOR AND INFLUENCE | 204 |
METHOD | 205 |
RESULTS | 207 |
DISCUSSION | 209 |
CONCLUSION | 211 |
REFERENCES | 212 |
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