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benefits of the course
21 benefits you will receive and apply now with the
From Engineer to Manager Short Course
From Engineer to Manager Short Course
1. Understand the pitfalls of the transition to management and how to avoid them.
2. Energize and make your meetings more productive with this ten-point checklist.
3. Learn how to get along with people even when they seem to be difficult.
4. Take control of conflict and use it to your advantage.
5. Learn why many projects fail to meet their objectives and how to overcome such problems.
6. Discover the two keys to success for any organization.
7. Uncover communications bottlenecks with a simple but insightful exercise.
8. Learn to value and become more proficient at "playing politics".
9. Apply a simple method to make meetings brief but productive.
10. Implement a simple system to work faster, better and cheaper.
11. Learn a lesson from the Beatles – nurture greatness in your team.
12. Practice using this valuable checklist for identifying risks in your work.
13. Identify and involve the people most influential in your success.
14. Create a process to systematically impress your customers.
15. Nurture leadership skills and motivation among all project team members.
16. Avoid the traps of the "engineering mind set" in becoming a manager.
17. Watch out for the lure of the "Silver Bullet"!
18. Don’t go crazy! Take control of your time and feel more relaxed with this five-point system.
19. Gain control by letting go of control.
20. Encourage accountability among team members through this valuable technique.
21. Avoid the "Big Lie" of project management that causes projects to fail.
