Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Pat Sweet : Thou Shalt Be an Engineering Leader

Got into blogging because he enjoyed writing ( https://youtu.be/oxlq8R2AmQo : 14:35 - he loved mentoring - being asked good questions by junior engineers, especially non-technical ones )

What is Leadership not?

Management
Charisma (B. Gates, Darwin E. Smith, etc are not charismatic, but were successful)
Technical Mastery
Innate - you can learn
For senior staff only

Is :

Good stewardship
Practising good habits
Selflessness
Action oriented (bold)
Concern for followers
People-focused

Eisenhower : Getting people to want to do what you want them to do ( motivation :)

A balance of personal humility with intense professional will. (Level 5 Lship)

How :

Have purpose
Set goals
Read, read, read
Train continuously
Look for opportunities - volunteer - new projects, new initiatives, cold case files.

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