A Guide to Success for Technical Managers Supervising in Research, Development, and Engineering

Many books have been written on the subject of effective management and supervision. Few are written on the effective technical manager or supervisor. This book will focus exclusively on the dynamics of being a technical manager such as a scientist, programmer, or engineer. General management techniques need to be modified for an R&D environment and this book will explore how to do this with activities to build self-awareness and supervisory skills in key areas. This book will draw on years of experience providing technical managers with various tools and ways to apply them in supervisory situations. It will include self-awareness exercises, templates, and checklists to accelerate their uses and applications on the job. In addition, case studies will be used to thoroughly explain and explore concepts.

Supervisory Skills for the Technical Manager: A Guide to Success focuses exclusively on the dynamics of being a technical manager such as a scientist, programmer, or engineer. An R&D environment demands modified management techniques and this book explores how to do so.  Drawing of years of experience to provide technical managers with various tools and ways to apply them in supervisory situation, this essential title includes exercises, templates and checklists to accelerate their uses and applications on the job.  In addition, case studies are included throughout to thoroughly explain and explore the concepts discussed. Key topics include handing the transition to supervising others in research and development, the characteristics needed to motivate personnel in a R&D environment as compared to other areas of business are detailed.  The pitfalls and challenges of managing technical personnel, how delegating can build an effective team that can produce superior results, and how to monitor the work of previously independent personnel are also discussed.