Effective team leadership for engineers

This book is a must for engineers who have just, or will soon, become team leaders. It is also an essential guide for more experienced team and project leaders who wish to brush up their skills and knowledge. No matter what type of team or project you are leading you will be provided with practical...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Wellington, Patricia
Other Authors Foster, Niall
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Stevenage : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2009.
SeriesIET management of technology series ; 25.
Subjects
Leadership.
Engineers.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849191005
184919100X
9781615833245
1615833242
128227516X
9781282275164
9786612275166
6612275162
0863419542
9780863419546
Physical Description1 online resource (xvi, 261 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; About the authors; Acknowledgements; PART 1: KEY PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP; 1. Different types of teams; 2. Role and responsibilities of team leaders; 3. Leadership styles and required attributes; PART 2: CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT TO MAKE IT WORK; 4. Continuous improvement; PART 3: PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION; 5. Operational management; 6. Recruitment and induction; 7. The art of motivation; 8. Giving and receiving feedback and the appraisal process; 9. Recognition and reward and the development of your team; 10. Team enablement/empowerment and delegation.
  • 11. Problem-solving activities/quality improvementPART 4: COMMUNICATION STRATEGY; 12. Effective communication; 13. Breaking down inter-team/departmental barriers; 14. Handling conflict; PART 5: CAREER MANAGEMENT; 15. Planning for the future; References; Further reading; Index.

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