Training and development of the technical manager

Author

Maxwell, Gerald C.

Author_Institution

Teledyne Brown Eng., Huntsville, AL, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

22-26 May 1989

Firstpage

816

Abstract

The author examines the training the technical person undergoes in preparation for a career and the development that the technical person will require upon becoming a manager. The author begins by defining what constitutes a technical manager. This includes experience and educational background. The discussion also covers the educational system and its preparation of technical managers. The organizational factors (dualtrack, job functions, organizational goals) and their effect on the technical manager are also discussed. Attention is also given to the personal development area, which concerns the actual management of people and how this determines a technical manager´s development. The creativity and innovation concept of development is discussed, leading to a discussion of the delegation of assignments (a task many managers are hesitant to perform). The concept of team management is examined

Keywords

management; training; creativity; delegation of assignments; dualtrack; innovation; job functions; management of people; organizational goals; team management; technical manager; training; Business communication; Companies; Educational institutions; Engineering management; Engineering profession; Environmental management; Knowledge management; Management training; On the job training; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1989. NAECON 1989., Proceedings of the IEEE 1989 National

Conference_Location

Dayton, OH

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAECON.1989.40308

Filename

40308