Title :
Training and development of the technical manager
Author :
Maxwell, Gerald C.
Author_Institution :
Teledyne Brown Eng., Huntsville, AL, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1989. NAECON 1989., Proceedings of the IEEE 1989 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1989.40308
