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The Engineering Manager:
Engaging Today’s Workforce
PD475
This program focuses on providing a toolbox of essential skills any
supervisor, manager, or team leader who needs to assist individuals
and teams in their quest to reach high levels of performance. The
course provides simple, direct solutions to the most common challenges
managers encounter, such as, how to motivate others, when and how
to coach, and dealing with non-performance. The most useful concepts
in the behavioral sciences have been distilled into a basic approach to (e.g., SWOT) and innovative approaches from game theory. You will
managing people and teams. In addition, special emphasis is placed on
the changing nature of today’s workforce.
You Will Learn To
• Explain how to improve team performance and commitment
• Encourage employee initiative and avoid grievances, complaints and
legal problems
• Increase your communication and leadership skills
• Motivate the under-achiever and get outstanding team performance
• Mediate disputes between employees
• Develop a personal plan for success
Who Should Attend
Current and aspiring supervisors, managers, team leaders and technical
professionals who manage people or departments and seek a solid
foundation in management skills and techniques
Instructor Gary Dichtenberg
2 Days, 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs
Member $1,525 / List Price $1,625
Save up to $510 by enrolling in PD685, a combo course consisting of
this course (PD475) and PD676 “Strategic Thinking.”
Take This Combo Course and Save Up to $510!
The Engineering Manager: Engaging Today’s Workforce and
Strategic Thinking Combo Course
PD685
This is a combo course consisting of PD475, “The Engineering Manager: Engaging Today’s Workforce” and PD676, “Strategic Thinking.” If you opt
to take this combination course you could save up to $510.
Instructor Gary Dichtenberg 3 Days, 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs Member $1,990 / List Price $2,090
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Strategic Thinking MANAGING PEOPLE � PUBLIC / ELEARNING COURSES
PD676
The ability to make sound decisions is essential for long-term personal
and professional success. Strategic thinkers are able to distinguish
between causation and correlation, emotion and intellect. They are able
to apply proven methods to evaluate risk and determine the best choice
for action.
In this one-day course you will be presented with both standard tools
learn how to discern fallacious reasoning traps as well as ways to
counter them. In addition, you will practice using a powerful model to
construct and deliver a winning argument.
You Will Learn To
• Recognize opportunities to influence and create strategic alliances
• Use strategic thinking to identify key strengths and weaknesses in
your work group
• Apply strategic models that can be used immediately
• Develop persuasive skills to sell your strategic idea
• Describe and apply strategic and tactical thinking, paradigms, risk,
sand judgment in all aspects of your work
• Use strategic thinking to add value to your organization
• Identify one’s own thinking style and how to improve individual and
group functioning
• Explain how to apply the cost/benefit of risk
Who Should Attend
Managers, supervisors and team leaders who need to improve their
decision-making skills and enhance their strategic outlook
Instructor Gary Dichtenberg
1 Day, 0.8 CEUs, 8 PDHs
Member $875 / List Price $975
Save up to $510 by enrolling in PD685, a combo course consisting of
this course (PD676) and PD475 “The Engineering Manager: Engaging
Today’s Workforce.”
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