Webinar Length: 1 Hour

Purpose and Background

This webinar offers information and actionable steps to help you navigate the uncertainty that naturally comes with the transition from engineer to manager.

Master the interpersonal, communication, and management strategies you need to successfully transition from technical expert to manager. In this webinar you will learn to manage your time, communicate effectively, and build resilient teams. The transition to engineering manager is one of the most challenging but rewarding experiences an engineering manager can face. The challenges reside in being a new type of professional; one who must empower instead of control while learning to mobilize individuals in support of shared goals, even when they have conflicting viewpoints. The ultimate challenge comes from learning to make progress in an entirely new way; from relying on yourself to deliver results to motivating others to realize collective results. The reward is confident teams who demonstrate their ability to work well independently and together as a group to realize goals.

This webinar is designed to enhance participant’s management skills with a focus on developing foundational skills including communication, self-awareness, and empathy. It also aims to guide highly skilled technical professionals to assume responsibility for their professional development and explores the importance of training, mentoring, and lifelong learning. 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this webinar, you will be able to:

• Understand and embrace your new priorities.
• Establish credibility and become accepted as a new manager.
• Develop a growth mindset and set professional development goals for yourself.
• Adopt a business mindset.
• Manage former teammates.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This webinar teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Techniques for navigating political situations.
• Task and time management strategies.
• Foundational skills including communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective goal setting techniques.

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Certificate of Completion

Participants’ achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions.

Intended Audience

This webinar applies to licensed professional engineers, technical, and other business professionals.

Webinar Outline

• Embrace your new priorities
• Develop a growth mindset
• Foundational skills
• Best practices for effective communication
• Establish credibility and earn trust
• Adopt a business mindset
• Manage former teammates
• Common missteps to avoid

Earn Your Professional Development Hours and Get Your Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing an online post-test with a passing score of 70% or higher. PDH credits are only awarded after course completion and successful passing of the quiz. This webinar earns 1 PDH upon successful completion of the quiz.