(535a) Transitions to Management: Testing the Water Before Jumping in the Deep End
AIChE Annual Meeting
2008
2008 Annual Meeting
Management Division
Engineering to Management Transition: Early Career Opportunities
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 3:15pm to 3:40pm
Have you had experience with poor management and feared making the same mistakes as a future manager? Have you ever wondered if you had management potential? Many engineers will make the transition from traditional engineer to manager at some point in their career. Unfortunately, this transition often comes with little or no formal guidance as to how to be a good manager. This paper discusses the skills and awareness needed to take the leap into management as well as the ways to test the management waters early in a career before becoming a manager.