Leadership Concepts for the Engineering Mindset

Deandra Cassone

ISBN 10: 3031678001 / ISBN 13: 9783031678004

Published by Springer, 2025

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Leadership Concepts for the Engineering Mindset | Deandra Cassone | Taschenbuch | xiii | Englisch | 2025 | Springer | EAN 9783031678004 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Leadership Concepts for the Engineering Mindset
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031678001
• ISBN 13: 9783031678004
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 168H x 8D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 168 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 242 grams
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Synopsis

The book is intended to focus the engineer or technically minded individual on key aspects of their organization and how they can leverage their position to make a positive impact. The author explains why it is critical that the technically minded individual is aware of their corporate environment and how they and their organization fit within the organizational structure. Technical knowledge is just one component of success for engineers. The book provides readers with the tools to understand where they fit in with their organizations and what they can do to support corporate objectives. This book will address topics including gaining a big picture of an organization, defining what a specific organization does, understanding goals and objectives to align management strategies, budgeting, role in the supply chain, engineering career paths, and the importance of innovation.

About the Author

Deandra Cassone, PhD, PMP, recently served as the Director of Research Activities, Biomedical Informatics at the University of Missouri and the Administrative Director of the PCORnet Clinical Research Network for the Greater Plains Collaborative. She received a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Kansas State University. Her twenty years of consulting experience involved working with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and the military applying decision science and analytical methods to solve complex problems. Her ten plus years of experience working for Fortune 100 companies includes serving as a subject matter expert and in management positions in domain areas such as technology development, logistics operations, operational excellence, strategic project management, and manufacturing operations. She has been awarded twelve business process patents and a corporate-wide innovation leadership award. Dr. Cassone has developed and taught eleven different graduate engineering courses over the last fifteen years as an adjunct professor for Missouri University of Science and Technology and a full-time professor at Kansas State University. Currently, Dr. Cassone is an Adjunct Senior Professor of Practice at Kansas State University and is the president of consulting and investment businesses. She has also published several books in the field of applied decision science.