Managing and Leading: 52 Lessons Learned for Engineers

Managing and Leading: 52 Lessons Learned for Engineers offers useful ideas on ways in which engineers can more effectively approach the non-technical or "soft-side" aspects of working with colleagues, clients, customers, the public, and other stakeholders. Presented are 52 essays, each offering an idea or principle for engineers to improve their managing and leading skills. Each essay is followed by pragmatic suggestions for ways to immediately apply and test the ideas and principles. Examples of managing and leading topics treated in this essential new book are distinctions between managing and leading, goal formulation and achievement, courage, asking and listening, presenting papers, coaching, power of the subconscious mind, delegation, teamwork, project management, marketing, style, and effecting change. This accessible book is an essential addition to the libraries of all civil engineers. Everyone interested in advancing their management and leadership skills will gain from the experience of the author and the valuable tools offered in this book.

After earning a BS in Civil Engineering at Valparaiso University, Walesh obtained a MSE at the Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D., from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Walesh has over 40 years of engineering, education, and management experience in the government and private sectors. He has functioned as a project manager, department head, discipline manager, marketer, professor and dean of an engineering college.

Dr. Walesh authored Urban Surface Water Management (Wiley, 1989), Engineering Your Future, Second Edition (ASCE Press, 2000), and Flying Solo: How to Start an Individual Practitioner Consulting Business (Hannah Publishing, 2000).