A Guide to Success

Drawing of years of experience to provide technical managerswith various tools and ways to apply them in supervisory situation, this essential title includes exercises, templates and checkliststo accelerate their uses and applications on the job. Inaddition, case studies are included throughout to thoroughlyexplain and explore the concepts discussed.

Key topics include handing the transition to supervising othersin research and development, the characteristics needed to motivatepersonnel in a R&D environment as compared to other areas ofbusiness are detailed. The pitfalls and challenges ofmanaging technical personnel, how delegating can build an effectiveteam that can produce superior results, and how to monitor the workof previously independent personnel are also discussed.