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TCEP 019: Riding The Wave of Change As a Civil Engineer Leader

November 25, 2015 By EMI

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TCEP Ep19In episode 019 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, Mickey Addison, a career military officer, author, civil engineer and senior leader, teaches us what it takes to lead in a senior level position, how to handle organizational changes, and the role of mentoring and coaching in civil engineering leaders.

Here are some key points:

  • On time management:
    • Block time off to allow yourself to get off the desk
    • Be present to the people around you
    • Take personnel actions (things that affect one’s career)
  • The more energy that you put in to being present to the people that you lead and work with, the higher performing team it becomes.
  • When the leaders are engaged, the people are engaged.

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  • The most successful leaders make it a priority to become more focused on the people they work with.
  • Regardless of where you work, leadership presence is the kind of thing people appreciate and respond to.
  • Put people in the right position to get the job done.
  • Give employees a sense of mission and not just that they are there to have a paycheck; encourage innovation.
  • Engagement allows people to be fulfilled in their career.
  • Low cost ways to develop your employees:
    • Leadership programs within your organization
    • Professional societies
    • Partner with local colleges
    • Give an hour off to attend college classes
    • Brownbag seminars
  • Demonstrate that you care for the people, and they are going to respond and develop enthusiasm for the company.
  • Being present to the people around you is important.
  • A firm that is perceived to be engaged not only internally but also in their community gets more business and becomes more successful.
  • Comparison of surfing with navigating and implementing organizational change
  • There is a difference between mentoring and coaching
  • Senior or mid level leadership should have mentors or coaches who act as a sounding board external to organization to ask for advice, it is the key to success.

And many more…

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Mickey Addison is a successful civil engineer, a career military officer, a blogger and author, and is a frequent contributor to military newspapers and journals, including Air Force Print News, Armed Forces Journal, and The Military Engineer. Mickey is a contributing author at GeneralLeadership.com, and founded his own hobby publishing company: Lead the Way Media. Read more about Mickey Addison at www.mickeyaddison.com

Sources/References:

Mickey Addison’s website
7 Tips for Professional Engineering Organization Leadership
5 Simple Ways to Develop Your Employees–And Why You Should
TECC 017: 3 Major Benefits of Professional Associations and How to Realize Them, with SHPE National President Barry Cordero

Books mentioned in this episode:

The 5 Be’s For Starting Out
The 5 Be's
Leading Leaders

Leading Leaders
Patio Wisdom

Patio Wisdom
The Silo Effect

Defense of Hill 781

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Onward,

Chris Knutson, PE, PMP

Co-Founder
Engineering Management Institute

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Filed Under: Leadership/Management, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: being present, engagement, Leadership, Mickey Addison, Wave of Change

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