GineersNow Engineering Magazine March 2017 Issue No 013
Engineering Magazine March 2017 Issue No. 013 Jack Ma: Re-Engineering the online distribution and e-commerce. Exclusive Stories: McDermott Offshore, Petrochem, Daikin Climate Control, Veolia Water, Karcher, Itron. Special feature stories: Online Retailing, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Digital Marketing, Cyber Security, Information Technology, HVAC, mechanical, electrical, computer engineering, software engineering, nano filtration, ultra filtration, desalination, reverse osmosis. Country Focus: China, Hong Kong, Australia, India, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United States, Canada. https://www.gineersnow.com/topics/magazines
Engineering Magazine March 2017 Issue No. 013
Jack Ma: Re-Engineering the online distribution and e-commerce.
Exclusive Stories: McDermott Offshore, Petrochem, Daikin Climate Control, Veolia Water, Karcher, Itron.
Special feature stories: Online Retailing, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Digital Marketing, Cyber Security, Information Technology, HVAC, mechanical, electrical, computer engineering, software engineering, nano filtration, ultra filtration, desalination, reverse osmosis.
Country Focus: China, Hong Kong, Australia, India, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United States, Canada.
https://www.gineersnow.com/topics/magazines
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15<br />
Things Effective<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Leaders Do<br />
Here are things you can do to be the effective engineering<br />
leader that you can be.<br />
By Ninez Hernandez<br />
So what engineering leaders do everyday to make them successful?<br />
Being a leader in engineering company is never easy especially when you have to lead hundreds (and<br />
thousands) of people at work. Every decision you make will affect the people you work with. It will even<br />
affect your relationship with your customers. So, in order for you to be successful at work, you have to be an<br />
effective engineering leader.<br />
1. Know they don’t have the answers to everything<br />
While they are assigned as the leaders at work,<br />
they know that they don’t have the solutions<br />
to everything. They keep themselves open to<br />
suggestions from everyone at work.<br />
2. They think before they react As soon as problems<br />
arise, they think of the best possible solutions<br />
immediately. They avoid letting their emotions rule<br />
them.<br />
3. Show people how it’s done, not tell. Talk is cheap.<br />
Actions say more about a person’s leadership and<br />
can be more productive for the company.<br />
4. Find solutions, not blame While some leaders<br />
like to play the blame game, effective engineering<br />
leaders focus on solutions. They know blaming<br />
someone or something will not help fix the problem.<br />
5. Plan and prepare Instead of getting things done<br />
without having a look at their strategy, engineering<br />
leaders are more effective when they plan things<br />
over and prepare their strategy.<br />
6. Don’t want instant success They know that<br />
instant success isn’t going to help the company in<br />
its long-term goals.<br />
7. Focus on the details While it’s good that people<br />
focus on the big picture, effective engineering<br />
leaders know that in order to achieve that, they have<br />
to focus on the details as well.<br />
8. Focus on strengths Instead of not assigning<br />
someone because of their weaknesses in certain<br />
areas at work, these engineering leaders assign<br />
certain tasks to employees based on their strengths.<br />
9. Know when to give and when to take They know<br />
that success means one must give and take. It’s not<br />
all about “taking”.<br />
10. Work well with others They don’t command.<br />
They work side by side with their colleagues.<br />
11. Trust colleagues They don’t micro manage. They<br />
trust their colleagues they know how to get things<br />
done on their own.<br />
12. Don’t make excuses Instead of finding excuses<br />
on why they can’t achieve certain task for the day,<br />
they focus on what can be done instead.<br />
13. Praise for the right reasons They don’t praise<br />
the people they work with just to make them feel<br />
better about themselves, they praise when their<br />
colleagues achieve success.<br />
14. Give constructive criticisms They want their<br />
colleagues to improve so they give constructive<br />
criticisms. They make sure though that they don’t<br />
embarrass them in public<br />
15. Never distracted easily They know what they<br />
want and they will not stop just so they could<br />
achieve them.<br />
40 E-Commerce, Online Distribution and Management • <strong>March</strong> <strong>2017</strong>