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Soft Sklls For The Workplace
Soft Sklls For The Workplace
Being a Leader!
Don C. Bramlett, PE, SMIEEE
IEEE Region 4 Director 2009-2010
IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section
DTE Energy– Project Engineer
Reference Resource
“Stuff You Don’t Learn in
Engineering School”
By Carl Selinger
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
IEEE Press 2004
Good Basic Life Lessons
• You are responsible for yourself
• What you don’t know may hurt you, or hold
you back
• Don’t be afraid of something. Learn about it!
• Build on your strengths; target weaknesses
• Develop important soft skills
• Technical competency is the core of your
career in engineering!
Definition of Leadership
Leadership is the ability to influence
others, with or without authority.
All successful endeavors are the result of
human effort; thus, the ability to
influence others is a derivation of
• Interpersonal Communications
• Conflict Management
• Problem Solving / Decision Making
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Interpersonal effectiveness is the
capability of an individual to do this,
influence others, competently.
Leadership is a direct function of three
elements of interpersonal effectiveness
• Awareness
• Ability
• Commitment
Understanding Yourself and Others