How Does a Manager Motivate Engineers

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Tiede, M. G., author.

Conference Name:

23rd Annual Earthmoving Industry Conference (1972-04-10 : Peoria, Illinois, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1972

Summary:

Motivating engineers can be very stimulating and rewarding. It takes the personal commitment of the manager of these human resources to set the climate for growth and development. This climate can provide only up to 20% of the development of an individual. The remaining 80% of development is the personal commitment of the individual.Since developing the human resources is one of the most important responsibilities of an engineering manager, the following attributes are important:Certainly there are other important attributes, but techniques of motivating vary with individuals so the manager must attempt to learn and experiment in motivating his people.Some of the techniques a manager can use to motivate technical people are:Engineering resources comprise one of the most vital assets of any enterprise. With technical change so rapid, engineers become unproductive and disgruntled early in their careers. Helping them to develop themselves into enthusiastic, productive career achievers instead of just job-holders is the art of motivating people. The most valuable resource a manager of an engineer controls to achieve this self-actualization of his career is himself

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Publisher Number:

720377

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