Rike Service, Inc.

 Practical Petroleum Training

 
 

 

 

 

 

Engineer to Manager:
How to Switch Gears

(5 days)

For: Engineers who have become managers or expect to become managers

You learn to run the operation instead of letting it run you. Discover a management problem is not often solvable with an engineering approach. This shift in a career can be disastrous to your success if you are not well-prepared. See how to develop your plan, where the boundaries are, and when the excuses can undermine. Learn that influence is not conveyed with the management title; it depends on your listening skills, how well you understand how to use personalities, and how you use group dynamics. 

Find out how to make this transition fun as well as profitable to your career goals.

Major Topics Covered:

  • Understanding the Role of Manager

  • Becoming Effective

  • Changes in Communication

  • Motivating

  • Decision Processes

  • Planning and Organization