HOW ONE MAY BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEER MANAGER

• Kreitner indicates at least three general preconditions for achieving lasting success as a manager: ability, motivate to manage, and opportunity
• Managerial ability refers to the capacity of an engineer manager to achieve organizational objectives effectively and efficiently
• Effectiveness, according to Higgins, refers to a description of "whether objectives are accomplished"
• Efficiency is a description of the relative amount of resources used in obtaining effectiveness
• John B. Miner, developed a psychometric instrument to measure objectively an individual's motivation to manage
• 1. Favorable attitude toward those in positions of authority
• 2. Desire to engage in games or sports competition with peers
• 3. Desire to engage in occupational or work-related competition with peers
• 4. Desire to assert oneself and take charge
• 5. Desire to exercise power and authority over others
• 6. Desire to behave in a distinctive way
• 7. Sense of responsibility
• The opportunity for successful management has two requirements: obtaining a suitable managerial job and finding a supportive climate
• A supportive climate is characterized by the recognition of managerial talent through financial and nonfinancial rewards