This document provides a template for successful engineering management. It lists qualities and skills important for engineering managers such as being ethical, administering resources efficiently, negotiating, executing plans, encouraging others, and nurturing innovation. Good managers can learn from both their own experiences, including mistakes, and from the experiences shared by other experienced managers.

1. E thical M entor N eat A dminister G atekeeper N egotiate I ndustrious A ward N imble G uard E xecute E ncourage E fficient M easure R esourceful E nthuse I nventive N urture N ovel T each G auge © 2007 Darren L. Stang, P.Eng. Template for Successful Engineering Management One of my Favorite Quotes: “ Good judgment is usually the result of experience. And experience is frequently the result of bad judgment. But to learn from the experience of others requires those who have the experience to share the knowledge with those who follow.” Barry LePatner