Gerard M Blair

________________Basic Management Skills_________________________

THE ARTICLES

The following is a series of articles on Basic Management Skills which appeared in IEE Engineering Management Journal bimonthly from Oct 1991 until Apr 1993 (and which won the journal Premium Award :-)).

1. Teams and Groups.
2. Presentation Skills.
3. Time Management.
4. Quality in the Team.
5. Writing Skills (expanded here).
6. Delegation.
7. Managing People.
8. Oral Communication.
9. Project Planning.
10. Becoming a Great Manager.

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THE BOOK is better

The series has been expanded into a book together with exercises/suggestions to develop the skills within your current work situation. The book is published in the UK by Chartwell-Bratt Ltd and in the USA by the IEEE Press.

• information about the book can be found here
• some reviews can be found here
• and ordering information can be found here

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STUDENT CREATED RESOURCES

As part of the annual team-building exercise for Masters students in Electrical Engineering (within the Project Management module), we have web-resources on:

• LEADERSHIP in the management of small teams and small projects
• LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS
• GROUP FACILITATION

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OTHER RESOURCES

• Some articles on teaching these skills (especially to engineers)
• and a few links to other web sites

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Gerard M Blair was a Senior Lecturer in VLSI Design and Project Management in the Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland UK. He welcomes feedback either by email gerard@ee.ed.ac.uk or by other methods found here