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Greetings!
Welcome to the new structure of my newsletters for 2007. The structure of this newsletter and those going forward will be as follows:
The First Section will be devoted to tips for technical professionals who want to be better as technical professionals.
The second section will be devoted to tips for technical professionals who want to become managers.
The Third Section will be devoted to tips for technical managers who want to be better managers.
With each successful newsletter you will find additional useful tips in each category.
Other sections will also be included that will address other topics such as interesting technical management news, upcoming tele-seminars, workshops, coaching, and products.
So here we go.....
Be well,
Steven
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Tip #1: How to be an Exceptional Technical Professional!
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What does it take to be a great technical professional, to be a great individual contributor in your organization? I'm not talking about your technical competence. I'll assume you have that part covered. I'm talking about your non-technical, people and organizational skills. There are 9 behaviors that are critical. These 9 behaviors, called Exceptional Performance Behaviors, are grouped into 3 categories. More information
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| Tip #1 To Move From Technologist to Technical Manager
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One of the first facts we have to face as a technical professional is that college didn't prepare us to be managers. When I began teaching my classes in the Technology Management
Programs department at the University of California, Santa Barbara three years ago to both graduate and undergraduate students, many students asked the department's associate dean; "Why do I need a management class? I'm an engineer, a scientist. I don't need any management classes." More information
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Tip #1 For Technical Managers
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If you are a technical manager or have been a manager for a while you know one thing for sure, and that is that you have few powerful tools at your disposal to influence your direct reports. In fact, I like to say that the only real tool a manager has is "communication".
More information
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On-Going Tele-Seminars to Choose From!
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I am structuring a new set of tele-seminars. Keep an eye out for this information. You'll be receiving notice of the tele-seminars shortly.
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New Blog Website
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I've set up a blog website at http://www.stevencerri.com. This blog site is updated once a week, every Monday, with new ideas and tips and suggestions for you to review and apply to your career advancement. These are the most recent blog topics added:- "Hired for technical competence and fired for lack of fit"
- "Employees who hog all the conversations! (and meetings)"
- "Do Leaders really know? (Are leaders supposed to have all the answers?)"
- "Are Leaders born or made?"
- "No psycho-bable on procrastination."
Steven's Blog
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My New CDs
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I have several new CDs that you'll find useful. CD #1: "Delegation Tele-Seminar" CD #2: "10 Success Criteria for Becoming A Manager" CD #3: "Transitioning from Technologist to Manager" To purchase CDs
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| Coaching
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Coaching is one of the fastest ways to accelerate with your career advancement. There are three reasons to get coaching: 1. You know you want to be somewhere else in your career but you're not quite sure how to get there or even where you want to get to... 2. You want to effectively overcome a crisis and you want advice, guidance and coaching on how to turn that crisis around... 3. You want to acquire a specific skill you now is missing and you want it now. Coaching can help you fast in each of these situations. To learn more about coaching, click on the link below: Coaching with Steven
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| Skype Has Been Added
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For those of you who would rather use Skype for our coaching sessions, especially those who are international, Skype has now been added as a capability. Just download Skype to your computer and set up an appointment, and we can conduct a tele-coaching session with both voice and video! In a few days you'll also find a Skype button on my website for your convenience.
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STCerri International is focused solely on helping technical professionals transition to management and leadership. The difference that makes the difference is that Steven Cerri is an engineer, a scientist, and a businessman. He teaches, trains, and coaches technologists from the point of view of having done it himself.
We hope you find the information in this newsletter and other products useful in your career advancement. Send questions, comments, and suggestions to: steven@stevencerri.com
Be well,
Steven Cerri
STCerri International
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Most of us believe that the behaviors that made us successful at one level of our technical career will make us successful at the next. You might be surprised by the answer! (Check out the articles at the left)
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Private Coaching
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Take that next step into your future with private tele-coaching or in-person coaching for those in the Bay Area.
Call: 925-735-9500 and set up your 15 minute free interview or Skype stevencerri
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