Improving Leadership in a Technical Environment: A Case Example of the ConITS Leadership Institute

Abstract: This article provides a description of the steps taken by the program manager of a newly formed organization to significantly improve the leadership skills in the organization. The manager and a senior associate designed, developed, and deployed a Leadership Institute to provide managers on the contract with the skills, knowledge, and insight required to become effective leaders. The Leadership Institute has completed four semesters and the results have been exceptional. This model could serve as an approach for improving technical leadership, an emerging requirement in successful engineering organizations.

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