Leadership and Management in Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • Letting Go of the Rocks 

      Michael F. Garrett (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)

    • Why Lawyers Are Better Communicators Than Engineers 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)

    • Turbocharged Organizational Change through High-Octane Management Training 

      Christopher L. Warren; Nancy Clements (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)
      In 2002, Florida Governor Jeb Bush directed his Department of Transportation to empower its toll facility agency, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE), to pursue new ideas and best practices. Governor Bush challenged the ...

    • Measurement Design Is an Opportunity to Learn 

      Carl E. DeVilbiss (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)
      Measurement is a critical aspect of leadership. If you don’t have an accurate picture of where you’ve been and how things are working, it’s difficult to know how to improve. A primary benefit of measurement systems is their ...

    • Engineers as Communicators 

      Chick Glagola (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)

    • Using Causal Relationships to Prioritize Actions 

      Carl E. DeVilbiss; Douglas C. Gilbert (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)
      A simple organizational planning process is presented that offers a systematic approach to strategic planning. This approach is illustrated through an actual example from the telecommunications industry of an organizational ...

    • Survival of International Civil Engineering Consultancies: The Need to Adjust to Reality 

      Robert M. Bradley (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)
      The paper describes the pressures currently being faced by American civil engineering consultancies trying to maintain a successful business in developing countries. Based on the author’s experience gained through almost ...

    • Legal Challenge to a Best-Value Procurement System 

      Jennifer S. Shane; Douglas D. Gransberg; Keith R. Molenaar; Joseph R. Gladke (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)
      The U.S. highway industry has witnessed increased use of design/build project delivery and best-value procurement in the last decade. The industry is experiencing the growing pains of venturing into territory that was ...

    • Civil Engineering Crisis 

      Tomasz Arciszewski (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)
      This paper addresses the issue of a crisis in civil engineering. In the past, civil engineers were pioneers of our civilization; today, they are rarely perceived as leaders and innovators. The author urges civil engineers ...

    • Declining by Degrees—A Discussion 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)

    • Resolve Conflict to Improve Productivity 

      Carl E. DeVilbiss; Douglas C. Gilbert (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)
      Leadership, management, and engineering are all disciplines conducted with a simple purpose—to produce beneficial results. Leadership is purposeful action that inspires people to accomplish. Management has to do with ...

    • Louis Berger 

      Richard G. Weingardt (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)

    • Human Systems Engineering™— A Trilogy, Part II: May The Force Be With You: Anatomy Of Project Failures 

      William M. Hayden Jr. (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)
      This paper was derived from research I conducted at three professional design engineering service firms concerning their perceptions of the “sudden” surfacing of conflict within a project team. The data collection methods ...

    • Summary Report: Leading the Way as Full Diversity Partners—A Senior Executive Workshop on Critical Skills for Courageous Leaders 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)
      This paper provides a summary report of the second senior executive diversity workshop held in Vienna, Virginia, on May 11, 2004. Facilitated by Bill Proudman and Michael Welp, of the consulting firm White Men as Full ...

    • On Globalization 

      W. Allen Marr (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)
      This paper describes the personal experiences of the chief executive officer of a small U.S. company working in the global marketplace. It uses these experiences to provide some guidance to those unfamiliar with working ...

    • Lynn S. Beedle and Arthur Casagrande 

      Richard G. Weingardt (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006)

    • Mitigating Professional Liability for Civil Engineers: White Paper 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)
      The profession of civil engineering has again come to the attention of personal injury attorneys. Recent trends in professional liability litigation show disturbing shifts, as plaintiff attorneys seek to expand the historic ...

    • Structuring Change in Providing Telecommunications Services 

      Carl DeVilbiss; Douglas C. Gilbert (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)
      A case study in managing significant organizational change is presented. Radical change in the telecommunications industry demands new ways of doing business to remain competitive. After a presentation of the situation ...

    • Licensure: Raising the Bar 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)

    • Forum 

      Unknown author (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)