January 22, 2009; 6:30pm-9:00pm
Michaels at Shoreline, Mountain View
Steven Cerri
STCerri International
When people talk about professional development for engineers and technical professionals, the non-technical kind of professional development, the kind that has to do with communication, management, and leadership, they often refer to personality and psychological traits and "instruments" like Myers-Briggs and the Enneagram. But most engineers shy away from personality and psychological discussions, preferring to stick to physical laws, software, and hard data. We're engineers, not therapists.
But what does it take to be more than a technical professional in an organization? Are our personalities suited to the "team interactions" that we're expected to exhibit as our careers advance? Is there any truth to the idea that we have to understand ourselves in order to interact effectively with others?
All good questions, right? How about some answers?
Join Steven Cerri for a review of the personality and psychological instruments that are often used to help engineers understand themselves and others. In this AIAA presentation Steven will explain Myers-Briggs, the Enneagram, and his own system based on Neuro-Linguistic Programming. When this evening is over, you will have a better understanding of what it takes to advance your career and what "instruments" can help you get there.
Steven Cerri is an expert in the transition process from engineer to leader. He personally has made the transition from engineer, to program and product manager, vice president of engineering, to director of training in high tech companies, to general manager, to entrepreneur, to trainer and consultant. Steven has done landmark work in the areas of transitioning engineers to positions of management and leadership; maximizing engineering performance and productivity; and aligning organizational leadership. He understands people and organic structures in fast-paced and challenging business environments, and has successfully managed a number of start-ups, mergers, turnarounds and "entrenched" teams.
Steven Cerri began his career as an aeronautical engineer working on the space program. An engineer, scientist, and businessman by education and career, Steven is a consultant, trainer, facilitator, and coach. Steven specializes in training engineers and technical staff to become effective managers and leaders, effective communicators and negotiators, and effective at technical customer service.
Steven has trained and coached thousands of engineers. He is contributing
author of the IEEE book,
"The Balanced Engineer: Essential Ideas for Career Development".
He has authored scores of unique and innovative training and
change-management programs for technical organizations including:
During his career Mr. Cerri achieved a reputation for helping competent engineers who were poor managers become highly effective managers. Steven took management control of a group responsible for first-pass-yield at a printer manufacturer where the first-pass-yield had remained at 75% for over 12 months. With Steven's guidance the first-pass-yield rose to 98% in 8 weeks. Steven has also been instrumental in the turn-around coaching of employees who were about to be let go. They ultimately became some of the most valued employees in their organizations.
Steven is a contributing consultant, speaker, and professor on the PBS education program titled: “Taking the Lead: The Management Revolution”, a 26-episode management curriculum, currently airing on PBS television and on 42 US college campuses. He has presented papers at National IEEE Conferences titled: “Transitioning from Engineer to Manager”, and “Effective Communication Skills for Engineers”. He is also completing a book titled: “Advancing Up the Technology Management Ladder”
Mr. Cerri appears in International Who's Who of Professional Management and is currently a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he teaches management in the department of engineering's Technology Management Program. He has been an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University, has trained Total Quality Management, and has completed certification courses as a personal and professional coach. He is a Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and has delivered NLP-based training in a variety of technical and non-technical organizations. Steven Cerri has conducted trainings in China, England, Italy (in Italian), as well as in the United States. Mr. Cerri is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD).
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Registration and no-host cocktails at 6:30 pm;
buffet dinner at 7:00 pm;
program starts at 7:30 pm;
program ends at 9:300 pm.
This meeting is open to the general public.
For more information about this meeting, contact
Sylvee Walenczewski
Michael's at Shoreline
2960 N Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA,94043
650-962-1014
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