NARRATIVE IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
To succeed in the field of engineering, one must possess managerial abilities, just as in other courses or occupations. It is significant since a great number of individuals fail in various spheres of life as a result of poor management or ignorance of people, money, projects, difficulties, and similar areas. We include management in our curriculum as a result. I'm interested in this topic since I know that having this expertise will boost my confidence in managing my duties and responsibilities. I still recall our lesson that there were different kinds of managers. Of course I want to be a top manager, but in order for me to do so, I need to learn the fundamentals and practice the skill to become a great leader and manager. I believe that as I grow in my field of expertise I also grow in knowledge when it comes to technical, people and concepts. I discovered that I also need to attend trainings to enhance my managerial skills because with good managerial skills it is more possible to achieve the company’s vision, mission and goals.
For the whole semester I learned from my professor and my classmates. We exchanged ideas through reporting and feedback. I appreciate my professor for his patience and dedication towards facilitating us the learning that we need. One of the hardest parts of managerial function for me is the decision-making. I know this is not something that you will just say and do because it requires thoughtful, carefully assessed and weighed options. Thankfully, I learned from the lesson the simple steps to a rational decision-making. Aside from decision-making, planning is also a crucial task of a good managerial skill. There’s a saying that goes “If you fail to plan, you already planned to fail”, and I can agree on that. In addition, I also learned the importance of staffing and the importance of involving oneself with human resource planning. It is important to choose the right people for the team and delegate task properly according to their skills and motivate them as well as they work with you.
Communication, on the other hand, is also important as an engineer manager. No manager can be successful without the good communication skills. Although I can be honest and say that I am not good at it but I believe, with constant practice, I can enhance my communication skills both through speaking and writing. Most of the successful professionals are good communicators; they know how to articulate the words properly. Through engineering management, I realize that it is very important to improve not only technical skills only but also skills such as managing, leading, motivating and communicating.