The Non-Technical Side of Success

IEEE Young Professionals August Meeting

Do you want to succeed? Silly question, right? Success in anything is getting the needed or desired benefits. Sadly, these benefits are achieved only about a third of the time! You want to be in that third, don’t you? You will be when others want to help make the project a success. Show those around you they are valued and they will want to do exceptional things.

In this presentation, you will learn three methods to achieve this:

1. Listen to peers and subordinates; show that you understand them
2. Offer them the chance to execute their ideas
3. Identify and change how you may react to 1 and 2. (Not as simple as it sounds.)

These seem simple but are often poorly executed. Done right, those around you will want to make important contributions to your project. These methods will be described and demonstrated. You will see these work and actually practice some of the tools.

Anyone can use these tools. Come to this meeting and learn how you can use them successfully.

Speaker: Paul Schnitzler, PhD (E.E.), is on the faculty of the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF), where he teaches courses in change, motivation, and creativity. Dr. Schnitzler is also a change management speaker, author, and consultant. He has presented many seminars on change and entrepreneurship in China and Saudi Arabia, and has presented at TEDx in Tampa Bay, Florida. Dr. Schnitzler is the author of Lead Change without Fear—Using the YES I AM Solution and has received many awards for his work.