A PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE TO LEADERSHIP

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Abstract:

Leadership can be defined as the ability of an individual to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organizations of which they are members. Leadership is not dependant on title or formal authority. All too often we think of leadership as something we will develop and apply later rather than earlier in our career. This applies to both leadership within our chosen technical discipline and leadership of our profession. In the early stages of a career, most people naturally focus on the technical aspects of their career. They begin their careers applying the technical disciplinary knowledge and skills they acquired in college and focus on those aspects that will ensure promotion, tenure, and success early in their career. However, leadership is something that should be considered and fostered early and often throughout our entire professional career.

This presentation will cover a mixture of traditional and non-traditional topics associated with leadership. Leadership development, leadership theories, leadership traits and differences between leaders and managers are subjects traditionally found in texts on leadership. Team composition and diversity of opinion, understanding individual and group dynamics, and meetings are not subjects traditionally found in leadership texts. The topical diversity is intended to provide practical insights and applications of leadership theory.

Biography
Barry L. Shoop is Professor of EE and Deputy Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the United States Military Academy at West Point. During his seventeen years at West Point, he has served in a number of leadership positions including Director of the Electrical Engineering Program and Director of the Photonics Research Center. Currently he is responsible for an undergraduate academic department with over 70 faculty and staff supporting ABET accredited programs in electrical engineering, computer science, and information technology. He received the B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University in 1980, M.S. from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1986, and Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1992, all in electrical engineering. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Fellow of both the Optical Society of America and the International Society for Optical Engineering, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Sigma Xi. Professor Shoop has been active in the IEEE, serving as the Chair of the Mid-Hudson Section, Director of Region 1, IEEE Secretary and member of the IEEE Board of Directors from 2006 – 2010. He currently serves as the 2010 IEEE Vice President Member and Geographic Activities.

This presentation motivated the IEEE-USA e-Book: A Practitioner’s Guide to Leadership published in January 2009.
http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/ebooks/careers.asp

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Free buffet dinner: 6:00 PM

Talk: 7:00 PM

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If you are not a US citizen or permanent resident of the USA, please send your name, address, employer's name and citizenship to Dr. Naresh Chand by October 10, 2010 at naresh.chand@baesystems.com. Use your subject as “IEEE AESS talk”.

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