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n Leadership and Ethics CouRsEs senior Executives Institute (sEI) Class XIII, session one September 2007—March 2009 Washington, D.C. The ACEC Senior Executives Institute (SEI) is an advanced management, leadership and public policy training program for current and emerging A/E leaders. SEI provides a compelling and challenging curriculum through unparalleled learning opportunities so that A/E executives prosper in the 21st century. SEI is highly interactive, energetic, exploratory and challenging. Each SEI class attends five five-day sessions over two years. The five sessions cover: • Your Vision and the World • Personal Mastery • Strategy and Systems Thinking • Organizational Leadership Issues • Putting It All Together registration Fee: Member–$22,750; Non-member–$25,000 Class XIV registration for 2008 will open soon at http://www.acec.org/education/sei.cfm. SEI class size is limited. PDHs: Each of the five SEI sessions provides approximately 28 professional development hours. registration: For more information, contact Dee McKenna, deputy director of ACEC’s Institute for Business Management at dmckenna@acec.org, at 202-682-4328, or visit: http://www.acec.org/education/sei.cfm. Leadership Without Easy Answers Ronald A. Heifetz Managing and Leading 52 Lessons Learned for Engineers Stuart G. Walesh Motivational Management Inspiring Your People for Maximum Performance Alexander Hiam The Leader as Communicator Strategies and Tactics to Build Loyalty, Focus Effort and Spark Creativity Robert Mai and Alan Akerson 1994, Harvard University Press $29.95 2004, ASCE $55 2002, Amacom $18.95 Author Alexander Hiam’s training methods and materials are used by hundreds of corporations. He provides an Incentive Profile for establishing a rewards system, a Motivation Level Inventory for measuring and tracking motivation, and a wide array of activities, techniques and examples from the author’s own experiences. 2003, Amacom $24.95 The author examines roles as diverse as trust-builder and critic, renewal champion and navigator, learning advocate and provocateur. This insightful book demonstrates how to become a stronger, more confident leader—one who can use communication to build alignment, enthusiasm and productivity. PUBLICATIONS LEADERSHIP Heifetz presents clear, concrete prescriptions for anyone who needs to take the lead in almost any situation, under almost any organizational conditions, no matter who is in charge. Managing and Leading: 52 Lessons Learned for Engineers offers useful ideas on ways engineers can more effectively approach the non-technical or “soft-side” aspects of working with colleagues, clients, customers, the public and other stakeholders. I-4 InstItute For BusIness ManageMent http://www.acec.org/education/sei.cfm http://www.acec.org/education/sei.cfm

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Engineering Inc. - July/August 2007

Call for Entries
Contents
From ACEC to You
News & Notes
Market Watch
Legislative Action
The Big Dig
Risky Engineering
2007 Professional Liability Survey
Institute For Business Management Fall 2007 Course Catalog
Roadside Technology
2007 Convention Wrap-Up
2007-2008 Excom
2007 Fall Conference Primer
Business Insights
Technology
Members in the News
One on One

Engineering Inc. - July/August 2007