Leadership

Now in Leadership

Taking Engineering to New Heights

As Boeing ratchets up its aircraft production to eliminate backlogs and fill new orders for its much-in-demand 737 airliner, CIO Kim Hammonds is helping the aircraft manufacturer hit its ambitious new targets. With a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Michigan and 16 years at the Ford Motor Company, she is now leading the construction of IT-driven programs, and her 8,115-member global team is adding to the bottom line.

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Remembering <br>Fred Cuny, <br>Humanitarian Engineer

Remembering Fred Cuny, Humanitarian Engineer

Frederick C. Cuny, an American engineer, who as a young engineer worked on the design of a radar system at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, and later immersed himself in humanitarian outreach efforts, driven by the belief that engineers, among all the emergency relief personnel operating throughout the world, could provide the best and most practical solutions.

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Managing Future Leaders

Managing Future Leaders

Over the next five years, half of America's Fortune 500 companies' senior management will retire, according to a 2006 survey by The Economist. At the recent “Impact 2008: The Business of Talent” conference, business leaders cited consistent onboarding processes, leadership development, and succession as the keys to enduring in this uncertain economy.

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Groups

Basic Engineering Technical Group (BETG)

Comprised of six Divisions concerned with the application of basic engineering principles

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Applied Mechanics Division (AMD)

Energy and Technology Management Group (ETMG)

Committee on Power Boilers

Leadership is the ability to inspire a group towards a goal, usually over an interval that requires time management. It is also seen as a type of mentoring that can be expressed through powerful, persuasive speech or through decisive action. Engineering leadership programs are becoming a part of modern universities, and courses on enhancing leadership abilities have become a critical part of the business world in general and the engineering field specifically.