TO BE Revised In 2022 we are offering a 2nd ‘Officer Training’ to our ‘new’ officers as well as any IEEE member, at any grade level or position. Our wish is to help all gain a fuller awareness of the communication and management skills used within IEEE, how they function and how to employ them both as IEEE officers, and in your everyday work and life. These are referred to as ‘soft skills’ in that they are not based on the physical principles we all learned as we worked toward our engineering degrees. They are psychological, organizational, interpersonal and their training requires that they be ‘learned’ in two associated ways.

The first part is an appreciation of the principles and techniques involved. That is usually part of a class or study covering the basics (theory) of the method. That part we intend to offer in the form of ‘on-line’ classes and reference study material.

The second part requires putting the ‘theory’ into active practice. We often liken this to learning a sport, such as playing a game of tennis. No amount of ‘book study’ can teach you how it feels to swing a racket, or how to know when your swing connects perfectly, and the ball goes exactly where you intended. Mastery of a skill will only come with practice!

Classes:

As an introduction to the ‘theory’ portion of these skills, we will offer a set of virtual classes supported by study materials available through the SEM Section website and the IEEE Center for Leadership Excellence. The virtual classes will begin in the 2nd week of March 2022. Each class will be conducted via WebEx as an overview’ of the topic ‘de jour’ and a discussion or Q&A session to answer questions and clarify issues. (See the agenda below:)

Note: Space for these classes is not like outer space, it is limited, so you must register to receive the necessary codes and passwords to attend.

Once registered, each member will be sent the link to the virtual ‘on-line’ class and each discussion session, individually, 24 to 48 hours before each session.

Speaker(s): Kimball Williams,

Agenda:
Wednesdays 8 PM Class -(Topics for each shown in the chart below:) TO BE Revised

Date Week Wed: 8 PM Primary Topic Officer Focus
1/12/2022 1 vTools Communications Primary Team (Chair/Vice-Chair/Treasurer/Secretary)
1/19/2022 2 Reporting Coordination Extended Team
1/26/2022 3 Relationships Leadership Chair
2/2/2022 4 Publish Success Support V-Chair
2/9/2022 5 Coordiation tools Scheduling Secretary
2/16/2022 6 Accounting Tools Tracking Treasurer
2/23/2022 7 The big picture Reaching Out Section officers & ExCom members

Sundays 1 PM Discussion Sessions: (Not a repeat of the Wednesday classes.) TO BE Revised

Date Sun: 1 PM Primary Topic Officer Focus
1/16/2022 Review & Summary Communications Team
1/23/2022 Review & Summary Coordination Extended Team
1/30/2022 Review & Summary Leadership Chair
2/6/2022 Review & Summary Support V-Chair
2/13/2022 Review & Summary Scheduling Secretary
2/20/2022 Review & Summary Tracking Treasurer
2/27/2022 Wrap Up Reaching Out Engaging All

Dearborn, Michigan, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/299619