In 2022 we offer ‘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. Those elements of a skill 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 January 2022 and conclude at the end of February of that year. Each class will be conducted on ZOOM as an ‘overview’ of the topic ‘de jour’ and a discussion or Q&A session to answer questions and clarify issues.

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.

Agenda:
Wednesday:s 11 AM Class topics in Sequence A

Wednesday:s 8 PM Class topics in Sequence B

Sundays: 1 PM Summary, Review, Discussion

Date Week Wed: 11AM Wed: 8PM Sun: 1PM Primary Topic Officer Focus
1/12/2022 1 Meetings vTools Review & Summary Communications Team
1/19/2022 2 Records Reporting Review & Summary Coordination Extended Team
1/26/2022 3 Team Building Relationships Review & Summary Leadership Chair
2/2/2022 4 How can I help? Publish Success Review & Summary Support V-Chair
2/9/2022 5 We are not alone! Divisiion of Labor Review & Summary Scheduling Secretary
2/16/2022 6 Who is where? Finding Help Review & Summary Tracking Treasurer
2/23/2022 7 Secion Coordinaion Industry Coorddinaion Wrap up. Reaching Out Section Coordination

Dearborn, Michigan, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/296830