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Consulting to Technical Leaders, Teams, and Organizations

Building Leadership in STEM Environments
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This book presents a rich discussion of the opportunities organizational consultants have to impact the development of technical leaders, teams, and organizations. The expansion of the tech sector has revolutionized how processes are conducted in almost every realm of industry. The role of technical leaders has evolved from supporting organizational functions to creating and leading corporations, many with worldwide impact. This boom in the technology industry has brought along unique challenges and opportunities for organizational consultants.
Joanie B. Connell,PhD, is an organizational consultant who specializes in assessing and developing technical leaders; she consults with clients from startups to Fortune 100 companies in high tech, biotech, finance, legal, and many other industries. She earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Harvard College and a doctorate in psychology from the University of California Berkeley, with an emphasis in industrial-organizational psychology. Dr. Connell heads her own consulting firm, Flexible Work Solutions, that provides consulting services in leadership assessment, development, and retention, primarily of technical employees. She hosts a podcast called "Reinventing Nerds," on which she interviews technical leaders about their challenges and successes with developing people skills, has a blog called "Lessons from the Workplace," and is the author of the book Flying without a Helicopter: How to Prepare Young People for Work and Life (2015). Visit her company's website at https://flexibleworksolutions.com/
Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. What Differentiates Technical People? Chapter 2. Understanding Technical Leaders: What Challenges Are They Facing? Chapter 3. Consulting to Technical Leaders: Overcoming Barriers to Entry Chapter 4. Consulting at the Individual Level: Creating Effective Engagement with Technical Leaders Chapter 5. Consulting at the Group Level: Understanding Technical Teams Chapter 6. Consulting at the Organizational Level: Assessing and Changing Technical Organizations Chapter 7. Summary and a Look at the Future of Consulting to Technical Leaders References About the Author*** Chapter for the web: Preface
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