A Pocket Guide to Business for Engineers and Surveyors
This book presents the skills that differentiate the technician from the professional, and will serve as a tool for the advancement of the profession.
Item #: 330-5849-09
ISBN: 0471758493
ISBN13: 9780471758495
Author: H. Edmund Bergeron Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Manufacturer Item #: 9780471758495 Format: Hardcover
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A Pocket Guide to Business for Engineers and Surveyors is written by Ed Bergeron, who possesses over 30 years of experience running his own engineering and surveying services firm. Filled with information culled from the author's own knowledge and experience, the book offers readers concise, practical, and often amusing information, featuring everything an engineer or surveyor needs to know. This comprehensive resource will enable readers to grow their career, expand their business, manage staff and projects, understand the financial and legal aspects of their work, and conduct themselves in a professional and ethical manner when dealing with clients and colleagues. This book will serve as a tool for the advancement of the profession, and also presents the skills that differentiate the technician from the professional. 288 pp.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Professionalism & Business.
Chapter 2: Managing Yourself.
Chapter 3: Communications.
Chapter 4: Leaders, Managers, & Motivation
Chapter 5: Project Management.
Chapter 6: Ethics and Professionals.
Chapter 7: Basics of Financial Accounting.
Chapter 8: Legal Issue.
Chapter 9: Marketing Professional Services.
Chapter 10: Ownership Transition.
A Pocket Guide to Business for Engineers and Surveyors