The Technical Leader’s Playbook: Influence, Impact, Execution (Audio Course)
- Course Number: B1020
- Credits: 1 hours
- Instructor: Ellen Huang, PE
- Price: $10
Course Outline
This course equips technical professionals to transition from individual contributor to influential leader. Using proven frameworks from engineering management, you’ll learn how to evolve beyond analysis-only thinking into vision-setting, people-leading, and results-driving practice. Topics include career paths and promotion factors, leadership vs. management, high-impact styles, emotional intelligence, innovation stewardship (gatekeeping, technological intuition), negotiation, and twenty-first-century business acumen. Practical tools—checklists, playbooks, and a personal “take-charge” plan—prepare you to create strategic differentiation, mobilize teams, and deliver measurable outcomes at scale.
At the end of this course, there will be a multiple-choice, open-book quiz, which is designed to enhance your understanding of the course material.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Be able to articulate the shift from technical problem-solving to strategic leadership;
- Be able to lead and motivate cross-functional teams toward clear outcomes;
- Be able to make data-informed, ethically grounded decisions under uncertainty;
- Be able to communicate vision, negotiate stakeholder buy-in, and drive change.