The 10 traits of top engineering leaders

How do you transform yourself from a technically savvy maintenance engineer into an engineering leader? RS suggest 10 competencies that can help you to expand your circle of influence and be recognised as the person others want to follow.

There are 10 attributes someone needs to become a successful engineering leader, according to Case Western Reserve University’s School of Engineering.

Some of these traits and skills will be familiar to most maintenance engineers. But others, like emotional intelligence, may come as a surprise. So we asked experts and industry leaders for their take on the list.

These are:

1. Problem-solving
2. Collaboration
3. Diligence
4. Strategy
5. Communication
6. Emotional intelligence
7. Creativity
8. Curiosity
9. Flexibility
10. Communication (again)

Read the full article on the Connected Thinking website for further detail on each of these points and recommendations from Richard Jeffers, Managing Director for RS Industria at RS Group, Dr Moray Kidd, Maintenance Engineering Academic, and Ian Bell, Vice President of Engineering and Facilities at RS Group.