Professional Ethics & Excellence for Chemical Engineers eLearning (online) CourseWhat every chemical engineer needs to know to “do the right thing” and achieve the highest level of professional excellence.
Two Basic Project Management Techniques Every Project Needs eLearning (online) CourseThere is no shortage of project management tools which is why so many project managers feel like they’re drowning in the process. This course...
Supervisors and Mid-Managers at the Center of Safety Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 28, 2017Supervisors and Mid-Managers at the Center of Safety We believe no one has more power to improve safety than our supervisors and mid-managers. Our...
Last Line of Defense - Improving Our Step Back 5x5 Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 27, 2017Last Line of Defense - Improving Our Step Back 5x5 Â Step Back 5x5 is our last layer of defense and perhaps our most important. This paper shows how...
Skills They Don’t Teach You in School May 9, 2017It’s impossible to learn everything you need to know for your career in a four-year undergraduate program. A proper education should prepare you with the tools and skills you need...
Creating an Environment for Student Success Archived Webinar Apr 5, 2017 Teaching chemical engineering students? Learn how to create an environment that ensures all students have the opportunity succeed. In this 60-minute webinar, discover how to create an environment for success in the classroom. Learn how to prepare before class begins, including specific things to do...
Become a Better Writer April2017Career CatalystRobert W. BlyYou may call yourself an engineer, but you’re also a writer. Follow these 10 tips to improve your writing.
Steer Difficult Conversations Toward Productive Dialogue April 7, 2017Confronting or being confronted by a coworker, friend, relative, acquaintance, etc. about an issue or point of contention is undeniably difficult. Emotions muddy our thinking,...
Soft Skills for Chemical Engineers April2017Career CatalystThe term soft skills refers to nontechnical proficiencies. As the name implies, soft skills are not rigidly defined but often include communication (verbal and written), teamwork and collaboration, leadership, creativity, and adaptability.
April 2017 CEP Preview April 12, 2017This month: a special feature on becoming a better writer, which anyone can read in full online.
It's True! You Don't Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression Archived Webinar Nov 2, 2016 Take advantage of the game-changing power of etiquette in your career. Attend this webinar to brush up on the basics of professional etiquette. In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll gain a refresher on professional etiquette and how chemical engineers can use it to advance their careers. You’ll...
Ethics and Excellence in Engineering - 2016 Edition Archived Webinar Aug 24, 2016 This presentation has been updated to reflect changes in industry and ongoing customer interest. Life often presents us with dilemmas: What is the right thing to do? Our technical training as engineers does not prepare us for this aspect of professional life. This webinar explores this question. It...
Program Management: Techniques and Pillars Archived Webinar Oct 22, 2015 Vice Admiral Joseph Dyer, USN (ret) speaks to the VLS about creating successful programs. He will provide insight on his view that programs – be they fighter planes, pharmaceutical production lines, or major construction projects have much in common. This talk will provide insights and give you a...
Leadership Is Everyone’s Responsibility Archived Webinar Feb 20, 2013 This webinar discusses the “hidden leadership” opportunities that are woven into everyday roles, how to recognize these opportunities and take advantage of them.
Understanding Those Chemical Engineers! Archived Webinar Apr 18, 2012 Get an overview some of the basic principles of chemical engineering for use by other engineers as well as other disciplines that must interact with chemical engineers.
Polishing Your Technical Communication Skills Archived Webinar Nov 16, 2011 We improve our communication if we follow a problem solving approach for each of the four stages: prewriting, writing, polishing/revising and delivery. Learn about this approach.
Conflict Resolution: Facilitating Quality Decision Making Archived Webinar Jun 29, 2011 In this webinar, Merri Hanson – nationally recognized trainer and mediator – peers behind “what” people are thinking when they make decisions to HOW they are thinking.
Media Training and Public Outreach: Getting the Message Across Archived Webinar May 25, 2011 This webinar is designed to give participants general techniques on preparing and delivering effective messages for the public.
Effective Communication Based Leadership Skills to Lead a Voluntary Organization Archived Webinar Jun 5, 2010 Effective communication leadership skills are necessary to lead a voluntary organization. True leadership is interrelated to management skills and applicable in voluntary organization as well as other type of business organizations. The increasing diversity of multicultural, voluntary organization...
Communicate with Power, Tone up Your Skills Archived Webinar Dec 2, 2009 This webinar presents ways to tone up your skills by organizing your thoughts and messages to be most effective in this age of fast communications.
Effective Communication-Driven Leadership Skills in a Dynamic Global Market Archived Webinar Oct 7, 2009 Successful leadership style, covering what global leaders need to know about verbal, non-verbal, and cross-cultural communication skills, and their importance in leading a business or a project in a global environment.
How to Write Reports for Management Archived Webinar Jun 10, 2008 Your project is finished and you are ready to draft your report. Your mind is full of topics to cover and details to include. As you start the outline, you still haven't decided how to write the report. How will you start your story? What will your first sentence say? How will you share with your...
Happy Hour Etiquette: How to Behave at After-Hours Functions November 11, 2016These tips will help you make the most of professional functions, whether at Annual Meeting and Annual Student Conference mixers, or holiday parties.
Markus Scheller of BASF on the Human Factor in Engineering April 30, 2015Markus Scheller , Director and Site Manager, BASF was Tuesday's luncheon speaker for the 2015 AIChESpring Meeting. Here he’s interviewed by AIChE Fellow Emeritus Joe Cramer about...
Introducing AIChE’s 2016 WISE Interns August 19, 2016Summer wouldn’t be summer without the tradition of the WISE (Washington Internships for Students of Engineering) program, which offers students across engineering disciplines the...
Smart Blogging for Chemical Engineers May2012Career CatalystLoraine KasprzakBlogs have come a long way since their first appearance in the late 1990s, when they were little more than online diaries. Today, people are just as likely to turn to blogs (Internet shorthand for “Web log”) as to newspapers or magazines for information and news.
Hopefully, Change Won't Be Difficult May2012EditorialI was taught that the word hopefully means “in a hopeful manner” or “full of hope.” Authors who start a sentence with the word hopefully usually mean “I (we) hope” or “it is hoped” — which is an incorrect usage of the word.
Advance Your Career in 8 Words or Less August2002Special SectionKate WendletonA short, simple and concise message can be an effective way to let others know about your accomplishments and your worth.
Getting Your Message Across May2004Career CatalystMargaret Clarke Hunt, Denise Price HosierEngineers play an important role in the marketing of products, processes and services. Here's a short course on the basics of marketing communications to help you be effective in that role.
Write a Better Brochure October2001Career CatalystRobert W. BlyEngineers are often called on to review product brochures and ads for equipment and processes. Here are six tips for working more effectively with an ad agency or corporate marketing-communications department to create good product literature.
Give Memorable Presentations January2003Career CatalystRobert W. Bly These guidelines will help you prepare and deliver a more exciting presentation.
Improve Your Telephone Skills May2003Career CatalystMake the most of this important tool by practicing some common sense and good etiquette. RobertW.Bly-