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SAE International serves as the global society for 122,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive, and commercial vehicle industries. SAE has developed more than 2,600 globally used and recognized and standards for the ground vehicle industry. SAE's aerospace standards repository includes more than 6,700 documents and is the largest such collection of consensus standards in the world.
In addition to standards, SAE provides a wide range of professional-development courses and networking opportunities, helping engineering professionals and industry meet the challenges of a global marketplace.
Leadership Development
At the CEO's request, Oliver Tessier designed and executed a 360 evaluation to determine how staff were responding to his leadership in his first year on the job. His goals were to confirm or challenge his own perceptions and to gain insight into the way staff experienced the new ideas and expectations he presented.
Interviews included members of the senior team and second tier managers. Three focus groups included staff from all over the organization. Staff was impressed by the CEO's readiness to invite their imput, and the resulting report served as a guide for his second-year strategy.
Working from the benchmarks established in the initial evaluation, Oliver conducted a follow-up series of interviews in mid 2009. He continues to monitor staff's receptivity to high levels of change and to serve as a consultant to the CEO.
References:
- David Schutt, CEO, 724.772.8516, david.schutt@sae.org