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January 2018 | ISE Magazine 15 Transitioning from being an engineer to management can be one of the most fraught challenges in an ISE's life. E eeri Ma ageme t: Meeti the Global Challe es helps you meet those difficulties, preparing you to fulfill your managerial responsibilities, acquire useful business perspec- tives and take on your organization's much-needed leadership roles. C.M. Chang draws on his decades of experience teaching engineering management at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, State University of New York, and working in the field (25 years at Fortune 100 Praxair Inc.) to emphasize the importance of value addi- tion and customer focus. Wang also discusses how to acquire leadership attributes, where engineering managers should add value and the web-based tools that can develop and sustain competitive advantages. The book is organized into three major sections: functions of engineering manage- ment, business fundamentals for engineering managers and engineering management in the new millennium as engineering managers prepare to become global leaders. The second edition also focuses on new strategies for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals and managers. Revisions include a new chapter on creativity and innovation, a new chapter on operational excellence and a combination of the chapters on financial accounting and financial management. E eeri Ma ageme t: Meeti the Global Challe es is published by CRC Press ($151.96). From engineer to manager Decades of expertise help smooth an often difficult transition Book of the Month I am passionate about industrial and systems engineering because it teaches you the never-ending cycle of continuous improvement, it provides you the necessary skills to solve challenges in a systematic way, it shows you how to see the big picture of any process and most impor- tantly it helps you to make people's lives better. I'm grateful toward IISE because it has supported and deepened my interest toward my career. Pay it Forward — Make a Donation to the IISE Scholarship Fund The IISE Scholarship Fund recognizes industrial and systems engineering students' academic excellence and campus leadership. Last year, IISE awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships. Carlos Manuel Arrieta Schmid is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey. He is the 2017-18 recipient of the Dwight D. Gardner Scholarship. Visit www.iise.org/PlannedGiving to make a donaƟon today.