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# Systems Thinking and the Engineering Leader

Schreiner J, Gibson H, Morales R, 2023, Journal of Systems Thinking 3(1):1-13 — Engineering

Patterns: [Distinctions](https://dsrpevidence.org/pattern/distinctions), [Systems](https://dsrpevidence.org/pattern/systems), [Relationships](https://dsrpevidence.org/pattern/relationships), [Perspectives](https://dsrpevidence.org/pattern/perspectives)

## In short

Examines the core skills of engineering leaders and where systems thinking fits among them.

## What they found (results)

Historic and contemporary leadership theory, applied vignettes, and mental-model representations combine into a graphical road-map for developing engineering leaders.

## What they set out to do (purpose)

A chapter on the core competencies of the engineering leader, the fit of systems thinking in engineering leadership, and how an organization can invest in a culture of growing engineering leaders.

## Abstract

Engineering Leadership (EL) is a dynamic undertaking which seeks the alignment of the many ‘ways and means’ to achieve organizational goals, and thus realize advancement in engineering and technological disciplines. This chapter examines the core competencies of the Engineering Leader, the role and ‘fit’ of Systems Thinking in EL, and how an organization might invest in a culture of EL growth. A historic and contemporary review of contributors in leadership and technical management theory are presented alongside applied vignettes. Mental model representations of core competencies and Systems Engineering in EL provide a graphical road-map to think about developing Engineering Leaders.

These researchers were not testing DSRP. The finding is theirs; the correspondence to DSRP is drawn by this site.

[Source](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.000003)