1. May 30-31, 2012 CII Innovation Center, Shanghai
R&D
Leadership
TRAINER
Gary Hinkle
Veteren R&D Leadership Trainer
Gary Hinkle is the CEO and founder of Auxilium. He has 23 years of engineering and
leadership experience in a broad variety of assignments with small, medium, and large
companies involved in the development and manufacturing of high-tech products.
May 30-31, 2012 Shanghai; April 23-24, 2012 Beijing Tel:400-628-8980 Email:marketing@innoenterprise.com

2. The Trainer Gary Hinkle
Gary Hinkle is the CEO and founder of Auxilium. He has 23 years of engineering
and leadership experience in a broad variety of assignments with small, medium,
and large companies involved in the development and manufacturing of high-tech
products. Intel, Boeing, Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Otis Elevator, Yamaha Motor
Corp. America, and many other companies have trusted Gary with the training and
development of key engineering personnel. Over 1000 engineers and team leaders
have benefited from Gary's on-site and public courses.
The projects and teams Gary has led include technical leadership of a $40 million
program to improve U.S. Army vehicle maintenance worldwide (CTS-ICE program).
He also led the hardware development for the world’s best selling oscilloscope
product line at Tektronix. Most recently he led a successful turn-around of a consumer
electronics company's product development organization.
Gary's design and management experience spans the electronics, mechanical
and software engineering disciplines. His industry/technology experience includes
computers, communication equipment, industrial controls, telemetry systems,
consumer audio, military systems, engineering services, avionics, radio frequency
products, test/measurement/monitoring, and home control/automation.
He is a regular contributor of articles focused on R&D productivity and engineering
leadership for IEEE-USA and the International Society for Optical Engineering. Gary
serves on the board of directors for the Program Management Forum, and has held
a variety of leadership positions serving the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE).
Course Description This course teaches skills needed to lead projects, drive innovation, and influence
others in an engineering role or similar technical role. Participants learn the differences
between leadership and management and how to develop specific leadership
abilities that are important to engineers and technical professionals. The most
important leadership traits that apply to engineering and technical project leadership
responsibilities are emphasized. Participants engage in exercises that assess their
individual leadership abilities and provide guidance for further development.
Case studies and real-life examples illustrate how the principles apply on the job. The
case studies and examples are drawn from a broad range of product development
team environments at small, medium, and large companies serving many industries.
You will also benefit from the instructor's direct experience contributing to successful
engineering projects for over 20 years.
Who Should Attend •
•
Design Leaders/Managers
Applications/Support Engineers
• Technical Marketing Leaders/Managers
• Project Leaders/Managers
• Engineering Managers/Supervisors
• Prospective Managers
May 30-31, 2012 Shanghai; April 23-24, 2012 Beijing Tel:400-628-8980 Email:marketing@innoenterprise.com

3. Day 1 Outline
Overview of Essential Competencies
- Balancing professional development efforts
- The importance of “soft” skills
What is Leadership?
- What leadership is – and what it isn’t
- Why leadership ability is important for engineers and technical professionals
- Differences between leadership attributes and management skills
- Self-analysis of leadership attributes to improve
- Five levels of leadership
Leadership Fundamentals
- Characteristics of good team leaders
- Overcoming the typical team “dysfunctions”
- Distributing project leadership and management responsibilities
- Influence vs. authority
- Case study: Outstanding Engineering Project Leader
How to Develop Trust and Respect
- Characteristics that help credibility and perceived integrity
- Characteristics that hurt credibility
- Self-assessment
The Art of Influence
- Building rapport with business associates
- Helping others to see your view
- Influencing your manager
- Case study: System Architect with Poor Leadership Ability
- Influencing other leaders
- Applying the principle of “give and take”
May 30-31, 2012 Shanghai; April 23-24, 2012 Beijing Tel:400-628-8980 Email:marketing@innoenterprise.com

4. Day 2 Agenda
Self Assessment of Leadership Ability and Potential
- Attendees assess abilities in 3 key areas, which identifies strengths and specific leadership
characteristics to develop
- Ongoing professional development
Communication & Collaboration
- Becoming a better listener
- Presenting to groups: Length and detail of presentations
- Using PowerPoint and other visual aids effectively
- Engaging your audience
- Tips for using email and managing time for communication
Effectively Managing R&D Team
- Empathy and dialog
- Motivating Research Engineers and Scientists
- Rewarding and Recognizing Performance
Performance Management
- Peak Performance
- Conducting Performance Appraisals: Why and How
- Correcting Substandard or Disruptive Performance
Project Leadership and Project Management
- Overview of leadership skills necessary to effectively lead projects
- Opportunities to distribute project leadership and management responsibilities
- Case study: Sharing of Project Leadership and Management Responsibilities
- Overview of project planning skills and tasks
- Key project leadership skills
- Case study: Outstanding Project Leader (a role model for project leaders)
May 30-31, 2012 Shanghai; April 23-24, 2012 Beijing Tel:400-628-8980 Email:marketing@innoenterprise.com

5. China Institute for Innovation(CII)
China Institute for Innovation is a consulting and academic
organization established specifically to help Chinese companies,
multinational organizations and government agencies to meet the
needs for world-class expertise in innovation.
CII is a leading innovation education, training, research, and
networking institute in China.
CII offers a wide variety of programs to help people at all levels and
in all roles to understand and master the principles and practices
of innovation, to help their organizations succeed in the innovation-
driven economy.
CII Innovation Center
CII Innovation Center is a physical innovation and collaboration center.
It is a platform where you come to brainstorm, to share, to learn,
to collaborate, and to have fun. It is an innovation hub, and an idea
factory.
The center is designed by Langdon Morris, a senior partner of
Innovationilabs, and a co-founder of China Institute for Innovatioin.
We offer customized training programs, brainstorm sessions,
collaboration events, and innovation space renting services for our
clients. We leverage the collective intelligence to solve complex
problems for our clients.
UPCOMING EVENTS
TRIZ Workshop
Led by Daniel Sheu, January 9-11, 2012 Shanghai
Disruptive Innovation for Consumer Industry
Led by Sandy Ping, January 12-13, 2012 Shanghai
Creative Thinking @ Speed
Led by Ken Hudson, February 23-24, 2012 Shanghai
Making Innovation Work
Led by Cheryl Perkins, February 27-28, 2012 Shanghai
Hidden Customer Needs for B2B Companies
Led by Keith Goffin, March 26-27, 2012 Shanghai
Hidden Customer Needs for B2C Companies
Led by Keith Goffin, March 29-30, 2012 Shanghai
R&D Project Management
Led by Ray Sheen, April 16-18, 2012 Shanghai
May 30-31, 2012 Shanghai; April 23-24, 2012 Beijing Tel:400-628-8980 Email:marketing@innoenterprise.com