Character & Fortitude

By the end, the learner can

• Confidentiality stewardship: protects proprietary client design information, bid data, and contract terms in compliance with professional and organizational standards
• Equitable treatment: applies consistent standards in evaluating engineering staff performance, project assignments, and contract awards across all individuals
• Accountable project ownership: accepts responsibility for the accuracy of biofuels research and development reports submitted to management, correcting errors transparently and promptly

Session plan

1. 10 minHow these are scoredWhere this shows up: engineering offices and labs, working with managers, engineers, technicians. Conditions to expect: analytical, precision-driven, project-based. Entry roles this maps to: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, Non-Destructive Testing Specialists, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians.
   • presents accurate project status, cost forecasts, and risk assessments to leadership and clients even when findings are unfavorable
   From Architectural and Engineering Managers (11-9041.00)
2. 30 minSituationsWork the task on your own first. Support is available, but ask for it out loud so the group hears what got you stuck.
   • Tools in play: Data base user interface and query software, Analytical or scientific software, Computer aided design CAD software.
3. 10 minWhere the group splitCompare answers before the debrief. Where the room split is the useful part — the split usually marks a real judgment call rather than a knowledge gap.
   • Where did two people read the same situation differently, and what did each notice?
   • Which answer would survive a supervisor asking "why did you do it that way?"
4. 10 minThe pattern behind the answersClose the loop: what changed between the first attempt and the last, and what would have to be true for character to hold up on a bad day.