Understanding your organizational environment is important to your success. You should understand organizational functions outside of typical engineering disciplines and why these organizations are important and impactful to you as an engineer. If you haven’t assessed your structure and fit within your organization, you should. It is important to know the hierarchical relationships that exist in your organization and how you can best interact with individuals outside of your immediate organization. Do you have a good understanding of yourself and your work styles? Personality assessments, approaches to organizational interaction and career planning can provide you with insights. Have you assessed your boss? Your boss has work styles and personal characteristics that you should be attuned to best interact with your boss and maximize your career opportunities. Knowledge, skills and workstyles identified in the first chapter that are addressed in this chapter include the following: Knowledge: Expansion of core engineering characteristics at a broader organizational level: Skills: