Leadership and Construction Company Management

Description

Leadership and construction company management for professionals is a practical, professional-level training course designed for construction professionals to develop the leadership, managerial, strategic, and business management capabilities required to successfully lead construction companies and project-based organizations. The training course combines construction management with strategic leadership, organizational management, financial management, human resource management, business development, risk management, and operational performance. Participants will learn how to lead construction teams, manage organizational resources, improve productivity, make effective decisions, manage business risks, and build competitive and sustainable construction enterprises. This training course presents the state-of-the-practice of leadership in project management. In this professional training course, practical applications, case studies and project-based scenarios are included. Topics covered include the following:

• Definitions
• Principles of leadership, leadership theories, and leadership styles
• Leader versus manager
• Attributes of a leader, leadership competencies in the construction industry, developing a project vision: a step-by-step approach
• Leadership and team building, characteristics of effective teams
• Leadership ethics
• Leadership and project strategy
• Considerations for creating a new organization

Outcomes

Upon the completion of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Define leadership and leadership effectiveness
• Appreciate why leadership has been defined in so many different ways
• Explain why people need leadership
• Recognize the differences between management and leadership attitudes
• Appreciate values and ethical issues relevant to leadership
• Identify the requirements of members of a project team
• Identify ways of gaining leadership experience and skills to be an effective construction project leader
• Understand the different indicators used to assess leadership effectiveness
• Learn how different leadership styles may affect organizational performance
• Avoid most fundamental mistakes that project managers commonly commit
• Apply improved team management skills
• Implement effective leadership skills

Target audience

The target audience for this training course includes construction project managers, civil engineers, architects, quantity surveyors, contract administrators, planning engineers, project control engineers, consultants, contractors, developers, procurement professionals, and client representatives.