From Project Manager to Project Leader

Heath Suddleson
Instructor:
Heath Suddleson
Duration:
90 Minutes
Product Id:
500694
Access:
6 months

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$190 Recorded
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Overview:

We manage tasks and activities, and those activities must be performed by people, who must be led. It is not enough to simply be a Project Manager. We must become Project Leaders. Much of this transformation comes from the use of our attitude.

Our attitudes are the most important tool in our toolbox. It costs us nothing to purchase, if we use it well it can gain us everything, and if we use it poorly it can cost us everything. How we use it is up to us. Participants will learn how to get the most from their project team by focusing on key attitude changes.

Typical subjects covered include how to create the most efficient roles and responsibilities for the team, how to meet the needs of the project, how to clarify expectations and get buy in, how to harness the effects of human performance issues, how to use metrics and reports, and much more. Many of these lessons are included in Heath's best-selling book, The Attitude Check: Lessons in Leadership.

Why should you Attend: On average it takes ten successful projects to make up for one really bad project. If your projects are finishing late, if your teams turn over faster than a freshman class in college, if your projects are losing money, then you need to take this course.

We manage tasks and activities, and those activities must be performed by people, who must be led. It is not enough to simply be a Project Manager. We must become Project Leaders. Much of this transformation comes from the use of our attitude. Our attitudes are the most important tool in our toolbox. It costs us nothing to purchase, if we use it well it can gain us everything, and if we use it poorly it can cost us everything. How we use it is up to us. Participants will learn how to get the most from their project team by focusing on key attitude changes. These soft skills translate to hard dollars lost. Projects are not profitable when the third Project Managers inherits the mess left by the predecessors. Clients lose confidence in companies that can't maintain a staff on site. These issues are almost always indicative of poor management practices as opposed to technical abilities.

These higher costs manifest money left on the table during negotiations because the incoming team was not aware of all issues, higher Human Resources costs to manage the constant staff turnover, and even the higher costs of the teams sent by the home office to “determine why” the project is losing so much money. Save the plane ticket and take this course instead. These techniques are proven to increase productivity and effectiveness, and these techniques are proven to decrease staff turnover. This course will have a positive impact on your profitability.

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • How to create the most efficient roles and responsibilities for the team
  • How to meet the needs of the project
  • How to clarify expectations and get buy in
  • How to set the project up for success
  • How to harness the effects of human performance issues
  • How to use metrics and reports
  • How to deal with mistakes on the project

Who Will Benefit:
  • Project Managers
  • Assistant Project Managers
  • Project Directors
  • Program Managers
  • Project Executives


Speaker Profile
Heath Suddlesonhas more than 25 years managing projects in the design and construction industry where he has led teams in managing billions of dollars worth of projects. In these roles, Heath has served as the Contractor, the Architect/Engineer, and even represented the Owner.

He learned some of his most profound lessons by serving in volunteer leadership roles in organizations such as the American Legion, the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, and Toastmasters International. In his work with Toastmasters International, Heath served roles from local clubs through many levels in the organization, even having served from 2009-2011 on the Toastmasters International Board of Directors. Most recently, Heath worked in a corporate role for one of the world’s largest Engineering and Construction Companies developing and conducting training programs to help the next generation of Project Managers become more successful in their roles.

His bestselling book, The Attitude Check: Lessons In Leadership has become a practical field guide for leaders to harness their attitudes to increase productivity and reduce turnover in the work place. Some organizations have incorporated his book into their standard training programs. He has been featured in many publications on the topic of how to engage teams, including Engineering News Record, CFO Magazine, Bloomberg Business, and Fast Company. Heath has presented to audiences all over the world who have included Bechtel Corporation, AECOM, Skanska, The Project Management Institute, The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, and the Construction Specifications Institute.


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