Architectural, Engineering & Construction Firms
Emerging Leaders Program
Do you wonder how much time and energy you should spend investing in your team members’ development?
If you want to last multiple generations and through economic highs and lows, the answer is – you should set an annual budget for group and individual training that corresponds with the current and future responsibilities of each team member. When you invest time and money in building a strong team, you are helping them continually grow to handle new challenges.
Ask Yourself:
Do you have a few employees whom you recognize their potential and desire to take on more responsibility?
Do you want to maximize their strengths, but have hesitations or lack the time to take on the primary leadership development role?
“Soft skills are the difference between A-players and everyone else.”
Your employees are likely competent in their area of specialty—architect, engineer, construction—but the special sauce that makes them exceptional is having a solid grasp on soft skills (training topics listed below). These skills were likely not taught as part of their university degree, but are equally, if not more valuable, in helping an emerging leader succeed.
Can you imagine investing in one, two or several individuals who could help manage and lead your company? How about a day when one of them comes to you and wants to buy part of your business while you are there or when you are ready to sell or retire?
Let me help you build your future leaders, so you can confidently hand-off important and complex assignments to graduates of this program.
Training Topics:
Time and Self Management
Interpersonal Skills & Communication
Crucial Conversations
360 Degree Leadership
Delegation
Organizational Branding
Team Building
Business Development & Marketing
Relationship Building
Problem Solving
Creativity
Feedback and Mentoring
Particularly influential in developing personal performance measures and metrics.
“Carol has been very instructive and able to help me in various skill areas, such as client handling techniques, difficult conversation coaching, employee mentoring, and business development strategy. She has a very approachable and understandable coaching style. She was particularly influential in developing personal performance measures and metrics, which in turn translate to firm-wide improvement. Her techniques and mentoring have given me a solid knowledge base to draw upon to handle many situations and the confidence to do so.”
—Brian Wright, AIA, LEED AP | Principal, FGM Architects
Develop your strengths and help you to become an effective leader.
“Carol has a passion for mentoring and developing your leadership skills so you will know how to work on your business rather than in your business. As a lifelong learner who has studied and implemented best practices of successful leaders, she will work with you to develop your strengths and help you to become an effective leader.”
—Ray Lee, AIA, CSI, LEED AP | Principal, FGM Architects
Emerging Leaders Program & Training Options
The Emerging Leaders Program includes:
Evaluating the strengths of the participant(s) via PDPGlobal ProScan behavioral assessment (only included in one-on-one mentoring and small group training program)
Identifying Key Performance Indicators that connect to your personal and organizational goals.
Learning through reading Carol’s white papers and relevant books, homework assignments, and coaching with Carol as how they can improve within the specific training topics.
Entering into a 3-way commitment between the emerging leader, sponsoring supervisor and Carol—Your involvement as their CEO or supervisor is critical to the effectiveness of this program.
Depending on the number of candidates you have, here are three ways we can structure the program for you to meet your desired learning objectives and business goals.
One-on-One Leadership Mentoring
One-on-One Leadership Mentoring is an intensive program focused on your selected candidate. We will move them through some or all of the training topics to prepare them for continued advancement. Our meetings will take place monthly, and if all 12 topics are included, this is typically a two-year program.
Small Group Training Program
The Small Group Training Program is an intensive program for a small, like-minded group that takes place monthly over a 6-12 month period of time covering one or more training topics. All members in the group will have reading assignments and homework in between meetings.
Large Group Trainings
Large Group Trainings are ideal if you only have the budget for one or two training topics and have a larger group of people who would benefit. Together we can identify your specific learning objectives, desired time frame, and organize a ½ day training program for your team.
Fosters my positive outlook as I navigate this growth and development.
"Carol has brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to our discussions. She has helped me to grow immensely in regards to networking and client relationships. We meet to discuss various strategies that are unique to the work I am pursuing, and cater to my specific personality and style for approach. She has gone above and beyond to be available for discussions outside of our scheduled meetings as a quick resource or sounding-board for a challenge at hand. Above all else, she approaches each topic with such excitement and passion, which in turn fosters my positive outlook as I navigate this growth and development.”
—Alison Andrews | Associate, Wold Architects and Engineers
20 Years Mentoring Emerging Leaders in Soft Skills
I truly enjoy watching people grow beyond their current abilities and stretch themselves to take on new responsibilities. With this passion, I have spent over 20 years mentoring emerging leaders in soft skills to accelerate their professional growth. I have developed corporate mentoring programs, training programs and organization book clubs in a variety of industries. And I personally and professionally coach CEOs, middle managers and hungry young staff eager to develop.
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