Effective Leadership Skills for Construction Field Leaders is packed with proven advice and case studies explaining how skilled tradesworkers transitioning into leadership roles can use new knowledge and strategies to advance their careers. This user-friendly textbook helps skilled construction workers develop the critical leadership skills that result in the efficient and productive completion of projects on time and within budget.Online access to interactive job-site animations that highlight key leadership skills is provided. Activities provide opportunities to demonstrate leadership concepts using role-playing scenarios and real-world applications such as completing documentation. Each chapter ends with a detailed case study that includes job-site dialogue highlighting the knowledge and skills required to effectively lead a crew.

Leadership Skills for Managers is an in-depth exploration of the abilities and qualities of a leader (as opposed to just a manager). Leadership attributes such as problem-solving, team-building, and communication are analyzed. Tools, techniques, and real-life examples help the reader develop a plan of action for transforming a vision of leadership into an implementable reality.

What do leaders and executives do to keep improving their performances and maintain momentum? They go back to the basics. Fundamentals are the glue--communicating, listening, questioning, inspiring followers, being accountable, and delegating. These essentials are the change agents for leaders with a desire to succeed. In Leadership Skills That Inspire Incredible Results Halstead gives readers the same advice, guidance, and techniques he offers his clients. He outlines the skills needed to be an effective leader and provides techniques augmented by real-world examples from companies that include Spotify, Clif Bar & Company, Honeywell, and Eileen Fisher. Learn how to: Hone others' critical thinking through insightful powerful questions Inspire followers Fearlessly delegate with mindful purpose Create a culture of accountability Readers will see how the development of these skills demonstrates respect for others that will inspire them to tackle goals and produce results previously thought impossible. It shows professionals at all levels how to improve these skills to create greater success for them, their team, and their entire organization.

This edited volume explores different models, conceptualizations, and measures of leader interpersonal and influence "soft skills" that are so necessary for effective leadership. These include the communication skills, persuasion skills, political savvy, and emotional abilities used by leaders to inspire, motivate, and move followers toward the accomplishment of goals. The book emanates from the two-day-long 21st Kravis-de Roulet leadership conference, which brought together top scholars working in this area. The intent of the conference and this edited volume is to increase understanding of the interpersonal and influence skills, or "soft skills," of the leader, to highlight state-of-the-art research on the topic, and to provide clear, research-based guidelines for the development of leader skills.Chapter authors are recognized experts in their respective areas, and each section of the book will be introduced by an editor-authored chapter reviewing the specific topic area in brief.

valuable considerations that impact the quality of leadership. The book provides new concepts and tools that will allow you to improve their understanding and impact as a leader. It includes insights, principles, observations, concepts and other useful information about leadership that informs and instructs the reader on the role of the leader and the topic of leadership. You will be challenged to examine the way you practice the art of leadership. A significant exercise is included in chapter 11 that brings you full circle to a place of application. Using practices adapted from our Leadership Coaching Program, Performance Enhancement Coaching System , we have created a process so that you can conduct a personalized, self-directed coaching session to plan for your on-going leadership development. As a purchaser of the book you are also invited to join our Skills of Effective Leadership Learning Community through our Skills of Effective Leadership Learning Forum SEL2F free. This community will provide you with a number of ways of broaden the conversation and expand your leadership learning and network with other leaders. I hope that you will find this book to be one of your favorites and a resource that will add richly to your ability to influence and lead others and become an effective leader. The world needs your best and the people are waiting for and expect you to lead them well! Bernard E. Robinson, C.M.C.

When asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision—the qualities traditionally associated with leadership. Often left off the list are softer, more personal qualities—but they are also essential. Although a certain degree of analytical and technical skill is a minimum requirement for success, studies indicate that emotional intelligence may be the key attribute that distinguishes outstanding performers from those who are merely adequate. Psychologist and author Daniel Goleman first brought the term "emotional intelligence" to a wide audience with his 1995 book of the same name, and Goleman first applied the concept to business with a 1998 classic Harvard Business Review article. In his research at nearly 200 large, global companies, Goleman found that truly effective leaders are distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence. Without it, a person can have first-class training, an incisive mind, and an endless supply of good ideas, but he or she still won't be a great leader. The chief components of emotional intelligence—self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill—can sound unbusinesslike, but Goleman found direct ties between emotional intelligence and measurable business results. The Harvard Business Review Classics series offers you the opportunity to make seminal Harvard Business Review articles a part of your permanent management library. Each highly readable volume contains a groundbreaking idea that continues to shape best practices and inspire countless managers around the world—and will have a direct impact on you today and for years to come.

As the human race has evolved, it has been socially dependent on certain members deemed leaders of the group. These particular people always possess characteristics that a group of people could rally around in order to reach their goals. Even in the animal kingdom, wild animals will gather around a dominant animal to lead them. For example, a pride of lions has one king lion that leads the pack and ensures every lion is properly fed and protected. Because the male lion will fight to the death for the top spot, this ensures the king is the strongest and therefore the most able to protect and hunt food for his pride, or group. Of course, in today's civilized world, we don't exactly have to fight to the death to lead a group of people. But, in a manner of speaking, any potential leader does have to fight or compete to obtain a leadership position. Instead of proving strength and power, the candidate will have to display how and why they're the most suitable for the position. Instead of physically lunging at an opponent, the candidate will constantly have to demonstrate professional, motivational, and social skills a cut above the rest. This book will help you to develop all the attributes that define a great leader, and will help you discover how to use those qualities to bring your career and personal life to new heights.