Time and Date(s)
11/09/2024 at 3:00 PM ⇢ 12/09/2024 at 6:00 PM
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Description
People Management
This workshop delivers tangible and useful tips that you can put into place as a people leader or team manager – at site or in the office. This is super important right now in a tightening market, where we all need to engage with team members, clients and consultants to deliver construction projects.
Those of you in team management roles like Site, Construction or Project Managers (or those aspiring to be managers) will learn about:
Those of you in people leadership roles as managers or directors will benefit from philosophies and case studies on:
Lessons will be brought to life through case studies and pragmatic examples so you can immediately put them to use them in your work.
At this workshop you’ll hear from Uli Johnston who has spent much of her profession career focused on diving deep into organisational culture and is the CEO/Director of Accent Management Ltd. You will also hear from George Russell, from Wilson Building and Commercial, was the Supreme winner at the 2023 NZ Building people Awards, he will talk about the work he did to lead the Samoa High Commission project in Pōneke | Wellington. This was not only a technically tricky project but also involved cultural complexities. George's handling of these complexities, his holistic approach, and his exceptional people management were what set him apart at the Awards. Read more about George below and see images of the Samoa High Commission project.
Who is this for?
This workshop is for all - Institute members and non-members.
Workshop structure:
Speakers
Uli Johnston
Uli Johnston is a trailblazer in the New Zealand construction sector, dedicated to forging prosperous pathways for individuals and enterprises alike. Originally hailing from Germany, she has amassed a wealth of global experience across the United States and Asia. Uli holds an Executive MBA from Massey University, with her career homing in on the intricate realm of organizational culture.
Uli's professional journey has seen her delve deep into the fabric of organizational culture, a subject that became the focal point of her master’s thesis. Through exhaustive research and analysis, she has redirected her focus towards examining organizational culture through the lens of business management. This shift has led her to craft a comprehensive framework for comprehending, assessing, and molding culture to benefit employees while simultaneously enhancing business performance.
Uli has extensive experience in the building industry with her most recent role as Manager Business Support (Culture, Learning and Development at The Building Intelligence Group. Recently Uli has founded her own consultancy - Accent Management to assess clients' business performance and organisational structure. With an unwavering belief in the power of human capital, she strives to foster environments where success is not just measured in profits, but in the growth and fulfilment of individuals.
George Russell
George is a Project Manager at Wilson Building and Commercial. He won the $10-25 Million Projects Category and the Supreme Award at the 2023 NZ Building People Awards for his work leading the Samoa High Commission project in Pōneke | Wellington.
The project was constructed on a very constrained site, with a constrained budget requiring a fresh approach to design, methodology, buildability, and staging. It was also of critical importance that the Samoan cultural narrative was woven through the project. George took the time to get fully briefed on the reason why cultural design aspects of the project with the architect and then communicating these to the site team so that everyone on site understood, grew in knowledge, and could talk to these.
George went out of his way to ensure the Samoan High Commission was involved in every step, and actively set the tone at the top by adopting Samoan meeting customs, the Samoan flag, and the Samoan language into the project.
George’s leadership, integrity, excellence in technical fundamentals and his open and honest approach to contracting were key highlights, so much so that one comment was that “George should be running a course for the contracting industry on how to approach a challenging project”.
Images from the Samoa High Commission project below.
Tāmaki | Auckland
Date: Wednesday 11th September 2024
Time: 3.00pm - 6.00pm
Venue: High Performer Building; 199A Main Highway, Ellerslie, Auckland 1051
Cost: Institute Members $300 + GST and Non-members $390 + GST
CPD: 10 credits (NZIOB credits)
Pōneke | Wellington
Date: Thursday 12th September 2024
Time: 3.00pm - 6.00pm
Venue: Wellington School of Architecture; 139 Vivian Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Cost: Institute Members $300 + GST and Non-members $390 + GST
CPD: 10 credits (NZIOB credits)
The more the merrier: if you're thinking of sending the team along get in touch with us at floriana@nziob.org.nz we have a discount of buy 3 tickets, get the 4th FREE!
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This event is supported by CARTERS
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Auckland & Wellington
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Public Event
CPD Credits: 10
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