Leadership and Development
Industry: Commercial Construction
Job Title: Regional Project Manager
Position Description
Personal Leadership Assessment
Plan of Action
In examining myself for the position of project manager for Solomon builders, understanding the differences between leadership and management, and applying those subtle issues towards the task at hand are helpful. To reach my ultimate career potential within the workforce, it is important to identify and locate the principles that will have helped me attain this goal. My success is ultimately determined by the ability to synthesize and call upon certain trends within my educational background and its application towards the work's task as at hand. In this document I will examine in fine detail how this position coupled with my leadership and management skill base, will help affirm the principles and lessons of this educational course.
It is my recommendation that the project manager job at Solomon Builders suits my abilities and skills as a leader and manager. Understanding and implementing the role of work-based learning becomes a useful technique in this analysis. I will explore the different approaches of useful management and adapt them to different situations within the context of my chosen leadership position.
II. Position Description
The position of interest is project manager. Solomon Builders is a large commercial contracting company which employs over 500 people. Solomon builders concentrates their area of focus on commercial construction jobs and is an industry leader within the region. The company is run by Robert Solomon, Pres. And CEO of the company. Thomas Solomon, VP of operations, is the manager of my particular division within the company. Solomon builders is known as a commonsense organization that takes an interest in the opinions and ideas of its employees. Engaging all within the company is a priority within the organization and the leadership is committed to ensuring that this idea is transmitted throughout the workplace environment.
Specifically, a project manager in this company is required to resource and direct individual construction projects. Having an understanding of human resources, finances, the specific mechanics of commercial construction, salesmanship, logistics awareness and, of course, management skills are required for any success with in this specific job. In this position five subordinate individuals answer directly to me and help me deliver my projects on time and with the required resources and materials to the customer.
As a project manager, I'm responsible for everything my group accomplishes and does not accomplish. I am responsible for delivering an honest product while managing the personalities and skills of five other employees of the company. Having a total understanding of how the entire company works, from top to bottom, is beneficial in the success of my job as well. Knowing that the pieces of the machine will work in harmony, and only when a shared vision and required directive is known by all within the organization. My additional duties also include effectively communicating customer needs to those in my team who are responsible for handling the specific needs, acquiring appropriate finances through the company and evaluating the performance of my team members as well.
Each individual project I undertake includes some sort of understanding and gathering of the appropriate material resources that are necessary to complete the construction project. Having knowledge about what is required of the project at each level, from start to finish, and top to bottom, is imperative in ensuring a successful and well delivered product. Knowing that pieces that fit together within a logistics system also plays an important role in determining whether or not I will be successful. As a manager, it is understood that I am the leader of the group, but I should also be prepared to perform tasks of my subordinates and others within the company to help demonstrate the team and shared effort a successful company will often resonate.
Personal management and leadership characteristics are very important in successfully completing any type of occupational task. These are the most important factors I believe of the process and it is not as important as how the job is conducted and what it means to deliver the end product to the customer. Having an attitude that puts the success of the project before other minor distractions allows each team member to participate in understanding the vision that helps guide and drive the particular mission. Including incorporating useful information and data from subordinates, peers and anyone else, and synthesizing this information with directives from above is necessary to communicate this shared mission statement.
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