20120830 - PD - Soft Skills for Hard Hats

Soft Skills for Hard Hats - 2 PDUs

Project management and leadership: What is a leader? The impact of leadership skills in the project environment, some useful leadership models, theories and essential skills for Project Managers: 3 key dimensions of project leadership: inwards, outwards and upwards. The vital role of communication, behavioural and influencing skills in leading Project Team. The role of leadership in developing team performance, managing conflict and motivating the team.

About the Speaker:

Bob Mittelsdorf is a consultant and lecturer with over 35 years of experience throughout the Asian region in organizing and leading multi-discipline and multi-project teams on major construction and development projects. His areas of specialization include development and project management, quality assurance and quality control, critical thinking and decision making. He is actively involved in presenting adult education courses on various topics (project planning and scheduling, budgeting and cost control, project risk management, contracting and procurement, project product and process quality management, project leadership and teamwork, project communication and stakeholder management, etc.).

Bob has worked and lectured in over two dozen countries, including Angola, Australia, Brunei, China (including Hong Kong & Taiwan), Egypt, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sudan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (England) and the United States of America.

Initially trained in architecture at Kent State University, Bob holds a BSc from the University of the State of New York, an MBA from the National University of Singapore, and a Master's Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University. He is a Professional Member of the Asia Professional Speakers - Singapore.