Groundbreaking Women in Construction
Legacy, Performance, Leadership
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If you are a woman business owner, entrepreneur or rising through ranks in a construction, design or engineering firm, plan to join national and global women leaders on May 9 and 10th at Engineering News-Record’s second annual leadership conference for women. It’s your unique opportunity to shape your professional and personal agenda for 2011 and beyond.
This conference will examine critical areas for growth and advancement of women in the U.S. and global construction market. Join women leaders who will share pathways, patterns and practices that will provide new business and career opportunities in the construction industry.
Conference presenters will explore the following topics:
Legacy and Leadership
The session will navigate, father and daughter succession strategies, the challenges of managing men in a non-traditional environment, and varied approaches to achieving personal and professional milestones.
The New Business Leader
Top women business owners and corporate leaders will identify what it will takes to succeed in the new economy. Insights on new strategies, new skills and new technologies will be the focus of this engaging session.
The Global Leader
International women leaders from across the world weigh in on their perspectives on women, leadership, balance and more. Representatives from the U.S., China, India, South America and other countries will be participating in this groundbreaking panel that will identify universal challenges and solutions for advancing projects and careers in the world-wide construction industry.
The Art and Science of Promoting Ideas and Yourself
This unique session identifies successful strategies for promoting your ideas and yourself with the focused goals of increasing new business opportunities as well as career opportunities. Led by a noted communications specialist, the programs explores the way in which women network and develop relationships, and navigates approaches that are intended to heighten and improve awareness and skills in moving forward professionally and personally.
Social Media, Leadership and Your Brand
Social media is fast absorbing traditional venues and channels for communicating. How do you lead? How does your leadership resonate within your company, your community? What are the implications of a less controlled social media environment on the evolution and positioning of your brand, both personal and professionally.
Led by a top leadership and management consultant, with the input of several millennial professionals, this session will help you navigate and control your reputation and the way in which your world perceives you and your firm.
Leadership Management Breakout Sessions
Session 1:
Managing Complex Projects: Best Practices Here & AbroadSession 2:
Managing Expectations: Setting Benchmarks, Overcoming Disappointments
Session 3:
Managing for Performance & Productivity: Leaner, Faster, Smarter
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