Look For 10 Traits To Find Your Next A/E Project Manager

AECPMA Podcasts Presents

Bad project managers avoid communication, or worse, do not know how to be diplomatic. Good project managers know how to be respectfully tactful with clients, yet can deliver bad news when necessary. But truly great project leaders make executing project on schedule and within budget look easy. They are accountable, strategic thinkers who are hard to find. Using a buzzer-beater format, PSMJ’s Chris Martersteck and Talent Matter’s Reid Tolley unpack the traits, preferences, and tendencies they see in bad, good, and great PMS. Through real-life experience and PSMJ collected data they lay out what propensities the best PMs elicit and which habits the truly bad PMs share. In this podcast, you will learn: - What examining great PMs’ work preferences can reveal - What traits struggling PMs have in common - Why personality paradoxes are important with PMs - Learning how to spot PM talent in your talent pipeline - Developing new and incumbent PMs About the Presenter: Christopher P. Martersteck, AIA, LEED AP, DBIA, AECPM has managed projects in the A/E Design and Construction Industry for 38+ years as part of a professional career that spans 42 years. As Vice President and Director of Project Management for several international architecture, engineering, planning, and construction firms, he has led and supported A/E/C teams in Project, Program and Construction Management as well as dozens of Design-Led Design-Build / Integrated Project Delivery engagements. Chris has also trained thousands of project managers in A/E/C industry best practices as a PSMJ Resources consultant, helping project leaders not only achieve individual success, but also helping them to better lead teams and maximize success for their firms and clients. Reid Tolley, SPHR, Certified Master Coach is is president of Talent Matters and is an accomplished global Organization Development and Talent Director with significant HR Generalist experiences. Reid has a track record of working effectively throughout China, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and North America. Areas of expertise include: effective and ethical use of assessment tools for critical talent decisions and high impact development, providing thought leadership in aligning strategy and organization, and more.