Construction Futures Wales - L&M North Wales Taster 12th May 2015

1. Construction Futures Wales
Leadership and Management
Taster Workshop
Rod Keeble and Brian Jones
(Cardiff Metropolitan University)
12th May 2015

2. Why develop leadership skills?
• Successful firms do things differently
– they have a number of traits in common
– e.g. make better use of IT, good at marketing, etc. .... but also have
good leadership skills
• Leaders of successful businesses have a vision for the
company and are dedicated to seeing it through
• Hence, CFW Leadership Programme
• It will build on the well-known success factors for small firms

3. Leaders and Managers
• Leadership and management - they share some complementary
skills - but are different–
• Leaders: in the nominations for a recent award scheme the
most commonly used adjectives to describe good leaders
were:
“Inspirational, Visionary, Committed,
Enthusiastic, Passionate, Determined,
Dedicated …… Charismatic”
• But no agreed or consistent list emerged

4. Can you develop leadership skills?
• The Programme sees leadership as a pattern of behaviour that
can be learned –
– through experience rather than lectures
– within an Action Learning environment - i.e. where we
learn from everyone in the room
– it creates new ways of thinking
– together with real world case studies, the CFW Leadership
Programme encourages participants to challenge and
reflect

5. The aim of the Programme
• The CFW Leadership Programme is a 10-month
leadership and management development programme
• It aims to provide practical, people oriented management
skills
– with a focus on leadership and growth
• It is based on a number of innovative modes of delivery
• But the starting point for developing leadership skills is
the individual
– The Journey begins with, and seeks to develop, self
awareness

6. 20Twenty Leadership Programme
Delivery Modes
• Action learning groups - everyone participating
– Visioning }
– Leadership Style }
– Personality profile }
• Innovation, Lean, BIM, }
• Finance, Growth ... }
• Case studies and Expert witnesses }
• Growth Project }
• Executive Coaching and Mentoring }
• Flexible delivery modes – tutors and coaches available in your time
Self awareness and
Personal development
Personal Development
and Business Growth
Business Development
And Growth

7. 20Twenty Leadership Programme
Benefits of CFW Leadership Programme
1. First, it gets you to set out precisely where you are NOW
2. Second, where you want to be in 3 – 5 years time
3. Then helps develop an action plan of how to get there:
• The programme develops a detailed understanding of your
leadership style and how it underpins your business
• It will enhance your coaching and motivation skills:
– self confidence - personality profile ‘Facet 5’
– team-building
• But CFW Leadership also addresses the main drivers of growth
– finance, Lean, Innovation,etc.

8. 20Twenty Leadership Programme
Workshop Dates and Inputs
1. Vision and Leadership 2 days Early July
2. Leadership and Coaching 2 days September
3. Innovation & Lean 2 days November
4. Competitive Advantage 2 days January
5. Finance 2 days March
6. Management Performance 2 days May
Growth Project TBC
Action Learning on-going
Coaching / Mentoring on-going
(to ensure new ideas are taken back to the work place)

9. Management insights
One-to-one coaching
Action learning groups
Master classes on
Manager
Leadership skills
Growth project
New cohort of managers begin the Leadership journey (over 10 months)
Strategic Leader
The CFW Leadership Programme Journey
Leadership, Innovation and Growth
Finance
Innovation tools
Final review
Alumni
Procurement, BIM,

11. “The greater danger for most of us is not that
our aim is too high and we miss it, but that
it is too low and we hit it. ”
Michael Angelo
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12. Where is yours set?
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13. Leadership and Management Challenges
Brian Jones

14. Leadership or Management?
• On your tables, please come up with:
– A brief working definition of leadership
– A brief working definition of management
One Further Question
• In getting over the 100 foot bar, which is the more
important?

15. Leaders v Managers
• Leadership and management share some
complementary skills,
• Management is about planning, co-ordinating, and
putting performance systems in place
• Leaders create the capacity for people to do
something different – to do more than they would
normally do in response to change
• Effective leadership is about leading change

16. A manager... A leader...
John
Kotter
copes with complexity
plans and budgets
organizes and staffs
controls, problem-solves
copes with change
sets a direction
aligns people
motivates people
Warren
Bennis
promotes efficiency
is a good soldier
imitates
accepts the status quo
does things right
promotes effectiveness
is his or her own person
originates
challenges
does the right things

17. Key Paradox for Growth
• How do managers deliver business as usual
to the highest standard…
at the same time as
• Strategically predicting, interpreting and
harnessing future opportunities that impact
on growth?

18. The Leadership Landscape
Level of
Disagreement
Level of UncertaintyLo Hi
Hi
Business as Usual
Planned Improvement
Strategic Change
Radical Innovation

19. Building Capacity
Map?
Intelligence?
Compass?
Project management
Financial management
Marketing management
Strategic planning
Financial planning
Market knowledge
Transformational Leadership
Vision + Market Insights
Innovation
Business as usual
Disagreement
Uncertainty

22. Mentoring V Coaching
Mentoring Coaching
Someone to learn from.
Guidance and advice.
Someone to learn with.
Facilitator for self
directed learning.
Expert/experienced in
area (e.g. industry,
business, sector).
Expert/experienced in
coaching not necessarily
in area (e.g. industry,
business, sector).

23. Benefits of Coaching
• Learning new skills and acquire new knowledge
• Changes in thinking, feelings, attitude and behaviour
• Build confidence and motivation
• Greater self awareness and understanding of core
strengths / reinforcement positive behaviour
• Opportunity and space to think, explore, reflect
• Increased personal responsibility and accountability
• Improve performance and/or capability

24. From personal development
to business growth
• Action learning discussions on the manager/ leader
distinction, on team building and coaching have
highlighted the softer skills needed for success
• But there are also some harder, management
competencies that are required to achieve growth
• We conclude by highlighting some of the drivers and
enablers of business growth:
– Finance, innovation and procurement

25. The core elements of the programme
Brian Jones

26. Why is financial management important ?
• Accounting is the language of business and you need
to be fluent
• You become a more effective member of your
management team
• “A failure to plan is like planning to fail”
• You need to know where you are, where you want to
go, how to get there and control your direction
• Too many companies focus on the compliance side
of accounting

27. Financial Workshop
• Day 1: Analysis and Interpretation of
Performance
• Day 2: Planning.
We also offer an Optional Finance Day if you
feel you need extra support.

28. Innovation and Entrepreneurs
• Using innovation tools like ‘lean thinking’ to implement an
innovation strategy
• From cost reduction to new business opportunities
– accessing resources from Construction Futures Wales
Programme .
• Communicating with suppliers and customers
• The Alumni Growth Club

29. Developing a competitive advantage
(here are some key elements)
• Carbon Management
• Procurement and Framework agreements
• Balanced Scorecard
• Sustainable Supply Chains in Construction
• Building Information Modelling (BIM)
• Collaborative Leadership
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Plus a Company Health Check to help you identify your
potential and opportunities for growth

31. CFW Pathway

32. The Company Health Check
• Three levels
– Basic – is there growth potential?
– Intermediate – Are the processes that can manage growth in place?
– Deep – Identifying gaps in performance resulting in an Action
Plan?
 Some companies will wish employees to attend the Leadership
Programme
 Some companies will wish to access Lot 4 “One to one” support
 Some will participate in both Leadership and “One to one” support

33. Completion of the Health Check
• To help you complete the diagnostic we suggest you
work on it with a colleague or senior manager.
• This also helps us get “buy in” from your company
• Confidentiality is assured
• It enhances individual experience but also delivers an
Action Plan for the company
 In your groups, please look at the hand-out and
discuss a typical Health Check Report

34. A unique programme
Brian Jones

35. Our Partners
• We have joined up with a number of partner organisations
– like Action Sustainability, 6iX, Winning Moves and so many more.
• Another partner is CMI –automatic membership of the
Chartered Management Institute
• There is also access to KTPs with support from Cardiff
Metropolitan University.
• All these partners, + coaches, mentors and tutors - will be
available to assist you on the programme

36. Instant Access to Free Practical Help and Advice
• Management Direct
• + huge research resource
– or ask a researcher
- Business HR Service

37. Accreditations leading to an Executive MBA
• The CMI and Cardiff Met learning resources are
significant
• Also you become eligible for a Dual Award:
– A ‘Level 7’ Leadership Certificate from CMI
– Credits towards CMI’s ‘Chartered Manager’ Award
– A Post Graduate Certificate in ‘Sustainable
Leadership’ from Cardiff Met
– Credits towards Cardiff Met’s ‘Executive MBA’
programme

38. A Unique Leadership Programme -
Construction Futures Wales Programme
• The benefits are considerable:
– First class deliverers, experienced business mentors, coaches,
CMI membership, a personal executive coach, accreditation, an
MBA, plus access to our Alumni Growth Club …. and so on.
• The new CFW programme is supported and heavily
subsidised by CITB and the WG
• For the first time ever there is no charge to you – the
participant
• But TINSTAAFL ………… your time and your input to
action learning group discussions will be your invaluable
contribution to the success of CFW