Title: Construction Crew Supervision : 50 Take Charge Leadership Techniques & Light Construction Glossary Author: Karl F. Schmid ISBN: 1606500767 / 9781606500767 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 120 Publisher: Momentum Press Year: 2009 Availability: Out of Stock
Description
Contents
In this construction supervisor’s pocket-sized manual, construction managers and field supervisors alike will find a concise tool kit of leadership skills to motivate and marshal workers onsite. It provides solid, common sense guidelines to preempt, use, and refer to, as problems arise—from unexpected work stoppages to getting better performance and productivity from all. It provides quality tools specifically intended for construction crew supervisors, who have one of the toughest leadership job of all: managing workers with a wide range of skills under difficult and sometimes dangerous work conditions.
The accompanying glossary of common light construction terms and phrases will also be of immense help when one is faced with unfamiliar items and procedures on the job site. The book can also be used in the classroom as a useful adjunct to more traditional texts on construction management.
Readers will find…
How to set the right workplace stage for effectively managing construction work crews
Tips on handling difficult crew workers, measuring work performance, and providing useful feedback
Provides an invaluable glossary of common, on-the-job-site terminology and construction engineering terms.
To the Reader
Chapter 1 : On Supervising Chapter 2 : Making the Leap into Super Vision Chapter 3 : Communication : Open Doors/Locked Doors Chapter 4 : Processing Information Chapter 5 : Transmitting Information Chapter 6 : Cross-cultural Communications Chapter 7 : Handling Smart Alecks Chapter 8 : Bringing Smoke Chapter 9 : When Your Discipline is Challenged Chapter 10 : Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA / QC) Chapter 11 : Setting Standards : Expect Much, Get Much Chapter 12 : Delegating Work Chapter 13 : Inspecting Subordinates Chapter 14 : Advice from Ike Chapter 15 : Providing Feedback Chapter 16 : Providing Corrective Feedback to an Individual Chapter 17 : Getting Subordinates to Dress Properly Chapter 18 : Listening Chapter 19 : Asking Questions Chapter 20 : Performance Evaluations Chapter 21 : Rewarding Individuals Chapter 22 : You're Their Boss, Not Their Pal Chapter 23 : Counseling Chapter 24 : Mentoring Chapter 25 : Exercising Authority Chapter 26 : On Being Fair Chapter 27 : No One Said It Would Be Easy Chapter 28 : Selecting from Among Applicants Chapter 29 : "The Law of the Jungle" by Rudyard Kipling Chapter 30 : Searching for Innovation Chapter 31 : Managing Time Chapter 32 : Decision Making Chapter 33 : Making Meetings Work Chapter 34 : An African Proverb Chapter 35 : Planning Chapter 36 : Operating During Emergencies Chapter 37 : Know Thyself Chapter 38 : Manage Thyself Chapter 39 : Words from Theodore Roosevelt Chapter 40 : Would You Get Elected? Chapter 41 : Crew Safety Chapter 42 : Turnarounds : It's All About Teamwork Chapter 43 : Measuring Performance (Metrics) - by The Boss Chapter 44 : Measuring Performance - For Your Use Only Chapter 45 : Report Writing Chapter 46 : Presenting Information Chapter 47 : Analyzing Work : Critical Path Method (CPM) Chapter 48 : Analyzing Work : The Learning Curve Chapter 49 : Analyzing Work : Value Engineering (VE) Chapter 50 : More on Supervising
Appendix : A Brief Description of the Critical Path Method (CPM)
Glossary
Index