Construction crew supervision : 50 take-charge leadership techniques and light construction glossary : a manual to guide construction crew supervisors in their quest for outstanding performance / by Karl F. Schmid ; edited by M.D. Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmid, Karl F.

Contributor:

Morris, M. D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Construction industry--Management.

Construction industry.

Construction industry--Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Above all else, this pocket guide to proven, successful construction team supervision focuses on that extremely hard-to-define quality, "Leadership." These 50 time-proven tips from a construction industry veteran on how to motivate, how to get your team of workers to do what needs to be done--correctly and successfully-- will give the new and experienced supervisor alike a set of tools that can be put to immediate use.

Contents:

On supervising

Making the leap into supervision

Communication: open doors/locked doors

Processing information

Transmitting information

Cross-cultural communications

Handling smart alecks

Bringing smoke

When your discipline is challenged

Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)

Setting standards: expect much, get much

Delegating work

Inspecting subordinates

Advice from Ike

Providing feedback

Providing corrective feedback to an individual

Getting subordinates to dress properly

Listening

Asking questions

Performance evaluations

Rewarding individuals

You're their boss, not their pal

Counseling

Mentoring

Exercising authority

On being fair

No one said it would be easy

Selecting from among applicants

"The law of the jungle" by Rudyard Kipling

Searching for innovation

Managing time

Decision making

Making meetings work

An African proverb

Planning

Operating during emergencies

Know thyself

Manage thyself

Words from Theodore Roosevelt

Would you get elected

Crew safety

Turnarounds: it's all about teamwork

Measuring performance (metrics), by the boss

Measuring performance, for your use only

Report writing

Presenting information

Analyzing work: critical path method (CPM)

Analyzing work: the learning curve

Analyzing work: value engineering (VE)

More on supervising

Appendix A. A brief description of the critical path method (CPM)

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Glossary (p. 99-205).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on June 23, 2010).

ISBN:

1-283-89550-1

1-60650-078-3

OCLC:

761988064