S6E136: Why Leadership is an Important Skill for Project Controls with Georgie Alderson-Slater & Vikki Rooney

<p>In this week’s pod, we welcomed Georgie Alderson-Slater and Vikki Rooney to discuss why Project Controllers struggle to lead. Georgie is a Director for GeoVic Limited, a project controls training and development company that centers on PMO Transformation. She has 20 years of experience in Project Controls, Contract Management, Relationship Building &amp; Management, and Effecting Change. Her background is in Oil and Gas, Defence &amp; Nuclear. Vikki is a Project Controls professional with more than 15 years of experience in Planning and Project Controls. Vikki is passionate about Project Controls as a profession and firmly advocates professionalism and a pride in the work that we do to support successful project delivery.The main topics we discussed on the podcast were as follows:</p> <ul> <li>The definition of project controls ultimately depends on the organization in which it is being used</li> <li>Integrity is the most important skill set for someone working in project controls</li> <li>Aim to challenge your stakeholders but in a personable manner – even in job interviews</li> <li>When looking for leaders, try to identify if people are “paying it forward” and sharing knowledge with team members</li> <li>You will gain followers over time as a leader, however, you should always start by being empathetic</li> <li>Do we focus more on leadership than “followership”?</li> <li>Early careers staff should try to focus on the detail and take advantage of their role by asking lots of questions</li> <li>Take charge of your personal development – apply the learning</li> <li>On-the-job learning is the best way to enhance both soft and technical teams</li> <li>Organisational culture comes from the top of the business. You can’t expect it to change from the middle downwards</li> </ul> <p>For more information, blogs or to support our charities visit <a href="http://www.projectchatterpodcast.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.projectchatterpodcast.com</a>If you'd like to sponsor the podcast get