Advanced Communication: Tools for Talk in Construction – Level 2

Take your leadership and team management skills to the next level with Advanced Communication: Tools for Talk in Construction! Building on the foundational knowledge from Level 1, this advanced course is designed for forepeople, managers, and team leaders in the construction industry.

In this half-day advanced course, you'll discover how to effectively identify and promote talent, conduct impactful annual reviews, and create personalized career roadmaps.

• Gain deeper insights into human motivations and learn to recognize driving forces to build dynamic, high-performing teams.
• Develop advanced tools for motivating individuals based on their needs and fostering greater buy-in from employees, owners, trades, and stakeholders.
• Enhance your ability to interact with diverse groups and build stronger professional relationships.
• Unlock the secrets to leveraging influence and creating lasting impact within your organization. 

Through this course, participants will gain:

• An advanced understanding of team collaboration by recognizing individual driving forces.
• Strategies for building dynamic teams based on motivational insights.
• Tools to identify and promote talent effectively.
• Enhanced skills for interacting with management, coworkers, trades, and other stakeholders.
• Improved methods for conducting effective annual reviews.
• Techniques for creating career roadmaps that align employee and organizational goals.
• Approaches for motivating individuals based on their top needs.
• Strategies for generating buy-in from various stakeholders.
• Advanced skills in creating leverage and influence.

This course builds on the foundational skills learned in Level 1, equipping forepeople, management, and team leaders with advanced tools and strategies to lead their teams more effectively and drive organizational success.

Why You Should Take This Course:

• Enhanced Leadership Skills: Develop advanced leadership techniques to effectively manage teams and drive performance in the dynamic construction environment.
• Optimized Team Dynamics: Gain insights into human motivations to build more cohesive and productive teams based on individual driving forces.
• Talent Recognition and Promotion: Learn to identify and promote top talent within your organization, ensuring strategic growth and succession planning.
• Effective Stakeholder Communication: Master tools for interacting with management, coworkers, trades, and stakeholders, fostering strong relationships and alignment.
• Strategic Annual Reviews: Refine your skills in conducting meaningful annual reviews that motivate and engage employees, driving continuous improvement.
• Career Development: Create clear career roadmaps that align employee aspirations with organizational goals, promoting long-term commitment and satisfaction.
• Motivation Strategies: Tailor motivation techniques to individual needs, enhancing job satisfaction and productivity among team members.
• Building Buy-In: Develop strategies to generate buy-in from stakeholders, ensuring support and alignment with organizational initiatives.
• Leveraging Influence: Acquire advanced techniques to build influence and leverage within your organization, driving successful outcomes and impact.

Taking this course will empower you to lead with confidence, effectively manage teams, and navigate complex organizational dynamics in the construction industry. Equip yourself with the skills and insights needed to achieve both personal and organizational success.

For an even more in-depth course outline, please click here!

Delivery Method: Virtual Session - Zoom Platform. 

Course Fee Includes: Access to the course, course pre-work, course materials, and a digital certificate upon completion. 

This course is delivered in partnership with local and provincial construction associations across Canada. You will be participating with a group of industry peers from multiple regions.

Sharing a single registration between two or more individuals is not permitted. Please register each person who will be in attendance.

Completion of Essential Communication: Tools for Talk in Construction (Level 1) is required.

This advanced course is tailored for:

• Forepeople: Enhance your leadership skills and deepen your understanding of team dynamics to foster greater collaboration and productivity.
• Managers: Learn advanced techniques for talent recognition, effective annual reviews, and career roadmap development to optimize team performance.
• Team Leaders: Refine your communication strategies to motivate individuals based on their unique needs and drive buy-in from stakeholders.
• HR Professionals: Gain insights into leveraging influence and building dynamic teams to support organizational growth and employee development.
• Anyone in a Leadership Role: Whether you oversee teams, projects, or departments, this course equips you with essential skills to lead with confidence and achieve strategic objectives in the construction industry.

1. Computer or laptop

• • This course will involve on-screen interaction with your instructor and classmates, reading/viewing on-screen content (slides or videos), and interacting via typing with questions or responses. For this reason, cellphones may not be adequate. 

  • Windows 10 or Mac iOS. 

2. Webcam (Mandatory)– in order to engage and collaborate, participants will be expected to have their webcams on for the duration of the class

3. Microphone (Mandatory)

4. Internet connection- For best results, you will want to ensure you have an internet connection with an upload/download speed of 3-5 Mbps. You can test your internet speed here. The minimum recommended speed is 1.5 Mbps, but anything below 3 Mbps may result in loss of quality or buffering. Ideally hardwired connection versus wireless for stability - connect your computer directly to your router using an ethernet cable, rather than using your home wi-fi.

5. A quiet space with minimal distractions –The microphone will be engaged for interactive sessions. Please plan to be fully engaged in the class and clear your work schedule just as you would for the in-class program.

6. Comfortable chair

The course is eligible for 2 CCA Gold Seal education credits and 3.5 BC Housing CPD credits upon completion. 

Registrants seeking BC Housing CPD credits for this course must complete all course components before a certificate showing BC Housing CPD credits earned will be issued. 

Registrants seeking gold seal credits for this course will be required to complete an assessment during the course to qualify to have the gold seal credit endorsement appear on their certificate of completion.