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

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 & Management, and Effecting Change. Her background is in Oil and Gas, Defence & 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:

• The definition of project controls ultimately depends on the organization in which it is being used
• Integrity is the most important skill set for someone working in project controls
• Aim to challenge your stakeholders but in a personable manner – even in job interviews
• When looking for leaders, try to identify if people are “paying it forward” and sharing knowledge with team members
• You will gain followers over time as a leader, however, you should always start by being empathetic
• Do we focus more on leadership than “followership”?
• Early careers staff should try to focus on the detail and take advantage of their role by asking lots of questions
• Take charge of your personal development – apply the learning
• On-the-job learning is the best way to enhance both soft and technical teams
• Organisational culture comes from the top of the business. You can’t expect it to change from the middle downwards

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