Leadership in the Construction Industry Flashcards

Flashcards covering key definitions, theories, study stats, and leadership concepts from the CIOB report on leadership in the construction industry.

Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

The leading global body for construction managers, established in 1834, which sets and maintains high standards of excellence in the construction industry.

Leadership

An emergent, multifaceted process without a single definition, centered at its core on influencing others to achieve a common goal or objective.

Emotional Intelligence

A foundational quality shared by effective leaders that encompasses self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.

Naoum (2001)

Researcher who defined leadership as being about aligning people towards common goals and empowering them to take action.

Chan (2008)

Researcher who posited that leadership development in the construction industry is influenced by people, places, and events.

Functional Leadership Model

Adair's (1973) leadership model that defines the leader's role across three key areas: achieving tasks, building the team, and developing individuals.

CIOB Skills Shortages Survey 2008

A survey highlighting a critical skills shortage at the managerial level in construction, with long recovery times expected due to required training and experience.

Construction Age Demographics Shift

Workforce trend since the early 1990s where workers aged 60 and over doubled, while workers aged 24 and under decreased by 27%.

CIOB Research Sample

A survey group of 655 construction industry professionals, where 63% identified as management, 16% as company directors, 93% as men, and 7% as women.

Communication Skills

Identified as the single most important quality of a leader in the CIOB study, selected by 72.8% of overall respondents.

Internal Leadership Recruitment

The recruitment strategy favored by 64.7% of surveyed organizations, focusing on internally developing existing staff rather than hiring external talent.

Self-Influence in Leadership

The belief held by 43.1% of survey respondents that individual self-motivation and the individuals themselves have the greatest impact on developing leaders.

Organizational Culture Barrier

The top cited barrier (24.6%) preventing potential leaders from becoming leaders in the construction industry, followed by lack of opportunity (23.7%).