Lakshey Singhal’s Post

Should a project manager, or any manager, be a ‘one-man army’? I just saw a fellow project manager describing himself as such. And I know, a PM needs a mix of competencies. Sometimes it feels like you have to do the impossible immediately, and only miracles need a little time. But A project manager is nothing without a team. I’ve worked with people who were smarter, better educated, and more experienced than me, and I couldn’t deliver anything without them. They, however, could deliver without me. My job was to make their job more productive, more efficient, and less stressful. And by the way. I know people who I’d call ‘one-man armies’. They’re developers and architects, but none of them is a PM. - P.S. AI-generated illustration - #projectmanagement

A Project Director who managing and handle 4 to 5 simultaneous construction projects at the same time with tight deadlines must prioritize effective time management and delegation. Start by breaking down each project into clear milestones and timelines, identifying critical paths to avoid bottlenecks. Assign capable project managers to oversee daily operations for each project, ensuring they handle issues promptly. Regular status meetings and progress tracking are essential to stay updated and address any delays quickly. Use project management tools to monitor resources and allocate them efficiently across projects. Communicate consistently with stakeholders about risks and timelines. The key is to stay organized, flexible, and proactive in solving problems to avoid delays that impact the business. #ProjectDirector #Projectmanagement

I have been a part of 100+ construction projects. Great Project Managers are: -  1. Master communicators: If you can’t communicate, your jobs will be over budget, behind schedule, and filled with wasted time. Use this simple rule of thumb: When in doubt, communicate. - Walk the job and find the foreman - Make the phone call - Send the email You will never regret it. -  2. Emotionally Intelligent: Emotional intelligence is so much more than knowing how to make people like you. It’s understanding your own emotions. It’s understanding how what you say impacts others. It’s understanding that having empathy is more effective than making threats. World-class Project Managers have world-class emotional intelligence. -  3. Focused on what they can control: 99% of Project managers focus on the 99% of things that are out of their control. Great Project Managers focus on the 1% of things that can control. - Your attitude - Your effort - Your schedule - Your intentions Everything else is noise. - Being uncommon is how you differentiate yourself and run great projects. Communicate relentlessly, be in touch with your emotions, and control what you can control. Don’t let anyone get in the way of you being you. You’ll go way further.

I have been a part of 100+ construction projects. Great Project Managers are: - 1. Master communicators: If you can’t communicate, your jobs will be over budget, behind schedule, and filled with wasted time. Use this simple rule of thumb: When in doubt, communicate. - Walk the job and find the foreman - Make the phone call - Send the email You will never regret it. - 2. Emotionally Intelligent: Emotional intelligence is so much more than knowing how to make people like you. It’s understanding your own emotions. It’s understanding how what you say impacts others. It’s understanding that having empathy is more effective than making threats. World-class Project Managers have world-class emotional intelligence. - 3. Focused on what they can control: 99% of Project managers focus on the 99% of things that are out of their control. Great Project Managers focus on the 1% of things that you can control. - Your attitude - Your effort - Your schedule - Your intentions Everything else is noise. - Being uncommon is how you differentiate yourself and run great projects. Communicate relentlessly, be in touch with your emotions, and control what you can control. Don’t let anyone get in the way of you being you. You’ll go way further.

This post is going to offend every Construction Manager but I'm not posting for feel good's, I'm posting to help the industry change and be better. 🌶Everyone in the industry thinks they are the best. You hear it from every person in the trades, every GC, every PM, Every. Single. Person. 👉If you want a real evaluation of how you are as a PM, don't ask your direct supervisor or anyone in upper management. 🔥They'll say you're doing great if you don't cause them a headache, which isn't a good standard to manage by. If you think you're even a decent project manager, take this challenge. 🔥Ask your superintendent "How am I as a Project Manager?" 🔥🔥They'll give you some BS answer then lean in and say, "No, really, I want to know what do you think of me as a Project Manager. I want real feedback." 👉You aren't going to like the answer, I promise you. But this is the way you learn what you actually need to do to see where you can be better. 👉If you don't care to be better, then don't take the challenge. It literally doesn't affect me either way. Here's the real kicker, if you do this, post verbatim what your super had to say or message me and I will respect you keeping it to yourself but I'd like the feedback to help others! 🔥🔥Until you get real feedback, you won't ever be a great project manager. Here's your chance. #construction #constructionmanagement #fromblueprintstoboardrooms

I have been a part of 100+ construction projects. Great Project Managers are: — 1. Master communicators: If you can’t communicate, your jobs will be over budget, behind schedule, and filled with wasted time. Use this simple rule of thumb: When in doubt, communicate. - Walk the job and find the foreman - Make the phone call - Send the email You will never regret it. — 2. Emotionally Intelligent: Emotional intelligence is so much more than knowing how to make people like you. It’s understanding your own emotions. It’s understanding how what you say impacts others. It’s understanding that having empathy is more effective than making threats. World-class Project Managers have world-class emotional intelligence. — 3. Focused on what they can control: 99% of Project managers focus on the 99% of things that are out of their control. Great Project Managers focus on the 1% of things that you can control. - Your attitude - Your effort - Your schedule - Your intentions Everything else is noise. — Being uncommon is how you differentiate yourself and run great projects. Communicate relentlessly, be in touch with your emotions, and control what you can control. Don’t let anyone get in the way of you being you. You’ll go way further.

I have been a part of 100+ construction projects. Great Project Managers are: - 1. Master communicators: If you can’t communicate, your jobs will be over budget, behind schedule, and filled with wasted time. Use this simple rule of thumb: When in doubt, communicate. - Walk the job and find the foreman - Make the phone call - Send the email You will never regret it. - 2. Emotionally Intelligent: Emotional intelligence is so much more than knowing how to make people like you. It’s understanding your own emotions. It’s understanding how what you say impacts others. It’s understanding that having empathy is more effective than making threats. World-class Project Managers have world-class emotional intelligence. - 3. Focused on what they can control: 99% of Project managers focus on the 99% of things that are out of their control. Great Project Managers focus on the 1% of things that can control. - Your attitude - Your effort - Your schedule - Your intentions Everything else is noise. - Being uncommon is how you differentiate yourself and run great projects. Communicate relentlessly, be in touch with your emotions, and control what you can control. Don’t let anyone get in the way of you being you. You’ll go way further.

QFT. Also true in the digital realm.

I like this. Please read the summary written below.. This is good for Project Managers and Project Superintendents!

GC PROJECT MANAGERS: I want you to take a minute for some self-reflection. Look deep within, and ask yourself if you are actually a project manager or if you’re just pretending. If you’re a real project manager, you are a people manager. If you’re a pretender, you are a paper manager. If you’re a real project manager, you choose trade partners who are going to have your back and care about the project as a whole. If you’re a pretender, you pick low numbers on the bid spreadsheet that estimating handed to you. If you’re a real project manager, you make your project successful by being a leader. If you’re a pretender, you exclusively use a budget spreadsheet to manage your job and let your superintendent manage the trade partners. If you’re a real project manager, you lead people, build teams, and work through issues together. If you’re a pretender, you hide behind your emails and love copy/pasting contract language. If you’re a real project manager, you pick up the phone, you visit your jobsite regularly, and you talk to people. If you’re a pretender, you think that's someone else's job. If you're a real project manager, you care about relationships and want others to be successful. If you're a pretender, you care only about the profitability of your job. Some of you are masquerading as project managers. It’s probably not your fault, you’ve been taught completely wrong, but it’s time to wake up. Are you a real project manager, or are you just pretending?