1. Leadership Skills & Organisational Development/Change
Presenter: Albert Gillings, PE MBA
Designation: Operations Officer – Civil Engineer
Date: December

2. 4 Role of Leadership Stephen Covey
Role 1 - Pathfinding
Who is important to us, and what matters most to them?
What is our purpose, what matters most to us, and how will we act towards one another?
Where are we going, and how will we get there?
“Pathfinding is the ability to link what you are passionate about delivering with what your customers are passionate about getting “
Can’t talk about leadership without being passionate!

3. 4 Role of Leadership Stephen Covey
Role 2 - Aligning
How does the whole system work together?
What are the parts of the system?
Where are we going, and how will we get there?
“If pathfinding identifies a path, alignment paves it “
Systems is like the activity chain – what bring suppliers and customers or leaders and followers together

4. 4 Role of Leadership Stephen Covey
Role 3 - Empowering
How do we cultivate an environment where people can do their best and are committed?
What is nature of work being done?
How much responsibility and authority should people have?
Who does what? How? With what resources and accountability? For what reasons?
“Empowering means releasing the talent, energy, and contribution of people so the can travel the path“
Unless the right conditions exist for people to make their greatest contribution, you cannot expect the best from them.

5. 4 Role of Leadership Stephen Covey
Role 4 Modeling
Who would follow me/us?
Do I/we take responsibility?
Do I/we “walk the talk”?
Are I/we trustworthy ?
“Modeling means living by our principles“
Only when you understand and live by the principle will others trust you.

6. Organisational Change
What is the one constant in organizational change?
People
Men and women

7. The three Tenets – Lynda Gratton
Tenet 1 - People operate in time
How long it takes to implement and embed changes in people process?
How fast do the attitudes and behaviours of people change?
Tenets - principles
Present
Future
Past
People perspective on time

8. The Three tenets – Lynda Gratton
Tenet 2 - People search for meaning
Personal goals
Wants voice to be heard (gender power)

9. The Three tenets – Lynda Gratton
Tenet 3 - People have a soul
Trust is very important
Integrity has value

10. Organisational Change
What makes organization to change?
Something happened!
Climate Change
Technology
Social Media
Citizen’s rights demanded
Deliverables for success

11. Organisational change Technical Services (Works Agency)
Today’s Deliverables
Citizens rights
Security
Education
Health
Justice (a voice)
Safety
Economic prosperity
Yesterday’s Deliverables
Schools
Roads
Bridges
Water
Social Science
Organization transformation
Natural Science

12. Yesterday’s deliverables
Driven by Natural Science
Engineering excellence
Quality Control
Financial Control
Key Skills
Engineering, land surveying, quantity surveying, financial analyst,

13. Today’s deliverables Driven by Social Science Key skills
Marketing (understanding citizen needs and delivering it)
Environmental Science (Citizens rights to sustainability)
Economic Inclusiveness (Citizens must be better off)
Key skills
Project Management, Social Analyst, gender specialist, economist , Environmental specialist, communication specialist, leadership, Architecture
Organisational skills: Strategic Planning, Human Resources, Risk management (includes reputation), Leadership

14. Today’s Deliverables

15. Case Study National Works Agency Multinational Development Banks
Formerly Public Works Department (PWD)
Multinational Development Banks
Todays deliverables
Consultants Report
Gap Analysis

16. An assessment of a Works Agency
Area 1 – Foundation and infrastructure for project work
fair
Area 2 – Planning and Estimating
Fair
Area 3 – Organizing and Cooperating
Area 4 – Controlling and leading
Poor
Area 5 – Project Execution and delivering results

17. An assessment of a Works Agency – Key Factors
*Only a few skills sets were deemed as adequate

18. Key Factors continued

19. Key Factors continued
Most of the inadequacies have a strong social science components.
Engineers should appreciate these components and not necessarily acquire such skills.

20. Last Word Be aware of the change People are the constant
Will trigger movement or not
Identify your role
People are the constant
We have a responsibility to our citizens
Developing assets and institutions (standards) are a means (output) to an end (outcome and impact)

21. We wish OECS Engineers success
Thank you