Category: Leadership

Leadership Access Institute (LAI)

The Leadership Access Institute is designed for emerging & high potential leaders, executives, managers and supervisors. It is here to help them communicate better as well as solve problems, negotiate, understand diversity in the workplace, handle conflicts and understand better business etiquette.

These courses are eligible for a 20% rebate on instructor fees, up to $5,000 per class. This benefit is available only to MCAA members and local affiliates in good standing who book courses via the NEI Initiative portal.

Classes taught by C. Richard Barnes include:

LAI 101: Foundational, Essential and Transformative Skills (Part 1) 
LAI 102: Foundational, Essential and Transformative Skills (Part 2)
LAI 103: Strategic Negotiation Skills (Session 1) 
LAI 104: Strategic Negotiation Skills (Session 2) 
LAI 105: Leading Focused Conversations
LAI 106: Briefing, Educational and Speech Techniques (Part 1)
LAI 107: Advanced Public Speaking Skills

Field and Foreman Leadership Development (FFLD) Seminars

This series will highlight how interactions with coworkers, other tradespeople and the end users can help (or hurt) the direct cost of union tradespeople. As well as how decisions impact safety, insurance, profits and overall company culture at every level of a project. The communication and cooperation between the Project Manager, Detailing Department (VDC) and field leadership sets the tone for the success of any organization. This session will educate ALL sides on what the other is dealing with on a daily basis to better understand how their roles can be improved through leadership, communication and education.

These courses are eligible for a 20% rebate on instructor fees, up to $5,000 per class. This benefit is available only to MCAA members and local affiliates in good standing who book courses via the NEI Initiative portal.

Classes taught by Mark Rogers include:

FFLD 101: The Foreman’s Impact on Profitability 
FFLD 102: High Impact Leadership: Leading Beyond the Project 
FFLD 103: The Real Cost of a Manhour

Leadership Development Series (LDS) Seminars for Service and Construction

These seminars are designed for management level employees or anyone that leads a team. They focus on building strong communication skills and self awareness in order to be a successful leader.

These courses are eligible for a 20% rebate on instructor fees, up to $5,000 per class. This benefit is available only to MCAA members and local affiliates in good standing who book courses via the NEI Initiative portal.

Seminars taught by Leah Gutmann include:

LDS 101: Conflict: Leadership in Action
LDS 102: Decision Making – Getting Better and More Impactful Results
LDS 103: Effective Communication in the Workplace
LDS 104: Emotional Intelligence
LDS 105: Building Effective Relationship in The Workplace
LDS 106: Successful Teams in the Mechanical Contracting Industry
LDS 107: “Sticky” Change: Gaining Commitment and Implementing Change that has Staying Power
LDS 108: Accountability: You, Your Team, and Your Organization
LDS 109: The Situational Leader: Critical Development Tools for the Mechanical Contractor
LDS 110: Time Management: Prioritize, Delegate, and Create Time to Get Important Things Accomplished
LDS 111: Discover and Leverage Your Strengths For Results that Matter
LDS 112: Effective Delegation
LDS 113: Fierce Conversations
LDS 114: Motivation in the Workplace
LDS 115: Leveraging Generational Differences in the Workplace
LDS 116: Coaching and Mentoring – The Foundation of Field Leadership
LDS 117: Present With Confidence
LDS 118: Happiness: Owning Your 40
LDS 119: Hogan Assessment Workshop: Learn to use the Hogan Assessment to Achieve Goals and Build Long Lasting Relationships
LDS 120: Goal Setting and Coaching

Field Leaders Education (FLE) Seminars for Construction

Field leaders of all experience levels will find great value in these seminars. They are specifically directed to junior and senior level field leadership personnel such as “future” foremen, foremen, general foremen, project superintendents, general superintendents, etc.

These courses are subsidized by MCAA. No rebate is available.

Seminars taught by John Koontz, MCAA Director, Project Management Education, include:

  • FLE 100: Planning Skills for Foremen
  • FLE 101: Productivity Improvement for Mechanical Projects
  • FLE 102: The Foreman’s Role in Project Documentation
  • FLE 103: Managing Labor: Coding, Tracking, and Forecasting
  • FLE 104: Essential Management Skills for the Project Foreman
  • FLE 105: Managing Change at the Jobsite
  • FLE 106: Successful Survival of Project Closeout
  • FLE 107: Critical Leadership Skills for Project Foremen
  • FLE 108: Everyday Negotiating Skills for Jobsite Supervisors
  • FLE 109: Managing Your Subcontractors
  • FLE 110: Practical Time Management Skills for Project Foremen
  • FLE 111: Qualities, Characteristics, and Habits of the Industry’s Best Field Leaders