Ambition Theory: Rethinking Leadership in Construction

Career Diversity Key to Addressing Talent Shortage

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Lisa Laronde, president of Powell Contracting, didn’t start working in the construction industry or become president the same way peers have. Lisa teases out how to launch into higher positions while making the world a better place. Through personal experience, Lisa shows how transformational leadership created exponential growth in each company division soon after she took leadership.

Highlights:

  • How to choose between jobs and industries
  • What to do when shifting from administration to operations roles
  • How networking shifts influence to vault careers and revenue
  • Why curiosity and listening are more powerful than expertise in the construction industry

    • Links:

    • Free Report: Imposter Syndrome, If you’re a Woman in Construction it’s Not All in Your Head http://ambitiontheory.ca/imposter/
    • Watch the Webinar: Gold Seal Certification And Women in Construction https://ambitiontheory.ca/gold-seal-cert/
    • Powell Contracting https://www.powell.ca/
    • Canadian Association of  Women in Construction (CAWIC)  https://cawic.ca/
    • No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer https://www.norulesrules.com/

      • Connect on LinkedIn

      • Ambition Theory https://www.linkedin.com/company/ambition-theory/
      • Andrea Janzen https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreajanzen/
      • Lisa Laronde https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisalaronde/

        • Ambition Theory www.ambitiontheory.ca

        Host/Producer: Andrea Janzen https://ambitiontheory.ca/contact/

        Free training: http://ambitiontheory.ca/freetraining/


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        Ambition Theory: Rethinking Leadership in ConstructionBy Andrea Janzen