Career in Building and Construction

Question: Discuss about the Career in Building and Construction. Answer: Eight socio-cultural competency elements for a professional manager In making a positive difference to his/her career/ society it is essential to imbibe the eight socio-cultural competency elements and they are cognitive and communication ability, problem solving ability and analytical ability and these are generic competencies expected in every professionals working in the corporate environment. In the context of professional managers there are certain additional socio-cultural competency elements and it includes leadership ability, commitment ability, attitude and self direction (Jaeger, and Adair, 2010). The cognitive ability enables the manager to learn, remember, and solve problem and focus. The communication ability makes the manager mix and interacts with people to understand the problem while analytical ability assists in solving the problem using the brain. Leadership ability is essential to lead and motivate people in the workplace. It is commitment ability that makes the manager achieve the goals and objective and it is supported by the po sitive attitude and self direction ability possessed by the manager (Jaeger, and Adair, 2010). It plays significant role and help in achieving goals and objectives by channelling the self and team towards task undertaken. It adds to the qualification and experience of professional manager and enhances the soft skill and knowledge required by professional manager in career and society for dealing with people effectively. Role of two professional managers using these competencies for successful career Eight socio-cultural competency Professional manager at National level Professional manager at Global level Identify and investigate the role Contribute to the national target of the company by managing the team and achieving the goal (Van et al., 2011). Contribute to the global target of the company by managing the team and achieving the international goal. Cognitive ability It helps to focus on goal and solve the problem of team. It helps to learn and remember global policies. Communication ability Can manage with local language and English. Needs to understand the language of the land along with English. Problem solving ability Help the team and goal. Help the team and goal. Analytical ability Analyze the national market Analyze the global market Leadership ability Leading and motivation team. Leading and motivation team. Commitment ability Deliver the national goals and objective of the company. Deliver the global goals and objective of the company (Van et al., 2011). Attitude Positive frame of mind Promote integrity and support for achievement. Self direction To manage within or without guidelines. Work independently These social cultural competencies help the manager to communicate effectively with the team members and solve the problem by using the analytical and cognitive ability. Compare and contrasts own competencies possessed with two professional managers As a student of Building and construction, Civil Engineering project management when I compare and contrast my own competency at present with those two professional managers I found I posses the generic competency namely cognitive and communication ability, problem solving and analytical ability learned during academic career and present course. But I need to develop the managerial competency namely leadership ability, commitment ability, attitude and self direction (De Vos, A., De Hauw, Van 2011). Though I have developed positive attitude after attending a workshop in my college I need to develop it further. By developing the other competency related with social cultural competency elements I can become a successful manager like them and contribute to my career and society. References De Vos, A., De Hauw, S., Van der Heijden, B. I. (2011). Competency development and career success: The mediating role of employability. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 79(2), 438-447. Jaeger, M. and Adair, D., 2010. Human factors simulation in construction management education. European Journal of Engineering Education, 35(3), pp.299-309. Mller, R., Turner, R. (2010). Leadership competency profiles of successful project managers. International Journal of Project Management, 28(5), 437-448. Van der Zwet, J., Zwietering, P. J., Teunissen, P. W., Van der Vleuten, C. P. M., Scherpbier, A. J. J. A. (2011). Workplace learning from a socio-cultural perspective: creating developmental space during the general practice clerkship. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 16(3), 359-373.