
Construction & Real Estate
The Challenges
Construction and real estate companies have experienced first-hand the weight and impact
of over-building, oversupply, easy capital and major economic downturns, and as a result,
now manage and structure their businesses very differently than in the past, with a level of respect and cooperation among players to not engage in new construction that would put downward pressure on markets. To succeed in today’s highly competitive, slower-growth environment, construction and real estate leaders must bring a broader, more rounded set
of skills together with a flexible organizational mindset and approach, adaptable to changing conditions and competitive dynamics. Human capital development is now a strategic
imperative in both construction and real estate and much less of a transactional afterthought. With operational excellence driving much of the margins, CEOs must build effective systems around talent development and the successful recruitment and retention of the highest-level performers. Leaders must be able to:
The Challenges
Construction and real estate companies have experienced first-hand the weight and impact
of over-building, oversupply, easy capital and major economic downturns, and as a result,
now manage and structure their businesses very differently than in the past, with a level of respect and cooperation among players to not engage in new construction that would put downward pressure on markets. To succeed in today’s highly competitive, slower-growth environment, construction and real estate leaders must bring a broader, more rounded set
of skills together with a flexible organizational mindset and approach, adaptable to changing conditions and competitive dynamics. Human capital development is now a strategic
imperative in both construction and real estate and much less of a transactional afterthought. With operational excellence driving much of the margins, CEOs must build effective systems around talent development and the successful recruitment and retention of the highest-level performers. Leaders must be able to:
- Build a great management team
- Develop a winning strategy
- Create a flexible, responsive organization
- Communicate relentlessly, build on people’s desire to make a positive difference, and inspire employees to achieve greatness—command and control is obsolete, leaders get the best out of their people by empowering them
- Live with integrity and lead by example.

Client Feedback
"As Vice President of Corporate Safety & Human Resources for Eagle West Cranes, I had the pleasure of working directly with
Cynthia during our annual strategic planning process. Cynthia offered an approach that allowed the senior management team
to get to the heart of the issues. Following a 360 feedback process, Cynthia conducted 1 on 1 interviews and provided focused Executive Coaching to members of our leadership team in advance of our two day strategic planning session. This allowed all participants to come prepared to communicate and participate fully in the strategic planning process with a full awareness of
their personal strengths, weakness and opportunities for improvement. This created a renewed confidence to participate fully. Cynthia's facilitation of the Strategic Planning session demonstrated her expertise, knowledge, skills and abilities resulting in a
highly productive strategic planning session.Cynthia works with integrity, honesty and consistency; as a result, she quickly
establishes trust. People are the single most important differentiator between strategic success and business failure.
Cynthia is a leader in her industry and I encourage any organization to seek out her expertise.."
"As Vice President of Corporate Safety & Human Resources for Eagle West Cranes, I had the pleasure of working directly with
Cynthia during our annual strategic planning process. Cynthia offered an approach that allowed the senior management team
to get to the heart of the issues. Following a 360 feedback process, Cynthia conducted 1 on 1 interviews and provided focused Executive Coaching to members of our leadership team in advance of our two day strategic planning session. This allowed all participants to come prepared to communicate and participate fully in the strategic planning process with a full awareness of
their personal strengths, weakness and opportunities for improvement. This created a renewed confidence to participate fully. Cynthia's facilitation of the Strategic Planning session demonstrated her expertise, knowledge, skills and abilities resulting in a
highly productive strategic planning session.Cynthia works with integrity, honesty and consistency; as a result, she quickly
establishes trust. People are the single most important differentiator between strategic success and business failure.
Cynthia is a leader in her industry and I encourage any organization to seek out her expertise.."
Solutions
Executive Passage understands the challenges faced by construction and real estate companies. We develop results-based solutions specifically designed to meet the unique challenges of construction and real estate company leaders including:
Executive Passage understands the challenges faced by construction and real estate companies. We develop results-based solutions specifically designed to meet the unique challenges of construction and real estate company leaders including:
- Building a great management team
- Developing a winning strategy
- Creating a flexible, responsive organization
- Communicate, Empower, Get out of the Way
- Live with Integrity, Lead by Example
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