Engineering Leadership Accelerator - On Your Schedule
Become the kind of leader your AEC firm, your team, and your clients can count on.
The Engineering Leadership Accelerator: People Leadership Development Course is a self-paced, 5 PDH credit hour program designed specifically for soon-to-be and new managers in engineering, architecture, and construction.
In just five sessions, you’ll gain the mindset, tools, and language to lead people with confidence, and step into management without the sink-or-swim stress.
Start Your Leadership Path
Most technical professionals are promoted into management because they’re good at the technical work, not because they’ve been trained to lead people. The result? Talented engineers and architects are handed teams with almost no preparation for the human side of the job: communicating, mentoring, delegating, building relationships, and resolving conflict.
The challenge? Until now, most leadership development programs were built for generic industries, using frameworks that don’t reflect the real pressures inside an AEC firm, deadlines, project teams, client demands, and technical complexity all at once.
That’s why the Engineering Management Institute (EMI) created the Engineering Leadership Accelerator: People Leadership Development Course, a self-paced, five-session program built entirely around the people-leadership challenges that new AEC managers actually face.
Here’s how it works:
- Enroll today and gain instant access to five sessions (1 PDH each) covering the essentials of people leadership‚ from goal setting and decision making, to communication, mentoring, public speaking, time management, networking, and negotiation.
- A brief assignment will be provided after every session so you can apply what you learn to your real-world projects and team interactions.
Pricing
$595
Professional Development Hours (PDHs) Included:
Engineering Leadership Accelerator (ELA I) course, you will receive 5 PDHs.
Note: The PDHs are earned based on course completion, they are not automatically granted. PDHs are acceptable in all US states except New York, where only technical topics are permitted.
What You'll Learn, Five Sessions, Built for AEC Leaders
Section 1
Goal Setting, Decision Making & Mentoring (1 PDH)
Set goals that align with your firm’s mission, make faster and better decisions, and learn how to find (and become) a mentor.
Section 2
Developing Effective Communication Skills & Dealing with Difficult People (1 PDH)
Improve how you communicate with co-workers and clients, listen more effectively, and handle difficult conversations and personalities with confidence.
Section 3
Building Expertise, Mastering Public Speaking & Leading in Diverse & Remote Environments (1 PDH)
Establish your authority in the industry, deliver presentations with confidence, and lead effectively across diverse and remote teams.
Section 4
Time Management & Maximizing Productivity (1 PDH)
Apply the Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule), focus on your most important tasks, and build a daily routine that boosts both productivity and billability.
Section 5
How to Network and Build Relationships & Introduction to Negotiating (1 PDH)
Build a personal network that opens doors, create a networking plan, and develop a foundation for stronger negotiation skills.
Bonus Resource
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Ready to grow into the leader your team needs?
Register now and start building the leadership skills that will define the rest of your AEC career your team, your clients, and your firm will thank you.