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What You Said: How CSI Helps Develop Leadership Skills

By CSI HQ posted 11-12-2018 04:09 PM

  

Several CSI members, in their spotlight Q&A, have spoken about the role CSI played in their professional development. Here, they describe how has CSI helped develop leadership skills.



“Serving in various CSI Board positions and as president of my local chapter and president of the NW Region has been a priceless and wonderful growing experience. I’ve learned a tremendous amount of varying skills from CSI leaders and members by participating in classes, presentations, and discussions.”
Gene Fosheim MS, MA, FCSI, CD
Everett WA

 

 

“The engineering office I worked in had a Spec Writer, who became a member of CSI. He was a tremendous influence in the office in overall coordination and how CSI helped not only the design profession, but the construction profession as well. He developed a checklist for each trade that helped us pinpoint more accurately the correlation between specifications and documents.”
David Lewis CSI
Technical & Commissioning Project Director
Clayco Construction
Saint Louis MO

 

“While I had a good toolkit of skills in my bag, CSI allowed me the opportunity to hone those skills further. From my first committee involvement to my executive positions, those skills have been sharpened.

 
The public exposure has lead to my involvement in other organizations. In turn this has afforded me new employment opportunities where my skills are being further tested and developed. I don't think I would have advanced to where I am without CSI.”
Clinton Newton CSI, CDT, LEED AP
Project Manager
Barry Isett & Associates
Easton PA

 

“Coming from a Military background, I had a set of leadership skills based on a hierarchical system, which is very different from the system used within CSI. Many of the principles, however, were the same, and using the information and training provided by CSI and interaction with the many available mentors.

 

I was able to morph the two systems in a usable leadership profile that I use and mentor today. CSI was the key to my success in leadership roles, and later in mentor roles.”
Billy Mathis FCSI, CDT
Administrative Assistant for Architecture
TAGGART / Architects
North Little Rock AR

 

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