PROJECT ENGAGE UPDATE


Participants Build Skills as a ‘100X Leader’


BY CAROL EATON W


ell into the first year of Project Engage – an intensive leader- ship program by the dynamic


partnership of AGC of California, Procore and GiANT – nearly four dozen construction professionals are learning about becoming a 100x leader, and much more. Maria Guy, senior partner with GiANT


Worldwide, explained what a 100x leader is. “The number 100 stands for 100% leadership health. Tis includes personal growth, emotional intelligence, self- awareness, and knowledge. It’s a holistic view of ourselves.” Becoming a 100x leader is also an aspirational goal, she added. “Te x stands for multiplication. It’s the intentional transfer of skills, knowledge and expertise to those you lead. Tis is a leader that is focused both on personal growth and the growth of those around them.” Recently, Project Engage participants


were also ushered through the GiANT Best Fit Experience (GBFE) to assess their Meyers-Briggs personality type and


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learn how to apply this information in an engaging and practical way. “GBFE is designed to identify your unique personal wiring and help you understand your tendencies and patters of behavior,” Guy said. “Te areas of focus center around answering four central questions: Where do you get your energy? How do you prefer to take in information? How do you make decisions? And, what is your preferred lifestyle? Te goal is to develop self-awareness.” California Constructor is following the


Project Engage 2022 class throughout the year and talking with a few participants along the way to find out what they are learning and how the program is meeting their expectations.


Tis issue we spotlight two partici-


pants: Susan Segebartt, controller with Blois Construction Inc., and Chas Tor- rence, executive vice president of the Southeast office with EMJ Construction, getting their insights on the program to date.


Susan Segebartt, Blois Construction Inc.


Susan Segebartt has been in the construc- tion industry for 22 years, the past seven as the controller for Blois Construction Inc. in Oxnard, CA,


where she manages a four-person ac- counting staff. She holds an executive master’s in business administration and a bachelor’s in accounting. Segebartt is active in the Construction Financial Management Association, attending conferences as well as online seminars. Segebartt propelled her leadership jour- ney after completing her MBA in 2020, she noted. “I had a much better understanding of leadership and how to develop my team into high functioning, capable individuals.” As she has learned through both her MBA program and Project Engage, “becoming a 100x leader requires becoming self-aware as well as being aware of your impact on


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