Hire AEC PMs Better: Understanding Essential Traits for AEC PMs During the Hiring Process
Date: April 23, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm PM Eastern Standard Time
Duration: 1 hour
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Summary
A common pitfall of selecting talent is to focus solely on, “Can this person do the job?” While highly important, it is not the full picture. We must also answer, “Will this person do the job?” This behavioral suitability helps us determine who will be truly successful and satisfied in the role and will give us their discretionary effort. It’s the win-win of talent selection where both the employee and the organization benefit.
Through research we’ve discovered the essential skills necessary for PMs in the AEC industry to be successful. Join us for a complimentary webinar where we will walk you through these essential skills and show you how you can find PMs that exhibit them.
We’ll explore our simple 4-step process to hire smarter:
- Identify the Behaviors that Matter
- Measure the Behaviors that Matter
- Attract the Candidate
- Accelerate Development
Speakers
Anthony Fasano, P.E., AEC PM | Engineering Management Institute
Most AEC organizations are too busy to focus on attracting, developing, and retaining talented professionals, making it hard to grow. Through his work a tEMI, Fasano utilizes a proven framework to help organizations, both public and private, build professional development plans, programs, and tools that help them attract, build, AND maintain strong teams and grow sustainably.
Fasano has written a bestselling book entitled Engineer Your Own Success (by IEEE-Wiley Press), and under his stewardship, EMI has built a massive content platform including 10 active podcasts, 3 YouTube channels, and a popular blog dedicated to helping AEC professionals become better managers and leaders.
Reid Tolley, SHRM-SCP, CMC | Talent Matters
Reid has 35 years of global experience in Business Leadership, Private Businesses, Human Resources, Talent Development, and Executive Coaching.
Reid has subject matter expertise in organization design, change process, talent management, identifying/developing emerging leaders, workforce engagement, performance management, training and education, and Human Resources general practice. He has significant global work experiences with manufacturing, professional services, higher education, and the US Military.
Reid’s experience base is often utilized to create lasting competitive advantage through developing and leveraging robust talent benches and developing both senior and emerging leaders. He regularly engages with clients to serve as a facilitator for leadership team building and talent related planning.
Collin George, MBA | Talent Matters
Collin served in the US Army active component from 2007-2015 and currently still serves in the Army as a reservist. During his time in the both the active and reserve components, Collin has held a broad range of leadership responsibilities ranging from company leadership to his current position as a Battalion Commander. He has led Soldiers in multiple combat tours in Afghanistan to missions in the Pacific theater in support of various training mission types.
In 2015, Collin joined Talent Matters LLC. Talent Matters is a full-service talent management firm that provides predictive talent analytics and training that help people and organizations grow. Collin’s areas of expertise include the effective use of assessment tools for talent decisions and leadership development training.
His academic experiences include a BS in Business Administration from Carson Newman University and an MBA from Syracuse University. He is also a graduate of the Command and General Staff Officers College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Luke Carter | Talent Matters
With over 10 years in the military and the manufacturing industry, Luke has a broad range of leadership and operational experience that he draws upon to support individuals and organizations. As an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, Luke led platoon and company-size infantry units in ship-borne and land-based deployments and joint training exercises across the world, including Australia, Asia, Africa and the Pacific and Indian oceans. These unique life experiences along with the influence of many highly capable leaders grew Luke’s understanding of leadership and decision making in complex situations and demanding conditions.
Following his military service, Luke drew on this experience and his previously earned B.S. in Civil Engineering and joined the steel industry. As a leader in this business context, he further developed his abilities to assess the needs and goals of his team and the organization in order to lead mutually beneficial and profitable outcomes. He also seized opportunities to develop and lead business initiatives and company-wide training programs that promoted business acumen and leadership across the international enterprise.
In 2021, Luke joined the Talent Matters team and uses his skills and experience to support their goal of helping people and organizations. Talent Matters provides analytics and training that predict job success and help organizations to acquire, develop, lead and engage talent.