Project Management & Business Psychology: A Guide to Construction Management

A project manager's guide for working with superintendents, subcontractors, architects, engineers and owners. The guide provides instructions on how to successfully bid construction projects, negotiate subcontracts and complete a project. It also expounds on the human element of every construction project. The art of managing interpersonal relationships in the workplace is discussed in detail yet with simplicity. The psychology of hiring the right people, keeping workers happy and productive so as to reduce turn-over is the focus of the second half of the book. This book deals with the nuts and bolts of construction management while not ignoring the human element of emotions and interpersonal relationships.