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University of Denver’s Founders Day Gala
March 5, 2015
7:30 – 9:00 am
Honoring Chancellor Emeritus Daniel L. Ritchie
Additional Honorees to be announced
Burns School Annual Playhouse Project
March 27-28, 2015
Carnegie Green
Playhouse to be donated to a Military charity
Executive Real Estate Roundtable
March 12, 2015
7:30 – 9:00 am
Classroom 340
Daniels College of Business
Burns Society Luncheon
(by invitation)
March 18, 2015
11:45am-1:00pm
Schneider Board Room
Daniels College of Business
Energy Land Management Certificate Series
Upcoming Classes
• Energy Finance & Management (EF&M)
Certificate
classes begin March 6, 2015
• Mineral, Royalty & Surface Owners (MRSO)
Certificate
classes begin March 28, 2015
For ELM information visit daniels.du.edu/burns
or call Debra Ortlip at 303.871.3997
For more information, contact the Burns School
303.871.3432
SPRING 2015
BURNS R E V I EW
DANI ELS COL LEGE OF BUS INESS UNIVERS I TY OF DENVER
FRANKLIN L. BURNS SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Calendar of Events
Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
for the Built Environment
A Letter fromDirector Dr. Barbara Jackson
Identifying and developing leadership talent is important for all business enterprises,
and the real estate and construction management industries are no exception. In the
past, most senior executives were clear as to the specific skills and capabilities that were
required to be successful in a leadership role. However, as the real estate,architectural,
engineering and construction industries continue through an unprecedented
transformation, there are new talents and skill sets required to deal with the volatility,
uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity associated with all of the disruptive changes
happening in the marketplace. Changing demographics, ever more advanced
technologies, sustainability, the changing nature of work, and globalization have turned the world of real
estate and project delivery upside down.
Simply stated – traditional leadership skills will not be enough to lead and prosper into the future. According
to a recent study highlighting leadership issues and challenges in the real estate industry,
“…there is a need to develop greater leadership capacity throughout the industry in the art and science of
strategic thinking, planning and decision-making. Being able to understand and deal with increasing
turbulence, and tackle the complexity, risk and uncertainty that come with it, is seen as an immediate and
growing imperative for real estate leaders, both current and aspiring.”
Other needed leadership skills noted in the study
included:
• The need for interpersonal skills, communicating,
listening, and persuading; along with different ways
of thinking about and doing things.
• A greater understanding of the driving forces of
change –social, technological, environmental,
economic, and political – and a facility to forge
resilient strategies in the face of growing complexity,
heightened uncertainty, and variable risk.
• An appreciation that society expects higher standards
of performance, accountability, and transparency.
The Burns School is paying close attention to the
changing dynamics and culture of both the real estate and construction industries, and the need for a changed
“mental model” when it comes to leading those industries. Indeed, leadership is a primary focus of our newly
designed undergraduate, graduate, and executive degree programs. Beginning Spring Quarter 2015, the Burns
School of Real Estate and Construction Management will launch a new graduate level course in Strategic
Leadership and Integrated Teaming to address many of the leadership challenges identified in the study
and by the industry at large. The new leadership course is designed around an integrated, systems oriented,
strategic intelligence model applied to the people and practices associated with real estate, project delivery
and construction management. We believe such educational emphasis will give our students an advantage in
the marketplace and better support the companies and organizations they go to work for.
Sincerely,
Barbara (Barb) J. Jackson
Director, Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management
Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
negotiation, Communication, Strategy, Navigation
and Resiliency leading to the generation of your
ultimate success. Learning sessions will be mixed
with leadership and team work activities specific
to issues that impact women in the industry. This
promises to be the ultimate Boot Camp experience.
Registrants will be capped at 26 for a rich and more
personalized experience. For more information
contact the Burns School or and
click on “BootCamp”
The Burns School, in
partnership with FMI,
the leading consultant to
the construction industry,
will be hosting a Women
Leader’s Boot Camp
Experience at The Nature
Place, July 7th through
July 10th in Florissant,
CO. Barbara Jackson,
Boot Camp for Women in Construction and the Built Environment
Director of the Burns School and noted authority
on leadership in the built environment and Shirley
Ramos, a 20-year experienced executive coach
for both mid-level and “C-Suite” leaders will be
leading the Experience.
The camp is focused on women employed in the
Built Environment; construction, architecture and
engineering with a minimum of five or more years
of leadership responsibility. Topics covered will be
The new Stategic Leadership and
Integrated Teaming course is part
of the new Real Estate and the Built
Environment (REBE) Masters degree program.
However, it may also be taken through a
certificate option for those who are not
interested in pursuing a degree, and are
only interested in a single course or two. For
more information regarding either the degree
program or the certificate option, please
contact Lora Hacker at lhacker@du.edu.
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