Leadership in Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
Leadership in Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
This course delves into the essential leadership qualities needed for the ESIA process. Explore different leadership styles, hone your communication with project stakeholders, and learn strategies for influencing project planning and design decisions. Develop the mindset and skills to lead your team towards achieving sustainable outcomes.
- Presented by: Palash Sanyal (Canada)
- Course level: Intermediate/Advanced
- Language of delivery: English
- Prerequisites: General experience in EIA procedure and ESIA coordinator experience from a consultancy, regulator, or client perspective. An interest in self-development, particularly leadership & management skills to enhance personal and project team performance. Increasing workplace need and interest in influencing IA professional outcomes within projects and improve the effectiveness of IA practice in general.
- Homework between sessions: Development of self-development action plans, some self-assessment and light reading.
- Logistics: This course takes place live over Zoom in multiple segments. Course times are listed in UTC; make sure to check that the time of this course works for you in your time zone.
This course is for you if you want to:
- Prepare to move into a future EIA team leader position
- Enhance your leadership skills and learn to communicate as a leader
- Try out different leadership approaches within a safe environment
ESIA leadership skills are in demand. The ESIA process is enhanced through greater leadership, and those leadership skills are a vital part of the ESIA professionals’ development, influence, and ability to delivering sustainability outcomes.
Leading (and managing) the EIA process and team is a complex activity. EIA team leads need to work productively with technical specialists as well as engage effectively with project managers, clients and regulators, and stakeholders. The increasing risk that environmental, social and compliance issues present to project costs and delivery schedules provides a particular opportunity for EIA leaders to play a critical influencing and communication role in large scale project planning and design decisions.
To do this effectively, EIA team leaders need skills and knowledge beyond those taught in professional and academic institutes. This course fills the gap, examining the leadership role in ESIA, how leadership styles can assist in team performance and communication, and the role EIA leaders can play in influencing the wider project team.
This 10.5-hour training course over three half-day sessions will provide insights into where in EIA process leadership skills are required, and ‘safe’ opportunities to put your learning into practice. With a strong emphasis on personal reflection and self-development, the intention is to draw out the skills you already possess, and to help you develop the mindset of an IA leader.
Palash Sanyal, ICD.D, PMP, CPF, GCB.D is an executive facilitator, coach, and educator with global experience in impact assessment and decision-making. He has designed and delivered training for the World Bank, The Nature Conservancy, and universities and colleges across Canada and the United States. Palash also serves on several national and international boards in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors, bringing practical governance insight to every learning environment. Feel free to connect with Palash on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/palashsanyal/.
IAIA Members: USD$480 // Non-Members: USD$580. Full payment must be received by the posted registration deadline.
All course times are listed in UTC. Make sure to check that the time of this course works for you in your time zone.
Registration instructions: Create or login to your IAIA Member Compass account. Register online using a credit card. To pay via wire, choose the invoice option at checkout. If paying via wire, please keep in mind that payment must be received by the registration deadline, and wire transfers can take several days to process. Please plan accordingly.
Please register early! The course will be cancelled if the minimum number has not been reached one week before the course start date. If the training course is cancelled at that time due to low enrollment, IAIA will notify you and provide refund information.
Payment & refund policies: Registration is not confirmed until payment has been received and a receipt has been issued. Pre-registration and pre-payment by individual course deadline is required. IAIA will refund registration fees upon written request received before the specific course deadline; a US$125 processing fee will be retained. After the course deadline date, no refunds will be issued for cancelations or no-shows. Substitutions for paid registrants may be made in writing without financial penalty.
Refreshing to step away from technical aspects of EA and deliberately focus on how we develop as leaders.
- Recent course participant
The Leadership in ESIA course has provided me with insights into who I am as a leader and what I can aspire to be. It has allowed me to reflect on myself and identify my approach to working with others. Can't recommend this course enough.
- Recent course participant
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