Professional Women Leaders in the Built Environment and Their Contribution to Achievement of UN SDGs

Abstract

Women are naturally endowed with the transcendent leadership potentials to effectively influence their immediate environment. This is evident by the multi-tasking potential, ethical and moral authorities intrinsically exuded in their endeavors. Women are successful leaders when at the highest echelons of organization, because the traits of agency, connection, authenticity, and wholeness are integrated in their career decisions. Women leaders have a self-awareness of their skills and values which they intentionally infuse in leadership styles to strengthen relationships for balanced network of roles, towards organization's success. Women's leadership savvy is affirmed as a function of success, essential for any organization to effectively achieve its goals. Hence, this chapter presents the roles of professional women leaders in promoting sustainability of the built environment. This chapter contends that a cross functional collaboration between the professional architects, builders, and quantity surveyors in the built environment guarantees synergy solutions to achieving the UN SDGs.