LEADERSHIP & CONNECTION Quantity surveyors able to communicate and be concerned with coping with change, understanding competition

and markets, be able to inspire followers and be a good example and influence people to achieve goals. Quantity surveyors are still providing professional judgement within an ethical framework and this role is important and valuable in decision making. In order to have such power, one must be trustworthy and always concern on the clients main expectations, completion within budget. Quantity surveyor being professionally has always been open and transparent. Knowledge leadership constantly promotes the development and innovation of organisational resources such as information, individual skills, knowledge, and learning networks. Knowledge leaders do not only set an example and inspire vision for knowledge sharing, but they are also instrumental in modelling good practices, coaching and mentoring others, and providing resources for an adequate technological infrastructure and a supportive environment in which knowledge management can flourish. Quantity surveying is a knowledge-intensive profession. Thus, quantity surveyors will need to take the responsibility to explain the needs, objectives, and goals of knowledge management within their own firms as well as across the industry. They will need to invest in human and social capital in order to establish relationships and networks that will help them to drive the construction industry towards a knowledge-sharing future. They will need to empower their employees and offer them opportunities for growth and development. Although quantity surveyors may not necessarily the leader of the consultation team, their opinions do carry a certain weight as they possess the valuable skill of management. Quantity surveyors are certainly qualified to give opinions that will affect the decisions made during site meeting with the other professional organization and aid the leaders to produce better products. Quantity surveyors as project management. Due to the increased complexity of construction projects, Quantity Surveyors have emerged their roles to generate the ability to manage and provide financial, planning and project control proficiencies. As a result, it has been very common that Quantity Surveyors put themselves forward as Project Managers. Project manager is the person responsible for accomplishing the stated project objectives. A project manager is often a client representative and has to determine and implement the exact needs of the client. Project manager has the overall responsibility for planning, coordination and control of a project from inception to completion in order to achieve clients requirement to produce a functionally and financially viable project that will be completed on time. Project manager should implement the same pattern of project management, as follow: Initiating processes- Determine the nature and scope of the project

Planning and Design- Plan time, cost and resources adequately to estimate the work needed and to manage risk during project execution Executing- To complete the work defined in the project plan to accomplish the projects requirements Monitoring and Controlling- Perform to observe project execution Closing- The formal acceptance or ending of the project