The Power of Project Leadership : 7 Keys to Help You Transform From Project Manager to Project Leader

For projects to make an impact and add lasting value, the project manager has to be able to strategize, motivate, network, calculate risk and collaborate effectively with different stakeholders. Project managers must learn how to lead. __The Power of Project Leadership__ helps project managers transform into proactive, accountable project leaders. It explains what good project leadership looks like and explains how to make the transition using concrete tools and strategies. This book teachers project managers how to feel more confident and assertive as project manager and leader, gain control of a project by delegating 50% of their workload, handle conflict and poor performance, build a highly motivated and driven team, continuously look for opportunities to innovate, be comfortable taking risks, and become a project leader. With underlying theories to help managers understand how teams and individuals are motivated, this book ensures that project managers lead with vision, continuously improve, work with intent, get closer to stakeholders, are authentic and establish a solid foundation for their projects. "For projects to make an impact and add lasting value, the project manager has to be able to strategize, motivate, network, calculate risk and collaborate effectively with different stakeholders. Project managers must learn how to lead. The Power of Project Leadership helps project managers transform into proactive, accountable project leaders. It explains what good project leadership looks like and explains how to make the transition using concrete tools and strategies. This book teaches project managers how to feel more confident and assertive as a project manager and leader, gain control of a project by delegating 50% of their workload, handle conflict and poor performance, build a highly motivated and driven team, continuously look for opportunities to innovate, be comfortable taking risks and become a project leader.With underlying theories to help managers understand how teams and individuals are motivated, this book ensures that project managers lead with vision, continuously improve, work with intent, get closer to stakeholders, are authentic and establish a solid foundation for their projects"-- "In today's 'more for less' culture, the expectations of project management and delivery are no longer limited to budgets, schedules and quality. For projects to make an impact and add lasting value the project manager has to be able to strategize, motivate, network, calculate risk and collaborate effectively with different stakeholders - in other words, project managers must learn how to lead. The Power of Project Leadership will help you transform from project manager into an effective project leader. It explains what good project leadership looks like and shows you how to make the transition by using concrete tools and strategies. With underlying theories to help you understand how teams and individuals are motivated, it will ensure that you lead with vision, continuously improve, work with intent, get closer to your stakeholders, remain authentic and establish a solid foundation for your project. The 7 essential keys to project leadership encompass the complete set of capabilities, skills, attitudes and behaviours that you need in order to become a project leader and break free from past mistakes. The 7 Keys are: 1. Be authentic 2. Lead with vision 3. Improve and innovate 4. Empower the team 5. Get close to your stakeholders 6. Establish a solid foundation 7. Work with intent"-- The Power of Project Leadership will help you transform from a project manager into an effective project leader by shifting your managerial, reactive and task-orientated mindset into one of empowerment, accountability, risk-taking and proactiveness. In today's 'more for less' culture, the expectations of project management and delivery are no longer limited to budgets, schedules and quality. For projects to make an impact and have lasting value, the project manager must be able to strategize, innovate, motivate, empower and collaborate - in other words, project managers must learn how to lead.The Power of Project Leadership helps you transform into an effective project leader by shifting your managerial mindset into one of inspiration, motivation and influence. The book describes what good project leadership looks like and explains how to make the transition using concrete tools and strategies. With underlying theories to help the reader understand how teams and individuals are motivated, it ensures that project managers lead with vision, continuously improve and innovate, work with intent, empower the team, get closer to stakeholders, remain authentic and establish a solid foundation for their projects.The book has a practical and engaging approach and draws on over 25 interviews with leading experts who have made the transition from project managers to project leaders. These experts come from a variety of sectors and companies; including Expedia, British Gas, Standard Bank, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Liquid Planner, and the UK Government "In today's 'more for less' culture, the expectations of project management and delivery are no longer limited to budgets, schedules and quality. For projects to make an impact and add lasting value the project manager has to be able to strategize, motivate, network, calculate risk and collaborate effectively with different stakeholders - in other words, project managers must learn how to lead. The Power of Project Leadership will help you transform from project manager into an effective project leader. It explains what good project leadership looks like and shows you how to make the transition by using concrete tools and strategies. With underlying theories to help you understand how teams and individuals are motivated, it will ensure that you lead with vision, continuously improve, work with intent, get closer to your stakeholders, remain authentic and establish a solid foundation for your project. The 7 essential keys to project leadership encompass the complete set of capabilities, skills, attitudes and behaviours that you need in order to become a project leader and break free from past mistakes. The 7 Keys are: 1. Be authentic 2. Lead with vision 3. Improve and innovate 4. Empower the team 5. Get close to your stakeholders 6. Establish a solid foundation 7. Work with intent"-- Provided by publisher "For projects to make an impact and add lasting value, the project manager has to be able to strategize, motivate, network, calculate risk and collaborate effectively with different stakeholders. Project managers must learn how to lead. The Power of Project Leadership helps project managers transform into proactive, accountable project leaders. It explains what good project leadership looks like and explains how to make the transition using concrete tools and strategies. This book teaches project managers how to feel more confident and assertive as a project manager and leader, gain control of a project by delegating 50% of their workload, handle conflict and poor performance, build a highly motivated and driven team, continuously look for opportunities to innovate, be comfortable taking risks and become a project leader. With underlying theories to help managers understand how teams and individuals are motivated, this book ensures that project managers lead with vision, continuously improve, work with intent, get closer to stakeholders, are authentic and establish a solid foundation for their projects"-- Provided by publisher This book helps project managers transform into proactive, accountable project leaders. It explains what good project leadership looks like and how to make the transition using concrete tools and strategies. It teaches project managers how to: feel more confident and assertive as project manager and leader, gain control of a project by delegating 50% of their workload, handle conflict and poor performance, build a highly motivated and driven team, continuously look for opportunities to innovate, be comfortable taking risks, and become a project leader. With underlying theories to help managers understand how teams and individuals are motivated, it ensures that project managers lead with vision, continuously improve, work with intent, get closer to stakeholders, are authentic and establish a solid foundation for their projects. -- Edited summary from book