Project Management Leadership: Building Creative Teams

Project Management Leadership: Building Creative Teams is a comprehensive guide to the human side of project management. It addresses the key leadership skills and managerial styles needed to effectively manage a project team, encompassing a number of key topics: Team building. Project governance. Negotiation and networking. Empowerment and collaboration. Project Management Leadership will help you master the fundamental knowledge needed to become a project leader. The wealth of information, examples and exercises will teach you the best ways to effectively manage teams, stakeholders and participants, whilst hitting targets throughout the project lifecycle.

Foreword vii Authors’ Notes ix 1 Introduction to Project Management Leadership 1 2 Project Governance and Ethics 19 3 Project Leadership BoK 29 4 Project Organization Structures 53 5 Leadership Behaviors 69 6 Leadership Th eories and Styles 81 7 Power to Infl uence 99 8 Resistance to Change 117 9 Emotional Intelligence 131 10 Leadership vs. Management 141 11 Working with Stakeholders 147 12 Project Teams 159 13 Teams vs. Groups 177 14 Team Roles 193 15 Team Development Phases 209 16 Team Building Techniques 229 17 Coaching and Mentoring 241 18 Negotiation 255 19 Motivation 265 20 Delegation 279 21 Communication 289 22 Confl ict Resolution 303 23 Problem Solving 317 24 Decision–Making 337 Appendix – Lost at Sea 351 Glossary 355 Index 361