SERVANT BASED PROJECT LEADERSHIP Elizabeth Watson PRO 642

Project Leadership Overview � Definition: the act of leading a team towards the successful completion of a project (Quinn & Wilemon, 2015) � Requires both skill in management and people � Introspective � Not only about tasks but about meaningful work

Project Leadership Concepts � Characteristics � Differs from project management � Knowledge, skills, & experience � Trust-Based relationships � Consultative Leadership � Courage

Project Leader Characteristics � Visionary � Passionate � Communicator � Influential � Team builder � Problem solver

Project Management vs. Project Leadership Project Management Leadership Focuses on tasks Focuses on people Short range view Long range prospective Administers Innovates Relies on control Inspires trust Cultivate creating stability Cultivate change Kurzawska, 2017)

Knowledge, Skills, & Expertise � Certificates � Experience – on various projects, using methodologies and systems � Knowledge of the subject field � Continuous learner

Trust-based Relationships � Trust is at an all time low in the corporate world � More at stake less trust in managers � Trust-based relationships four building blocks – credibility, reliability, intimacy, and low self-orientation � Trust = increased commitment, engagement, effectiveness, sustainability

Consultative Leadership � Born through trust based relationships � Uses expert, referent, and deferent power � 5 step process includes: engage, listen, frame, vision, and commit

Courage � Stepping out of your learned emotions, behaviors, and habits � Hardest to accomplish for some � Cannot grow as a project leader without courage (Ferraro, 2008)

Emotional Intelligence � Definition: being aware of your emotions and how they affect you, being aware of others emotions and how they affect you and others � Recognition - self-awareness and social- awareness � Regulation - self management and relationship management

Self-Awareness � Knowing yourself � Emotional awareness � Self-assessment � Self-confidence

Self-Management � Involves regulating yourself � Self-control � Adaptability � Achievement � Initiative

Social Awareness � How you handle relationships � Empathy � Organizational � Service awareness orientation

Relationship Management � The ability to get desired response and behaviors from others � Inspirational � Influential � Conflict management � Collaboration (Goleman, 2015)

Emotional Intelligence Benefits

Personal Application � Can apply to anyone � Beneficial � For in everyday life example… Start today!

References � Ferraro, J. (2008) The strategic project leader. Boca Raton, FL: Auerbach Publications � Goleman, D. (2015). How emotionally intelligent are you? . In Emotional Intelligence. Retrieved from http: //www. danielgoleman. info/daniel-goleman-how-emotionally-intelligent-are-you/ � Kurzawska, K. (2017). The difference between project manager and project leader. In Time camp. Retrieved from https: //www. timecamp. com/blog/index. php/2017/09/the-difference-between-projectmanager-project-leader/ � Quinn, J. F. , & Wilemon, D. (2009). Emotional intelligence as a facilitator of project leader effectiveness. 2009 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering & Technology, Portland, OR, 2009. doi: 10. 1109/PICMET. 2009. 5262022