Leading the Successful Project Team

Overview/Description
 When you say the word "leader" it conjures up various images... some very good and some equally as bad. We think of the rousing speeches of someone like Winston Churchill, the absolute determination of General Norman Schwarzkopf or the regal aloofness of the British Royal family. Unfortunately, when we are placed in leadership roles, especially for the first time, most of us have a tendency to misunderstand our role and lead our teams beyond what is called for, or required. In fact we have been known to lead our teams right into the ground. In this course, you will learn the real role that the leader plays, from coaching and running effective team meetings, to understanding and utilizing powerful problem solving techniques

Target Audience
 Anyone who works on a project team, including managers, supervisors, project managers, team members.

Expected Duration
2.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Your Role as the Project Leader

  • recognize the key leadership styles and when to use each one.
  • recognize what leadership is and, just as important, what it isn't.
  • recognize the key differences among four major leadership styles, including when and why to use each one.
  • recognize some of the pitfalls that face the first-time leader.

    • Leading Effective Meetings

  • recognize how to run an effective and productive meeting.
  • recognize the value of knowing when and why to have meetings.
  • identify the essential elements necessary for the construction of an effective agenda.
  • recognize the importance of keeping a meeting on track and on task.
  • integrate key techniques for getting everyone on the team to contribute ideas and take part in the meeting.
  • recognize ways to ensure that decisions arrived at are carried out according to schedule.

    • Client Communications

  • recognize the components of an effective client communications plan.
  • recognize what the clients wants to know and what the client needs to know.
  • recognize the value in clearly delivering bad news to the client.
  • recognize the critical techniques for negotiating changes to the project plan with the client.

    • Course Number: PROJ0025