Leadership : project and human capital management / John McManus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McManus, John, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Success in project management requires the project manager to operate at many levels and deal with a myriad of internal and external stakeholders. Leadership in the project management requires the vision, ability and courage to guide individuals and teams to rewarding experiences. Project Managers often expect to achieve a great deal, but need to realise they can achieve little without the efforts of others. This book focuses on the complexity and issues of leadership in project management. The book provides: * assist project managers in their understanding of what leadership is a

Contents:

front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; Introduction to the Book; Acknowledgements; Rocks; body; 1 Leadership and Team Building; 1.1 Why leadership in project management is crucial?; 1.2 Challenges in leadership; 1.3 Emerging issues in leadership; 1.4 Separating leadership from management; 1.4.1 Action centred leadership; 1.5 Competencies and skills of leadership; 1.5.1 Leadership skills; 1.6 Followership and leadership; 1.7 Building teams; 1.7.1 The initial managing stage; 1.7.2 The mentoring stage; 1.7.3 The normalization stage; 1.8 Chapter summary - 10 key points

1.9 Next chapter Chapter 1 references; Chapter 1 Further reading; 2 Leadership and Team Development; 2.1 Building high-performance teams; 2.1.1 High-performance teams and motivation; 2.2 Empowering teams; 2.3 A model for empowerment; 2.4 Self-directed work teams; 2.5 Setting team objectives; 2.6 Ownership of the objective; 2.7 Mentoring, coaching, and team training; 2.7.1 Mentoring; 2.7.2 Coaching; 2.7.3 Training; 2.8 Measuring and rewarding team performance; 2.8.1 Performance setting within projects; 2.8.2 Rewarding performance; 2.8.3 Maintaining momentum (a question of balance)

2.9 Chapter summary - 10 key points 2.10 Next chapter; Chapter 2 references; Chapter 2 Further reading; 3 Leadership and Decision Making; 3.1 The decision-making process; 3.2 Decision-making tools and techniques; 3.2.1 Tools and techniques; 3.3 Decision-making strategies; 3.4 Decision making under certainty risk and uncertainty; 3.5 Decision audits and reviews; 3.6 Chapter summary - 10 key points; 3.7 Next chapter; Chapter 3 references and further reading; 4 Leadership Influence, Power, and Conflict Management; 4.1 Influencing the leadership challenge; 4.2 Methods of influence and persuasion

4.3 Influencing strategies, tactics, and styles 4.4 The cultural power game in leadership; 4.5 Sources of power; 4.6 Managing with power; 4.6.1 Power sharing; 4.6.2 Maintaining power; 4.7 Managing conflict; 4.7.1 Causes of conflict; 4.8 Conflict resolution strategies; 4.9 Chapter summary - 10 key points; 4.10 Next chapter; Chapter 4 references; Chapter 4 Further reading; 5 Communication - The Leadership Interface; 5.1 The communication process; 5.1.1 Open communication; 5.1.2 Team communication; 5.1.3 Network communication; 5.2 Creating a communications strategy

5.2.1 Communicating with project stakeholders 5.2.2 Communication participation and collaboration; 5.3 Communication skills; 5.4 Communication planning; 5.4.1 The planning process; 5.5 Barriers to communication; 5.6 Communication feedback and audits; 5.6.1 Communication audits; 5.7 Chapter summary - 10 key points; 5.8 Next chapter; Chapter 5 references; Chapter 5 Further reading; 6 Ethics and Governance: A Leadership Perspective; 6.1 Ethics and leadership; 6.2 Ethics and moral rules of behaviour; 6.2.1 Ideology and ethics; 6.3 Ethics and the communication interface

6.3.1 Duties, responsibilities, and obligations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780080473192 (Electronic Book)

OCLC:

476042985

Publisher Number:

9780750668965