The lead dog has the best view : leading your project team to success /

"This book provides a person-centered, results-driven approach to project leadership not found elsewhere. It is intended to be a frequently used tool, not just read once and put on a shelf. The exercises at the end of the chapters invite readers to reflect on their own experiences and practices...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Culp, Gordon L.
Otros Autores: Smith, R. Anne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2005.
Temas:
Project management.
Leadership.
Leadership
Gestion de projet.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Leadership.
Project management
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Preface
  • 1 What Does It Take to Win? Identifying the Triangle of Needs and Twelve Key Leadership Characteristics
  • The Triangle of Needs
  • Twelve Key Leadership Characteristics
  • Be Honest, Establish Trust
  • Get People Involved
  • Encourage Contrary Opinion
  • Establish a Vision
  • Take Risks
  • Create a Positive Environment
  • Challenge Limiting Beliefs
  • Choose Your Reactions
  • Recognize Performers
  • Be Decisive and Competent
  • Align Individual and Project Goals
  • Establish and Achieve Doable Goals
  • Fire Fighter or Fire Lighter?The Lead Dog Can Save the Day
  • Summary
  • Exercises and Figures for Chapter One
  • 2 How Can We All Pull Together? Valuing Individual Differences to Improve Team Performance
  • Individual Differences and Team Performance
  • What Makes Us Tick: Type Theory
  • Value of Understanding Individual Preferences
  • Style Preference Scales
  • Style Preferences and Leadership
  • Where We Direct Our Energy: The Extraversion (E) â€? Introversion (I) Preference
  • How We Gather Information: The Sensing (S) â€? Intuition (N) Preference
  • How We Make Decisions: The Thinking (T) â€? Feeling (F) PreferenceHow We Interact with the Outer World: The Judging (J) â€? Perceiving (P) Preference
  • How Style Preferences Affect Leadership Effectiveness
  • Keys to Effective Use of Psychological Type
  • Trends in Preferences
  • MBTI Problem-Solving Model
  • Balancing Preferences on Teams
  • Exercises and Figures for Chapter 2
  • 3 Are We All Pulling in the Same Direction? Defining the Customer's Needs and Expectations
  • Understanding Needs and Expectations: Precursor to Project Success
  • Personal Styles and Their Effects on Defining Needs and ExpectationsConverting Needs and Expectations into a Plan
  • Exercises and Figures for Chapter 3
  • 4 What Route Are We Taking? Planning the Project
  • The Value of Planning
  • Why Don't You Always Plan Your Projects?
  • Balancing the Triangle of Needs When You Plan
  • Planning the Team
  • Developing the Project Scope of Work
  • Preparing for Scope Changes
  • Breaking Down the Scope into Well-Defined, Manageable Tasks
  • Planning Workshop
  • Project Work Plan
  • Project Scheduling
  • Project Budgeting
  • Exercises and Figures for Chapter 45 Who's Pulling What? Delegating
  • Why Delegate?
  • How Delegation Addresses the Triangle of Needs
  • Six Steps to Effective Delegation
  • The Responsibilityâ€?Authority Matrix
  • Project Learning Plans
  • Personal Styles and Delegation Challenges
  • Exercises and Figures for Chapter 5
  • 6 Where Are We? Are We There Yet? Monitoring and Adjusting Project Progress
  • What We Need to Know
  • Ongoing Communication
  • Project Elements That Can Be Controlled
  • Project Reviews
  • Dealing with Project Changes and Problems

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