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7 Collaboration Competencies
Conflict on a project can be a force for constructive change, but an adversarial management style can erode a team’s trust. Understanding this key distinction is part of effective project leadership. Here are seven core teambuilding competencies that all project leaders should own — or start working on developing.
The International Partnering Institute defines partnering as “two or more individuals, organizations, or communities, working together cooperatively, despite their differences, toward a mutually beneficial outcome.” Whether for a specific project, a strategic initiative or an alliance, partnering is an essential ingredient in effective enterprise project and portfolio management. Unfortunately, too often it is missing in action. When collaboration fails, many times it is not because team members didn’t want to work together but rather their leadership didn’t know how to help it happen. With that in mind, here are seven core competencies for project executives and leaders that are vital to fostering teamwork.
#1: Leadership
Be a Trusted Leader.This competency refers to the ability to effectively lead a team to the successful completion of its objectives. A leader by definition is someone who has followers. Following is 100 percent voluntary. Team members decide to follow the leader because they trust that the leader will help the team …
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