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What It Takes to Lead
Project leadership is about shaping a team of individuals into a force that produces measurable results. Project managers must provide leadership in three key areas:
1. Lead courageously — To lead courageously means to clarify what is important and take a stand to resolve the issues that matter. A courageous leader acts promptly and decisively and challenges others to make tough choices.
Many projects require a resource pool representing individuals and contractors from different organizations and with varying job roles. Each resource may require slightly different tasks and may not be entirely aligned with project goals. There also may be numerous issues and risks that make it difficult to spot the tasks that are most critical. In this environment, courageous leaders are paramount.
2. Influence others — The ability to influence others is also critical for those leading large project teams and for those addressing numerous stakeholders and different user communities. Influencing others means giving compelling reasons for ideas and suggestions and winning support from others, both within the project team and in the user and stakeholder community. It also requires a talent for persuasion. Finally, it means influencing the decisions of upper management, whether within your own organization or the client organization.
3. Act …
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