Project Leadership: What Drives You to the Finish Line?

Leaders  are not created from a ready-made mold. They are developed from the crucible of experience. True leaders are not merely organizational assets, they are a gift to others. Leaders do not walk with their heads down, they stride quickly forward with foresight. Visionary leaders do not just view snapshots, they see the full picture. In short, effective leaders are discerning, observant, adaptive, and inspiring.

In any project environment, project managers must take on a leadership mantle in order to survive, thrive, and overcome the challenging riddles of their projects.

Types of Leadership

Whether it is through an external push or an inner compelling drive, every project manager must exercise some form of leadership. So how leaders start the momentum of their projects and then regulate them is a question of how driven they are during each phase of the project.

No doubt, every leader must be motivated, particularly the project manager, whose project challenges are usually pervasive and continually mounting. So exactly what types of leadership exist and how they can be put into practice for effective application?

Although most of us are used to assigning certain stereotypes to the various leadership styles (e.g., charismatic, autocratic, participative, democratic, laissez-faire), other strains of leaderships exist that can be …