Leadership Resource Guide: There's No Such Thing as a Perfect Leader, But You Can Get Close

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There’s no such thing as a perfect leader—but these resources should help you get pretty darn close.

There’s certainly no shortage of brilliant advice about leadership, but not all of it is really relevant to project managers. Here’s a look inside some books, blogs and websites that cover leadership with a project management slant.

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What Works: Agile has moved beyond strictly software projects, but its most fevered proponents are pushing for even greater acceptance. Blogger Mike Griffiths, PMP, a consultant and trainer in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is doing his part for the cause. Posts such as “Decisions: Delayed, Dated or Done?” and “High Performance Team” don’t just address agile methodology—they explore what it takes to be a leader of agile projects and teams. Mr. Griffiths also encourages readers to become leaders within the agile community at large. Covering A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide®) in “PMBOK v5—Raise a Little Hell,” for example, he writes: “With this wider acknowledgement of agile methods and a much larger group of project managers advocating it, now is a great time to have a real influence.”

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