Rakesh TrivediSenior Project Manager| IT CompanyIndore, Mp, India
What kind of leadership style you follow and how it helped for successful delivery of project or in your career , please share your thoughts Saving Changes...
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Rakesh TrivediSenior Project Manager| IT CompanyIndore, Mp, India
I was looking for some interesting comments on this , hope everyone has something to share ? Saving Changes...
Elizabeth HarrinDirector| RebelsGuideToPM.comLondon, England, United Kingdom
I don't abide by one "style" of leadership - in my experience it is better to change your leadership style to be contextually appropriate for the situation. However, I think there is a clear distinction here with management styles (which should also change according to the situation). Where I am working with someone who needs more direction and hands-on management, I try to give it. Where that is inappropriate, for example, with someone who has done a particular task regularly and does not need supervision, I change my style accordingly. Saving Changes...
Huw EvansSenior Manager, Projects and Partnerships| Vicinity CentresMount Waverley, Vic, Australia
I describe my style as consultative, rather than dictatorial. As a project manager, I rarely have direct control over resources, with most companies I work with utilising a matrix style management structure for resourcing projects. Therefore, I have to be conscious that I can never tell a person what they must do directly, but work with the person to get them to deliver what they’ve promised to for the project to be successful. I utilise a lot of techniques to achieve this, mostly though it’s making sure the people define their own work path to achieve the desired outcome, then following up their work status regularly.
I have seen terrible examples of managers who try to bully their staff to achieve a timeline or result the staff members have not signed up to, and it rarely ends with success.
I like to “lead from behind”, providing the necessary support for the project team members to get the work done with maximum efficiencies.
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From my personal experiences, i shared the vision of transformation at every level and envisioning the common minimum program-me for individuals and team members to bring in change and connect. By this way team members are best change agents and they work as catalyst for project and deliver with high performance. Saving Changes...
Sylvie EdwardsProfessor/Program coordinator| Durham College (DC)Whitby, Ontario, Canada
I am a firm believer that you have to master each and every style and then apply and mold your style to your project's needs.
In certain situations you will have to be diplomatic, while in others authoritarian. It comes with the job and makes you a better project manager if you can be flexible enough to master it.
What is the saying: "Jack of all trades but master of none". That applies very much in this case. We are the chameleons of the business world. Saving Changes...
It is an interesting question ! there are many leadership\management styles do we choose from a list! I do think in my opinion that it depends what kind of a person you in the first place, whether your personality is deemed as introvert, extrovert for example an introvert it is not usually an aggressive person nor do they excell visible authority, where as an extrovert could come across to other people as excited and sometimes loud and have a tendency to be authoritative.
A big clue is to follow the organisation's preferred leadership\management style and adapt it to fit-in with your own personality, nothing too extreme.
My own style diplomatic\consultative and on occasions I am authoritative when need be ! Saving Changes...
The leadership style depends upon the team with which you are working. If you know only one style, it become difficult for you to manage the team. So based on the team, you should change your style!
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Vivekanandan M Saving Changes...
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My fundamental approach is "servant leadership". That means that my job is to do whatever it takes to help others be successful. Although the PmBOK/PMI may state that a PM must be in control of their project, there is a big difference between being in control and being controlling. The command and control approach is not sustainable and does little to build relationships. Servant leadership works even during a crisis. I agree with others that different situations call for different styles. The bottom line is to decide if it is "all about you" or "all about others". Saving Changes...
