Generally it is considered that great leaders must have below 5 characteristics
Asad KhanStudent| Harvard University | Boston UnviersityKy, United States
These characteristics are;
(1) - Leader Honesty and Integrity.
(2) - An inspirational leader can easily engage employees/ others.
(3) - Leader competence gives assurance to employees / followers.
(4) - Fair and Clear Leader Motivate the team.
(5) - Supportive Leaders helps team to grow.
How we can align these characteristics with a great Project Managers. Saving Changes...
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Very interesting your post. So, please let me participate. The problem with making a list about this type of topics, the problem with use adjectives like "great" is the context is forgotten. Believe me, I saw along the years that a PM which is "a star" in one organization is not the same in other. The same for leaders. The history showed this a lot. It is not valid to evaluate some things without the context because, like Ortega and Gasset wrote "one is one and its circumstances"
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1 reply by Asad Khan
Jun 29, 2021 3:54 PM
Asad Khan
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There may be Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), issues. People may not be able to accept you as you are.
Agree with your comments.
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Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Yes, if you see these attributes in a person there is a potential that they are leaders. Project manager or not. And there may be another set of attributes.
I agree with Sergio that context or situations make leaders. Project managers have more opportunities to be a leader than others.
Thomas
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1 reply by Asad Khan
Jun 29, 2021 3:59 PM
Asad Khan
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Hey Thomas,
I am agree with both of you, however only skills may not be the success factors in many cases, leading a team or groups need skills, qualities, integrity and much more.
My specific point is what will be a skills set and leadership qualities for a PM and as a Great Leader.
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Asad KhanStudent| Harvard University | Boston UnviersityKy, United States
Jun 29, 2021 11:30 AM
Replying to Sergio Luis Conte
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Very interesting your post. So, please let me participate. The problem with making a list about this type of topics, the problem with use adjectives like "great" is the context is forgotten. Believe me, I saw along the years that a PM which is "a star" in one organization is not the same in other. The same for leaders. The history showed this a lot. It is not valid to evaluate some things without the context because, like Ortega and Gasset wrote "one is one and its circumstances"
There may be Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), issues. People may not be able to accept you as you are.
Agree with your comments. Saving Changes...
Asad KhanStudent| Harvard University | Boston UnviersityKy, United States
Jun 29, 2021 1:53 PM
Replying to Thomas Walenta
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Yes, if you see these attributes in a person there is a potential that they are leaders. Project manager or not. And there may be another set of attributes.
I agree with Sergio that context or situations make leaders. Project managers have more opportunities to be a leader than others.
Thomas
Hey Thomas,
I am agree with both of you, however only skills may not be the success factors in many cases, leading a team or groups need skills, qualities, integrity and much more.
My specific point is what will be a skills set and leadership qualities for a PM and as a Great Leader.
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1 reply by Thomas Walenta
Jun 30, 2021 1:47 PM
Thomas Walenta
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Hi Asad,
there might be projects where it is sufficient to manage or even administer the project or when the team is so self-organizing that they do not need the PM as a leader.
But if you want to be successful and mature as a PM, and become able to run every kind of project, team and environment, you MUST develop leadership capabilities. Some of which you mentioned, but there are more. I would not call them skills, they often are attitudes based on a mindset. You can learn skills to develop these attitudes and switch mindsets when appropriate.
The problem is that there is no definitive answer to what characteristics (or skills) make a leader. Unluckily PMI is blurry on this (PMBoK 6, ECO, 'power skills' all give another list of characteristics). A more fixed set you find at toastmasters or IPMA ICB4. Or I recommend the book by Bradbury/Greaves Leadership 2.0.
And yes, to Sergio's point, leadership is situational, so the characteristic would be to possess a range of tools and the capability to switch among them as needed.
The competencies or qualities you've listed fall under the "General management" skills of a PM. By themselves, they aren't enough to make an effective PM, but without them, a PM will be unable to successfully manage any but the least complex or smallest projects.
The underpinning for many of these is emotional intelligence - without that, a PM will struggle.
But beyond these soft skills, we also need experience with generally accepted PM practices, the ability to tailor our approach effectively to the needs of a given project and sufficient domain knowledge related to the project scope.
Kiron
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1 reply by Asad Khan
Jun 30, 2021 11:15 PM
Asad Khan
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Kiron -
Appreciate your comments, I am agree with your thoughts, emotional intelligence play a vital role in leadership practices in difficult situations.
How we can handle conflict in a difficult situation when the project is at edge, tight deadline, limited resources and conflicted team environments.
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Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Jun 29, 2021 3:59 PM
Replying to Asad Khan
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Hey Thomas,
I am agree with both of you, however only skills may not be the success factors in many cases, leading a team or groups need skills, qualities, integrity and much more.
My specific point is what will be a skills set and leadership qualities for a PM and as a Great Leader.
Hi Asad,
there might be projects where it is sufficient to manage or even administer the project or when the team is so self-organizing that they do not need the PM as a leader.
But if you want to be successful and mature as a PM, and become able to run every kind of project, team and environment, you MUST develop leadership capabilities. Some of which you mentioned, but there are more. I would not call them skills, they often are attitudes based on a mindset. You can learn skills to develop these attitudes and switch mindsets when appropriate.
The problem is that there is no definitive answer to what characteristics (or skills) make a leader. Unluckily PMI is blurry on this (PMBoK 6, ECO, 'power skills' all give another list of characteristics). A more fixed set you find at toastmasters or IPMA ICB4. Or I recommend the book by Bradbury/Greaves Leadership 2.0.
And yes, to Sergio's point, leadership is situational, so the characteristic would be to possess a range of tools and the capability to switch among them as needed.
Thomas
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1 reply by Asad Khan
Jun 30, 2021 11:31 PM
Asad Khan
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Thomas -
Agree with yours and Sergio's point, leadership is situational.
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Asad KhanStudent| Harvard University | Boston UnviersityKy, United States
Jun 29, 2021 5:00 PM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Asad -
The competencies or qualities you've listed fall under the "General management" skills of a PM. By themselves, they aren't enough to make an effective PM, but without them, a PM will be unable to successfully manage any but the least complex or smallest projects.
The underpinning for many of these is emotional intelligence - without that, a PM will struggle.
But beyond these soft skills, we also need experience with generally accepted PM practices, the ability to tailor our approach effectively to the needs of a given project and sufficient domain knowledge related to the project scope.
Kiron
Kiron -
Appreciate your comments, I am agree with your thoughts, emotional intelligence play a vital role in leadership practices in difficult situations.
How we can handle conflict in a difficult situation when the project is at edge, tight deadline, limited resources and conflicted team environments. Saving Changes...
Asad KhanStudent| Harvard University | Boston UnviersityKy, United States
Jun 30, 2021 1:47 PM
Replying to Thomas Walenta
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Hi Asad,
there might be projects where it is sufficient to manage or even administer the project or when the team is so self-organizing that they do not need the PM as a leader.
But if you want to be successful and mature as a PM, and become able to run every kind of project, team and environment, you MUST develop leadership capabilities. Some of which you mentioned, but there are more. I would not call them skills, they often are attitudes based on a mindset. You can learn skills to develop these attitudes and switch mindsets when appropriate.
The problem is that there is no definitive answer to what characteristics (or skills) make a leader. Unluckily PMI is blurry on this (PMBoK 6, ECO, 'power skills' all give another list of characteristics). A more fixed set you find at toastmasters or IPMA ICB4. Or I recommend the book by Bradbury/Greaves Leadership 2.0.
And yes, to Sergio's point, leadership is situational, so the characteristic would be to possess a range of tools and the capability to switch among them as needed.
Thomas
Thomas -
Agree with yours and Sergio's point, leadership is situational. Saving Changes...
Leadership and project managers go together, they need to understand the context, set the right methodology, engage stakeholders and lead the team to make ideas come true. If the team is virtual and diverse, leadership is even more important. Empathy as a key asset. Saving Changes...
