Recently I attended an event on Leadership skills, where the presenter asked the question -
Are people happy as they have money, power, position? Yes/No?
How will you relate this in context to the leadership model, and project management practice? Please share your thoughts. Saving Changes...
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John Caron, MBA, PMP, CSMVP - Technology Project Solutions Consultant| Bank of AmericaJacksonville, Fl, United States
Hello Anupam, I am happy/content with a combination of all three. The money has to commensurate with the role and the matrix environment will govern the "power" and "position". In one of my earlier roles as a PM, I was displeased as I was a functional PM in a weak matrix. Having served in strong matrix or projectized roles, the latter serve more of the two - power and position.
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2 replies by Adrian Carlogea and Anupam
Jun 17, 2016 9:35 AM
Anupam
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Thanks John. Great to hear your comments.
Jun 17, 2016 11:24 AM
Adrian Carlogea
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Hi John,
I if I may ask can you please explain me what does a strong matrix or projectized organization really means in IT? I have been working as an IT Technical Consultant on several projects some of them had a dedicated projects manager some of them didn't but in all cases the project manager was an ordinary employee with no positional power and no involvement in the actual work performed. He/she was mainly a facilitator who was also responsible for keeping the project documentation and dealing with all the non-technical issues involved in the project.
Can you please present some differences between your duties/powers you had in a weak matrix and in a strong one? Thank you.
Hello Anupam, I am happy/content with a combination of all three. The money has to commensurate with the role and the matrix environment will govern the "power" and "position". In one of my earlier roles as a PM, I was displeased as I was a functional PM in a weak matrix. Having served in strong matrix or projectized roles, the latter serve more of the two - power and position.
Thanks John. Great to hear your comments. Saving Changes...
Hello Anupam, I am happy/content with a combination of all three. The money has to commensurate with the role and the matrix environment will govern the "power" and "position". In one of my earlier roles as a PM, I was displeased as I was a functional PM in a weak matrix. Having served in strong matrix or projectized roles, the latter serve more of the two - power and position.
Hi John,
I if I may ask can you please explain me what does a strong matrix or projectized organization really means in IT? I have been working as an IT Technical Consultant on several projects some of them had a dedicated projects manager some of them didn't but in all cases the project manager was an ordinary employee with no positional power and no involvement in the actual work performed. He/she was mainly a facilitator who was also responsible for keeping the project documentation and dealing with all the non-technical issues involved in the project.
Can you please present some differences between your duties/powers you had in a weak matrix and in a strong one? Thank you. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Money, Power & Position are important but they do not make you a leader if you do not have the right leadership skills. Higher Position leads to higher power which leads to higher money but again, this does not reflect on leadership - To be a leader you should be Rich with your attitude with others, Use your Power to encourage others and use your position to lead by example. Saving Changes...
Money, Power, Position, or whatever it is... People are happy when they get it, if they were looking for it. People are happy when they get what they want.
However, how long this happiness lasts is an entirely different question. Many of us realize that while we got what we wanted, that is not really that we wanted/needed... The trick is to go beyond the surface of what we think we want and truly understand our reasoning and motivations. In leadership and project management as well, I think this type of big picture view of understanding motivations can help be more effective Saving Changes...
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