In this project team leadership video, I tackle the absolute fundamentals of leading a project team, that every project leader needs to know.
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The Fundamental Principle of Project Team Leadership
You get the team you deserve.
The Four Essentials of Project Team Leadership
The next four further principles lead us to the four essential roles of a Project Team Leader:
Individual
Second principle: Give everyone the attention they need.
Team
Third principle: People need to feel part of something worthwhile.
Plan
Fourth principle: People will only follow you if they are confident that you know where you are going.
Communication
Fifth principle: Create an environment where your people can succeed.
The Four Skills of Project Team Leadership
To get the best from your team, you need to cultivate four skills:
Listening
Because even the best leaders don’t know everything.
Perhaps the primary communication skill. You need to pay attention to what your team members and stakeholders want and need to tell you.
Listening is a learned skill
Encouraging
Because your team members want to do well.
You are there for your team. So, you need to guide, support, and motivate them to perform at their best.
Recognition, praise, and feedback
Asserting
Because there are tasks that need to be done.
Fundamentally, a project manager is paid to deliver your project. This means you equally need to make things happen, give instructions, and speak without fear.
Deciding
Because projects are a series of choices.
Projects are a series of choices. Each one opens up and shuts down opportunities. You have to understand the problem, figure out what is right, and set your team’s priorities.
Recommended Videos to Help with Project Team Leadership
Carefully curated video recommendations for you:
- Your First Leadership Role: How to Succeed | Video
- Top 7 Leadership Tools and Methods for Team and Project Leaders | Video
- Project Team Leadership: 5 Tips for Leading Your Project Team | Video
- Five Project Leadership Tips: Be a Better Project Leader | Video
- Leadership Models Project Managers Need to Know | Video
- Vacation Preparation: Leadership Priorities when You’re Leaving the Office | Video
And a series of videos about Leadership models, that answer the question,
What is…
- Servant Leadership? Project Leadership at its Best
- Authentic Leadership?
- Situational Leadership? – Day-to-Day Leadership
- Transformational Leadership? – Beyond Day-to-Day Leadership
- Wise Leadership and What can it Do for You?
Recommended Articles to Help with Project Team Leadership
- Leadership Surprising Truth: Why It’s All about Me, Me, Me
- How to Get the Best from Your Project Team with Situational Leadership
- The Four Essentials of Project Team Leadership
- LEAD Your Team: How to Use Your Top 4 Project Leadership Skills
- How Servant Leadership can Deliver Better Results from Your Project Team
- Project Leadership Wisdom: Your Guide to the Seven Pillars
- How Personal Leadership can Get You Better Project Results
- Three Project Leadership Challenges for Tough Times [and what to do]
- Cross-Cultural Leadership: What Does it Mean for Project Managers?
- Stakeholder Leadership: Leading Bystanders as well as Followers
What Kit does a Project Manager Need?
I asked Project Managers in a couple of forums what material things you need to have, to do your job as a Project Manager. They responded magnificently. I compiled their answers into a Kit list. I added my own.
Check out the Kit a Project Manager needs
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