Leadership Toolbox for Project Managers: Achieve better results in a dynamic world
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0994056516 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 178 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Project management is about delivering value and results. Demands from clients, stakeholders and executive suites are increasingly more complex and difficult to manage. It provides a comprehensive view of key dimensions of leadership; such as self-awareness, self-development, values and ethics, strategic thinking, team management, decision-making and problem-solving. Changing the emphasis from task-based work to leadership and vision will help you achieve better results and add more value to the projects you are managing. And when they do, they are often rewarded with increased responsibility such as managing projects with higher complexity and strategic importance. Project managers are under an incredible amount of stress, trying to complete their projects successfully. Leadership Toolbox provides project managers with a holistic approach to developing their leadership skills. We live in a dynamic, innovative, fast-paced world with a high level of uncertainty. In that context, it is important to move beyond managing tasks to developing the strong leadership skills required to maximize results! Leadersh
He is also the founder and developer of Project-Aria, a website dedicated to project management with a focus on professional development and leadership. Michel A. Dion is a professional accountant (CPA, CGA) and Project Management Professional (PMP) living in Ottawa, Canada.
Michel Dion has knocked it out of the park with his latest book “Leadership Toolbox for Project Managers.” This book was written to inspire project managers to elevate their thinking and be strategic leaders while managing their projects. Mission accomplished! If you would like to expand your skills and be able to succeed at managing projects of greater complexity and strategic importance, this is the book for you.The book is an easy and enjoyable read. It goes beyond planning and mastery of tasks and delves into the importance of soft skills like understanding and communicating a vision, devel. Excellent book. I was looking to understand more about what project management is, and found this an excellent book. For me, especially the leadership skills section has some great info, such as the importance of self-awareness, development of reflective skills such as meditation. He tackles the shadow sides of the "look busy culture", and team groupthink and management secrecy. He reminds the leaders and managers to instead of focusing on things like hours put in and employee manipulation, on the more im. A fantastic book packed with great information A fantastic book packed with great information, tips and guidelines for maximising effectiveness as aProject manager.As a teacher looking to move into a senior management position I found Michel's Leadership toolboxan excellent read where all areas are broken down clearly and explained well.I found the chapter on strategic thinking particularly useful as it's an area of leadership I hadnot considered in any depth previously.This is a book I can see myself referring back to in years to come
Dion is a professional accountant (CPA, CGA) and Project Management Professional (PMP) living in Ottawa, Canada. He is also the founder and developer of Project-Aria, a website dedicated to project management with a focus on professional development and leadership. . About the Author Michel A