Leadership Style Required For Positive Project Management

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An effective project management leadership style is the one which will allow a particular firm to align both company and individuals objectives. As per PMBOK, leadership is the ability to get things done through others.

There are 2 types of leaders Transactional Leaders and Transformational Leaders. Transactional Leader guide his team in such a way that they move in the right direction to achieve their goals and objectives. Transformational leader inspire his team members to transcend their own interest for the good of the organization. An effective leader is one which embraces servant-leadership for supporting the team combined with a laser focus on business value as the main criteria for decision making.

The primary Project Leadership skills are

  1. Visioning
  2. Influencing
  3. Decision making and problem solving
  4. Communicating
  5. Empowering
  6.  Strategizing
  7. Team building

All the above 7 leadership skills are required for effective and positive project management. Because a project without positive leadership may experience issues like under-performance, missing of strategic opportunities, stifle innovation, underutilization of team members and falling short of its project goals and objectives.

Manager and leader are two completely different roles, but if required one can act as the other. Managers are facilitators of the success of their team and project. They take care of each and everything regarding their team. From as small as ensuring that the team members are not skipping meals, to as big as ensuring female members are dropped safely during odd hours. This result in high productivity and success rate. They also ensure that the team members are well trained, comfortable and have minimal obstacles in their path and they’re being groomed for the next level so that they are recognized for their great performances. Whereas, a leader is a person who has expertise in the required field or technology, with creatively thinking out of the box and has great ideas. A Leader has maximum knowledge/experience in the required technology of the project that can prove to be useful to the team and the management. Some differences between a manager and a leader

  • Managers do things right, leaders do the right things.
  • Managers treat their team as resources but leaders treat them as humans.
  • Managers believe in giving directions to their subordinates but leaders prefer to mentor their followers.

Sometimes a project is a long series of obstacles and opportunities coming at you at high speed, and you need outstanding performers who can go an extra mile for you, this count entirely depends on how effective you are as a leader or a mentor. During tough times like project crisis a good leader should-

  • Remain visible to the top management and all the stakeholders
  • Show confidence in his team
  • Provide guidance at every stage
  • Stay cool and calm, as every problem has a solution
  • Tell the truth to your team, should not hide any information
  • Keep  the team focused on critical issues of the project
  • Remain enthusiastic about his organization

So for positive project management a good leader must respect the views of all the team members and take correct and collaborative approach.

 

About Aditi Malhotra

Aditi Malhotra is the Content Marketing Manager at Whizlabs. Having a Master in Journalism and Mass Communication, she helps businesses stop playing around with Content Marketing and start seeing tangible ROI. A writer by day and a reader by night, she is a fine blend of both reality and fantasy. Apart from her professional commitments, she is also endearing to publish a book authored by her very soon.

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