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9780071388672

Project Leadership

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  • ISBN13:

    9780071388672

  • ISBN10:

    0071388672

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-11-01
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Solutions for growing beyond mere management into a truly accomplished project leaderIn today's high-performance, competitive environment, the importance of project success has never been more critical or the failure rate more pronounced.Project Leadershipprovides a step-by-step program for transforming by-the-book project managers into true leaders who are capable of helping their team members plan, execute, and sustain consistent project successshy;shy;even in an environment of relentless pressure, continuous innovation, and unforeseen change.Author and project management icon James P. Lewis has created a hands-on blueprint for building a focused project team, forging it into a strong unit, and going beyond the principles of management to effectively lead it to success. Drawing on Lewis's exhaustive knowledge of project management and current best practices in leadership,Project Leadershipdiscusses: How to use state-of-the-art technologies to ensure project management success Proven leadership principles, and ways to both understand and adopt them Case studies of best-practices project leadership in action

Author Biography

James P. Lewis, Ph.D. is the founder of The Lewis Institute, Inc., and an adjunct professor at the University of Management and Technology.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
What Is Leadership? And Do We Really Need It?p. 1
Leadership in Action - Some Examplesp. 15
Personality and Leadershipp. 27
Temperament and Motivationp. 43
You Think Funny!p. 57
Leadership Stylesp. 77
What Leaders Actually Do: Modeling Excellencep. 93
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and Leadershipp. 105
Communication and Leadershipp. 117
Interpersonal Influencep. 133
Mulally's Principles for Managingp. 147
Emotional Intelligencep. 157
Credibility and Trustp. 171
Putting It All Togetherp. 179
Resources for Managersp. 185
References and Reading Listp. 187
Indexp. 195
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