Creating a Greater Whole : A Project Managers Guide to Becoming a Leader

Title: Creating a Greater Whole : A Project Managers Guide to Becoming a Leader
Author: Susan G. Schwartz
ISBN: 1032095946 / 9781032095943
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 200
Publisher: Auerbach
Year: 2021
Availability: 2 to 3 weeks.

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Creating a Greater Whole unlocks the not-so-secret secrets of what aspiring managers need to become strong leaders. This information-rich, easy to understand guide offers readers an immediate clear path to honing their leadership skills using the rigor and discipline of project management principles. Topics include stakeholder management, collaborative communication, multi-criteria decision making, and conflict management. Reflective exercises in each chapter raise key questions for readers to craft their own development path. The process invites emerging leaders to draw from their past experiences, recognize their intrinsic capabilities, and identify specific skills to cultivate.

  • Develop your own talents and strengths to become a complete project leader
  • Facilitating consultative conversations to resolve difficult discussions
  • Draw out and blend unique the qualities from each team member to achieve what some may view as unattainable
  • Identify your own leadership potential while better preparing yourself to anticipate problems and opportunities.
  • Keep high-performing, collaborative teams on track

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Preface
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Chapter 1 : What Is Leadership?
Chapter 2 : Aligning Teams and Steering the Journey
Chapter 3 : The Power of Collaboration and Conversation
Chapter 4 : Building on Strengths
Chapter 5 : Focus and Motivation
Chapter 6 : Growth Fueled by Uncertainty
Chapter 7 : Super Powers for Leaders
Chapter 8 : Conflict and Conversation
Chapter 9 : Leaders Are Human Too

Bibliography
Index