So, welcome to my current event to get know myself better.
It is nearly autumn somewhere in North Germany. I've been here practically for a week. The classes have been finished for 5 days. There were very hectic and full time classes. We've just been lectured and involved in many activities for Project Management course. The most beautiful thing about the class, that we've never bored with the lectures. The topic was very interesting and very close to our hearts.The Project Management is a way to finish a project effectively and efficiently. However, another aspect of PM, which is, people and its dynamic, is much more interesting to be learned. This is the area where most of us don't have enough knowledge as a Project Leader. The people, they are our precious assets that moves the project forward towards our goals. The importance of having people in the project and how to manage them is determined by the way we treat them. This is where a leadership is taking a big role.
The idea of our leadership style involves perception, vision, decision making, negotiation, empowerment, delegation, legitimation, communication, etc. The practical way to teach leadership is to understand our own power, leadership style, leadership competencies (skill, attitude, knowledge) and how we could use it to make projects are more successful. We also have to identify if we are servant leadership (servant-follower relationship), authentic (genuine), transformational (visionary and legitimacy), or transactional (reward-punishment). The most important thing about leadership is our power in empowerment and negotiation.
There is always a room for improvement for everyone who wants to lead or become a great leader. We just cannot take the leadership role, but we must learn how to lead effectively and efficiently in any situation. Focus on our competencies, limitation and existing power to improve our leadership style.
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