Moving from Project Management to Project Leadership: A Practical Guide to Leading Groups

by R. Camper Bull

Overview

Imagine if we were using the same medical techniques today that were used during the Industrial Revolution, including the practice of bloodletting using leeches. Medicine has come a long way since then. So why do organizations and corporations cling to management techniques that are just as obsolete as the bleed-and-leech model? In a global workpla

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439858509
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/29/2010
Series:	Systems Innovation Book Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	525 KB

About the Author

R. Camper Bull

Table of Contents

Foreword. Introduction. Management versus Leadership. The Case for Communications. The Power of Empowering People. The Fundamentals. Understanding Teamwork. Teams Versus Groups. Leadership versus Management. Concrete Leadership. Dealing with Change. Leadership Sideways. Leading the Next Generation. Conclusions. Acknowledgements. Appendix. Glossarv. Index. Team Exercises

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There have been many books written about project management but this is the first I have seen that focuses on project leadership … Once you read this book, you’ll know what it takes to be a better leader at work, at home, and in other aspects of your life. So buckle up and enjoy the ride. I think you’ll walk away with a new perspective on project leadership.
— From the foreword by John Hinshaw, CIO, The Boeing Company

Editorial Reviews

There have been many books written about project management but this is the first I have seen that focuses on project leadership … Once you read this book, you’ll know what it takes to be a better leader at work, at home, and in other aspects of your life. So buckle up and enjoy the ride. I think you’ll walk away with a new perspective on project leadership.— From the foreword by John Hinshaw, CIO, The Boeing Company

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