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There’s one significant characteristic of a leader that I have not mentioned:<\/p>\nThere’s one significant characteristic of a leader that I have not mentioned:<\/p>\n
Be a model for those behaviors and traits that you are asking others to develop.<\/p>\n
If this is done at the start of the project, it becomes part of the project “culture”.\u00a0 If your team sees collaboration and good listening habits, they usually will behave in a similar manner.\u00a0 It’s amazing how many leaders don’t know (or do) this one concept.<\/p>\n
Back to those poor hikers:<\/p>\n
To reach their short-term goal to get out of the fog\u00a0 they walk through the low hanging clouds, step by step.\u00a0 They moved slowly, took a status of where they were as they moved forward, used their eyes, ears and any other tools they may have.\u00a0 A compass\u00a0 provided a general direction, but the real progress – step by step – was made by the hikers themselves.<\/p>\n
The hikers knew that eventually that if they followed the compass or their instincts (and looked for signs on the trail) that would get back to the trail head.\u00a0 It took persistence and a belief that they will get to their goal.<\/p>\n
Although this story has similarities to changing objectives on a project, there are differences when the changes are significant or the project is complex.\u00a0 There are more people involved, parallel efforts in play and a budget (and maybe a schedule).\u00a0 There’s documentation that is required-\u00a0 revised budgets, new \/ revised scope of works, revised schedules, revised reports.<\/p>\n
Increases in coordination and communication are needed to keep the moving\u00a0 parts connected to each other while the changes are being defined and agreed.\u00a0 Connections between people and tasks may be broken to establish new connections with other people and tasks.<\/p>\n
What does a leader do during this time?\u00a0 Communicate, communicate, communicate.<\/p>\n
Be persistent and consistent.\u00a0 Provide the continuing vision once this phase will be completed.\u00a0 Get through each document, presentation, decision…prioritizing and planning the move to the next step.\u00a0 Track the effort.\u00a0 Get feedback from the team and ensure transparency to everyone involved.<\/p>\n
Here’s something else to keep the team moving ahead.\u00a0 To coin an old phrase “Success breeds success.”\u00a0 Celebrate the successes, however small.\u00a0 Acknowledge that they still happen and that they will continue.<\/p>\n
Lastly for the leader: take care of yourself both physically and emotionally.\u00a0 Vent your frustrations and concerns to someone who you can confide in.\u00a0 It helps you and your team will appreciate it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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