{"id":4435,"date":"2010-06-24T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=4435"},"modified":"2010-06-21T20:40:42","modified_gmt":"2010-06-22T03:40:42","slug":"project-management-leadership-and-communication-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=4435","title":{"rendered":"Project Management Leadership and Communication: Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Shirley Gruber<\/p>\n

UCSC Extension Project Leadership and Communication Student<\/p>\n

In Project Management, as in any management role, strong leadership and effective communication are key requirements for success.\u00a0 This applies to all types of organizations, from small, non-profit volunteer efforts to large and influential corporations.\u00a0 In fact, with the right leadership, a handful of people can bring about change and with the wrong leadership, even the biggest of companies can fail.\u00a0 The best practices for leadership and communication include: vision, teamwork, inclusiveness, listening and open communication.<\/p>\n

What are some key observations about project work to improve your project leadership? <\/p>\n

Vision<\/strong>: In some circumstances, you and your team will have a compelling vision or passion that you are working toward.\u00a0 This may exist in volunteer organizations, humanitarian ventures, or in an innovative startup.<\/p>\n

However, if the shared vision is not apparent, the project manager has to articulate it.\u00a0 One method of creating a shared vision is to call the team members together and ask them to envision how they would like to be viewed by their clients or customers or what they would do to create an ideal working environment.\u00a0 Allow the team members to interact and respond to each other\u2019s \u201cdreams\u201d and capture the ideas from the session.\u00a0 Enable the team to create a vision that it is theirs as well as yours.\u00a0 No one likes to feel that they are doing \u201cbusywork\u201d, so use the shared vision to keep everyone aligned with the goals of the organization and ensure that all work being done is in support of the vision.
\nTeamwork: <\/strong>Although some people prefer to work in isolation, most tasks are defined as projects and require that staff members work as a team.\u00a0 Whenever teamwork is involved, inclusiveness, listening and open communication are mandatory.\u00a0 What are some ways to improve it?<\/p>\n