1st Edition

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

By R. Camper Bull Copyright 2010
300 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

300 Pages
by CRC Press

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 workplace that is more diverse and filled with entirely... Read more

Introduction

The Case for Project Leadership
The Fundamentals
The Project Manager as Entrepreneur
Understanding Teamwork
Teams versus Groups
Leadership versus Management

The Extraordinary Project Leader
Concrete Leadership
Dealing with Change
Leadership Sideways
Leading the Next Generation
Leadership Development
From Good to Great

Getting Things Done as a Project Leader
Project Leader Organization
Project Team Organization
Taking on Tasks
Conclusions
Appendix
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Biography

R. Camper Bull

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