1st Edition

Project and Program Excellence Motivational Leadership for Breakthrough Results

By Thomas Pavelko Copyright 2022
312 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

312 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

312 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

This book provides insight, measures, and tools to manage a program or project to be first place amongst its competitors and similar efforts. Providing breakthrough insight by showing how to understand and use team member motivation, it gives leadership and team members the tools to be first place. It shows program and project managers how to motivate a team to perform better than its competitors... Read more

1. Program Performance Breakthrough
2. Why Motivation-Based Leadership
3. Motivation Model to Be First Place
4. Changes in Program Leadership Indicated
5. The Impact of Motivation-Based Leadership
6. Motivation Management Details
7. More on the Two Steps to Success
8. Step 1 (Setup, Buy In): How to Do It
9. Step 2 (Execution): How to Do It
10. Program Closure
11. Building the Sponsor’s Reputation

Biography

Thomas Pavelko worked for Lockheed Martin for 37 years. During that time, he recruited and led teams to develop embedded high-performance computer systems to perform critical flight controls. He was promoted to System Engineering Manager, Program Manager, and Program Director. He reported to a wide range of divisions including Satellites, Missiles, R&D, Electronics, Propulsion, Advanced Astronautics, Commercial Space, Missile Defense, Human Spaceflight, and Advanced Development Programs (Skunk Works). He was assigned to large commercial and government programs falling behind, often becoming the new Program Manager. He was directly accountable to customer and corporate leadership for program success. All programs were completed successfully.