By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP PMI emphasizes the role of the project manager as the key figure in project leadership.  It is true that the project manager leads the work effort and manages the all of the project relationships from the project sponsors and stakeholders, to the project team, and including any vendor relationships...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The Theory X manager makes certain assumptions: Workers dislike work Workers avoid responsibility Workers receive security from paycheck Workers only respond to coercion, control and direction Autocratic style Hard style Assumes the only motivation to work is money Assumes workers dislike and avoid work Threats and disciplinary action used...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP Strict Japanese Style: Employment is for life Layoffs are rare Promotions are slow Emphasizes job rotation Group decision making Informal control—relies on trust and goodwill Shared responsibility Organizational concern for professional and personal life About the Author: Ray Myers, Jr. is a PMP certified project manager with over 2o...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP Strict American Style: Little job security—frequent layoffs Rapid promotions Specialization Managers make decisions Explicit organizational control Responsibility assigned on an individual basis Little concern for worker’s personal life About the Author: Ray Myers, Jr. is a PMP certified project manager with over 2o years experience planning and managing technology...
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So what is Project Leadership? Is it task lists? Is it Gantt charts? Schedules? People stuff? The answer is YES, all of the above, and much more. But the simple way to explain it is in 3 words: results, relationships, and expectations. To elaborate, project leadership is managing results and relationships to satisfy expectations....
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Managing the performance of each of their Team Members is one of the main accountabilities of the Manager. The goal is that each Team Member will achieve the desired performance and will continually improve and develop. The People Management process to achieve this is the regular one-to-one performance management meeting. This is not the...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP Rita Mulcahy states that project management is heavily dependent on managing people.  She continues and recommends that the project manager must determine the most appropriate leadership style for the needs of the project or for whatever part of the project manager is involved in.  Some leadership styles are: Directing...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP Leader Member Exchange  Leaders create “in-groups” Leaders establish special relationships with the in-group In-group subordinates receive higher performance ratings In-groups have less turnover In-groups have greater satisfaction with their leader In-group members are trusted Get a disproportionate amount of the leader’s attention More likely to receive special favors Others...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The Americanized Japanese style of management believes that people are: Self motivated Loyal Characteristics Long term, semi-permanent employment Workers are participative Workers perform many and varied tasks Emphasizes job rotation and generalization Continuously trains workers Managers trust workers Managers are typically coaches Workers have input into decision-making process Conflict...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The Theory Y manager makes certain assumptions: Participative style Soft style Assumes motivation is the need to fulfill social, esteem, self-actualization and security Workers are creative and eager to work Workers respond to favorable working conditions Workers desire responsibility Workers see work as a natural activity Assumes work is as...
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