Project Management Leadership
Part A: Project Management Leadership – Theory-Practice Gap Discussion
Module: Project Management
Date Due: 20th May at 12am
No. of Words: 1976 (excluding references)
Word Limit: 2000
Content
1. Introduction 1
2. Definition of leadership and project leadership 1
3. Project Management Best Practice 2
4. Leadership in practice (case-study) 3
5. Conclusion 6
References 7
1. Introduction
Leadership becomes a social phenomenon which has been studied for many years. It can be traced back to ancient time. Lots of examples show the meanings of leadership such as people becoming kings, scientists, generals and other leading roles in different fields. However there are still not precise definitions accepted universally. As Jago (1982) defined, the leadership was the use of non-coercive influence to direct the activities of the members of an organized group toward the accomplishment of group objectives. Higgs (2003) identified six main schools of leadership such as trait, behaviour, contingency, visionary, emotional intelligence, and competency. In other words, he thinks the combination of skills, knowledge and personal characteristics making people to become a leader.
2. Definition of leadership and project leadership
There are various models and theories try to define meanings of leadership, but recent years the study tends to relate to leadership as a subset of management. With the economic change and organisational development, the importance of leadership is becoming imperative in this increasingly competitive and complex environment. For example, the decision-making and problem-solving processes by CEO in an organization definitely influence capitalisation and earning performance. Leadership is then clearly associated with the change and complexity in the business and organisational environment.
In a project’s scope, a project costs, time, quality and
Module: Project Management
Date Due: 20th May at 12am
No. of Words: 1976 (excluding references)
Word Limit: 2000
Content
1. Introduction 1
2. Definition of leadership and project leadership 1
3. Project Management Best Practice 2
4. Leadership in practice (case-study) 3
5. Conclusion 6
References 7
1. Introduction
Leadership becomes a social phenomenon which has been studied for many years. It can be traced back to ancient time. Lots of examples show the meanings of leadership such as people becoming kings, scientists, generals and other leading roles in different fields. However there are still not precise definitions accepted universally. As Jago (1982) defined, the leadership was the use of non-coercive influence to direct the activities of the members of an organized group toward the accomplishment of group objectives. Higgs (2003) identified six main schools of leadership such as trait, behaviour, contingency, visionary, emotional intelligence, and competency. In other words, he thinks the combination of skills, knowledge and personal characteristics making people to become a leader.
2. Definition of leadership and project leadership
There are various models and theories try to define meanings of leadership, but recent years the study tends to relate to leadership as a subset of management. With the economic change and organisational development, the importance of leadership is becoming imperative in this increasingly competitive and complex environment. For example, the decision-making and problem-solving processes by CEO in an organization definitely influence capitalisation and earning performance. Leadership is then clearly associated with the change and complexity in the business and organisational environment.
In a project’s scope, a project costs, time, quality and
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