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Leading High-Performing Project Teams

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Provider:
ESI International

Topic(s):
Leadership & Management > Project Management

Who Should Attend?
Managers with a thorough understanding of basic project management including knowledge of Gantt charts, resource leveling and general leadership principles

Full Seminar Description

Learn How To

• See yourself as a leader (and more than just a manager)
• Apply the five practices of exemplary leaders
• Employ the eight dimensions of high-performing teams
• Explain how these skills are interwoven and interdependent
• Integrate leadership and teamwork skills into managing projects
• Become a high-performing team member

Course Synopsis

Teams make decisions every day, and they deal with dilemmas and unplanned events that must be resolved within specified times, budgets and other parameters. That fact forms the basis of this fast-paced, highly engaging workplace simulation. Project managers who have completed this simulation tell us they have two breakthrough insights, that shatter myths and result in significant benefits to themselves and their organizations.

Myth #1. Leaders are born, not made. Participants formally compare what they do at work with the five practices of exemplary leaders. These practices have been researched with more than 30,000 leaders around the world by James Kouzes and Barry Posner and are reported in their book, The Leadership Challenge. Invariably, you will have a great “Aha!”—you will find you possess, and express to some degree, every one of the five practices. You will be convinced you can be a leader!

Myth #2. A team is composed of a leader and followers. Research has found that strong teams are not made up of one leader and some number of followers. Superior teams are composed entirely of leaders! This second “Aha!” hits you as you discover the eight dimensions of high-performance teams, researched worldwide by Carl Larson and Frank LaFasto and reported in their book, Teamwork: What Must Go Right/What Can Go Wrong.

With these two myths deflated, the way is cleared for you to practice leading and working in teams, two essential skills for success in managing projects. This simulation enables you to integrate and apply the five practices of exemplary leaders and eight dimensions of high-performing teams, becoming a confident and competent leader!

Participants will receive Teamwork: What Must Go Right/What Can Go Wrong by Carl Larson and Frank LaFasto. For ongoing learning, participants will also receive the workbook, Leadership Practices Inventory by James M. Kouzes and Barry Posner.

Reminder: Participants should have a ­thorough understanding of basic project management, including knowledge of Gantt charts, resource leveling and general leadership practices.

Simulation Component

• This course combines classroom training with a computer-based simulation that challenges you to implement your new knowledge in real-life project situations!

Course Topics

• Traditional learning vs. stages of skill learning
• Difference between a manager and leader
• Role of relationship skills

Teamwork Skills

• What makes a team “high performing”?
• Eight dimensions of high-performing teams
• How to get team commitment

Leadership Skills

• What makes leaders effective?
• Five practices of exemplary leaders
• Leadership skill self-assessment
• Relationship between leadership and teamwork skills

Skill Practice and Application

• Using a control panel to track progress
• Practicing application of the eight dimensions of high-performing teams
• Practicing application of the five practices of exemplary leaders
• Contingency planning
• Identifying and using key performance indicators

Other Information

PMBOK™ knowledge areas:

• Project Human Resource Management
• Project Cost Management
• Project Integration Management
• Project Quality Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Time Management
• Project Communications Management

Professional Development UnitsProfessional Development Units (PDUs):16.0 Testimonials What past participants have said: "This course is fantastic! The control panel concept is excellent and the simulation really reinforces the concepts." Randy Smith Freddie Mac "This was a very good course! It was engaging and thought-provoking, as well as fun." Bonnie Brady Compaq

Sponsor Background:

As the demand for project management expertise increased, ESI began offering public courses.

To date, more than 250,000 students from 50 countries around the world have benefited from the courses. As a result, our Project Management Professional Development Program has achieved the distinction of being the world's most comprehensive education program for building project management knowledge and skills.

Discounts and Payment Policy

Receive 10 percent off your registration when you sign up for two or more classes or you register yourself and a friend for the same course at the same time. You must sign up for the courses at the same time and pay in advance. Course discounts do not apply toward The Project Advantage course, the PMP Exam Preparation course or any e-training course.

In case of a course cancellation, substitutions can be arranged. Double Deal discounts cannot be applied to any past classes and are not applicable to e-training courses, the PMP Exam Preparation course or The ProjectAdvantage.

Past Participants Include:

• Abbott Labs
• Amoco Corporation
• AMTRAK
• Bank of America
• The Boeing Company
• Dell Computers
• FedEx
• The Gillette Company
• Hewlett-Packard
• IBM
• Oracle
• Shell Oil
• US Postal Service
• World Bank

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