From Technical Competency to Leadership Greatness

Competencies for Project Managers Project Management Leadership Technical Business Acumen

Leadership Environment for Project Managers Temporary Product oriented No direct control of resources Fluid team composition Rely on influence

PM Leadership Challenges Absence of resource authority Multiple projects under one project manager Competing project priorities Competing stakeholder priorities Internal vs. external constituencies Resources with – Competing project assignments Multiple “bosses”

Contemporary Leadership Development Framework Rely on classroom training Focus on tools such as the MBTI, SDI, DISC, Thomas- Kilman, ad nauseam Prescriptive, if-then implementation Group-based

Challenges of Leadership Training Doesn’t tap into the individuals leadership potential Forces a focus on managerial actions, output driven Absence of work place application and follow through Determining the effectiveness of training Technique driven, little translation to the real world scenarios

Leadership Focus Leaders Innovate, take risks Develop Inspire trust Have long-range perspective Ask “why?” Challenge See people as dynamic Look for potential Practice strategic thinking Develop relationships Measure success by outcomes Model behavior

Managerial Focus Managers Administer Maintain Control Have short-range perspective Ask “how?” and “when?” Look for results, outputs See people as static Think tactically Focus on output, deliverables

Strong focus on “ being” Who we are being in the moment that Helps us produce Keeps us from producing Awareness of Intentions Alignment of Intentions and Behaviors Facilitative not prescriptive Accountability Partnerships Coaching: What is it?

The Role of Coaching Current State Future State The Gap Identity – Who are you being? Purpose – What driving? Long Range Intention – Where are you going? Barriers –What’s getting in the way?

Application of Coaching Coaching is partnering to developing a new set of behaviors and ways of relating that support success in a leadership role. PM’s generally come up through the ranks, they have developed a way of being that supports them meeting deliverables Coaching generates awareness and when combined with new action, produces unprecedented results

Coaching vs. Therapy Coaching Focused on producing results Creates accountability Client Coach Future oriented Awareness of what’s getting in the way of success How to shift what’s in the way Transformational, producing unprecedented results Therapy Looks at the past Processing emotions Focused on healing Asks why

Coaching Approach Facilitation Project Plans – Establishing Goals Insights Actions Measurements Results Establishing Accountability Deliverables Metrics

Coaching Exercise

Transformation Achieving leadership greatness is an individual journey Coaching is the vehicle the enables leadership greatness Greatness of “Being” attracts- Events People Circumstances To achieve the results you want!