The Strategic Project Leader: Mastering Service-Based Project Leadership - Hardcover

Ferraro, Jack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849387949 ISBN 13: 9780849387944

Publisher: Auerbach Publications, 2007

Synopsis

In addition to overseeing projects, managers are expected to provide creative input and foster an environment that can respond, rather than react, to changing parameters and fluctuating objectives. Facilitating the development of the skills required to do so, The Strategic Project Leader: Mastering Service-Based Project Leadership offers a practical framework that will enable readers to embrace and master the role of strategy leader. It highlights the attitudes and behaviors that define successful leaders and supplies actionable advice on how to develop essential leadership skills and how to take charge of career development. 

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Review:

... a truly uplifting book with a self-directed plan to build leadership competencies and recommended tools for establishing compatibility and trust that allows project leaders to truly change the world by connecting their values with their work.
–Dr. Tony Alessandra, author of The Platinum Rule and Charisma

Jack has taken the vast body of research in project management and leadership and boiled it down to its essential elements.  He provides clear direction on HOW to implement leadership practices.
–Carl Pritchard, President, Pritchard Management Associates and author of Risk Management: Concepts & Guidance

...demonstrates that project managers are strategic leaders for their respective organizations as project management is a strategic advantage for the organization.  I highly recommend this interesting and easy-to-read book.
–Ginger Levin, DPA, PMP, Project Management Consultant and co-author of The Advanced Project Management Office

Jack writes in an engaging way and his concern for the trade is infectious. Being a practitioner myself, I can only say: run and read!
–Merete Munch Lange, Project Manager

walks us through what it takes to be more than just a project leader, but to be a service-based project leader ... the crème de la crème ... the enablers of the organization. It is a must-read for project managers who want to transform the way they lead.
–Sandy Weiner, Master Certified Coach, Managing Partner, 1-Focus International

By emphasizing the leading of people and providing a roadmap for personal development, Ferraro has created an interesting and practical book.
–SciTech Book News, May 2008

Synopsis:

A practical guide that enables you to progress from a project manager to a motivated, service-driven project professional, "The Strategic Project Leader: Mastering Service-Based Project Leadership" details how to redefine yourself as a critical component to your organization. The book shows you how to develop a self-directed plan for leadership competencies, focusing on the tools and assessments that are used to inspire leadership development. It explains how to incorporate these resources into your new role as a service-based project leader-creating meaningful experiences for team members, customers, and critical stakeholders.

About this edition

• Publisher: Auerbach Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0849387949
• ISBN 13: 9780849387944
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368