1. College of Engineering
Civil Division
GE – 402
5- Project Organization
5-2 Project Leadership
Submitted by : Abdulmalik Al-Suiena Group ( 2 )
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2. 5-2 Project Leadership
Leadership
Vision Characteristics
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3. Defining Leadership
Leadership is a dynamic relationship based on mutual
influence and common purpose between leaders and
collaborators in which both are moved to higher levels of
motivation and moral development as they affect real,
intended change.
Joseph Rost, Leadership for the 21st Century
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4. 5-2 Project Leadership
Leadership
Vision Characteristics
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5. The Locus of Leadership
Leader characteristics
-Honesty
-Competence Locus
-Being forward-looking
Situation
-Strength of character Characteristics
Figure : Locus of Leadership
-Humility and self-understanding
Follower characteristics
Maturity
-The willingness to seek consultation
Dynamic followership
Situation characteristics
- Responsibility for others
Task structure
Organization’s culture
Group characteristics
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6. The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
1. Model the way
2. Inspire a shared vision
3. Challenge the process
4. Enable others to act
5. Encourage the heart
Based on “The Leadership Challenge” by Jim Kouzes and
Barry Posner
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7. 1. Model the way
A- Set the example
A – 1 Be clear about your values and beliefs
A – 2 Make certain that people abide by agreed-upon
values
A – 3 Practice what you preach
B - Plan small wins
B – 1 Divide tasks into small chunks
B – 2 Reduce items to their essentials
B – 3 Don’t generally push people into change
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8. 2. Inspire a shared vision.
A - Envision the future
B - Enlist others
B - 1 Describe to others the kind of future you can create together
B - 2 Communicate a positive outlook
B - 3 Know your followers
B - 4 Be emotionally intelligent
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9. 3. Challenge the process
A - Always search for opportunities to improve and
innovate
A – 1 Communicate
A – 2 Use outsight
B - Experiment and be brave enough to fail.
C - Establish a process for creating new ideas
C – 1 Honor all who come up with great new ideas.
D - View each failure as a learning opportunity
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10. 4. Enable others to act
A - Foster collaboration
A – 1 Involve followers in participating in the decisions that affect
them
B - Strengthen others
B – 1 Give people the autonomy to make their own decisions
B – 2 Foster mutual respect and trust
B – 3 Make it possible for others to succeed
Willingness
to perform
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Opportunit
Capacity
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to perform
to perform
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11. 5. Encourage the heart
A - Recognize contributions
A – 1 Reward people for a job well done
A – 2 Link rewards to achievements
B - Celebrate accomplishment
B – 1 Celebrate moments of accomplishment immediately
B – 2 Celebrate when project milestones are met
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12. Summary
Voluntary.
Leadership is about integrity, visioning, competence, humility and a willingness to
“love”.
Adjust to the situation.
Leadership is self-development.
Leadership is development of others.
Challenge - Inspire - Enable - Model - Encourage.
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13. 5-2 Project Leadership
Leadership
Vision Characteristics
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14. Establishing a Project Vision
Where there is no vision, people die
Proverbs
Module Overview
# Levels of vision
# Project vision defined
# Tips and tricks for writing a good project vision
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15. Levels of Vision
* - A description of the future, stated in
the present tense.
* - May also be called a mission, goal,
or objective.
* - A vision is “a goal with a soul.”
Corporate
Departmental
Project
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16. Summary
A - Project visions are not always necessary
B - When needed, project visions:
B – 1 Are narrower than corporate visions
B – 2 Can be hard to write
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