The lead dog has the best view : leading your project team to success

"This book provides a person-centered, results-driven approach to project leadership not found elsewhere. It is intended to be a frequently used tool, not just read once and put on a shelf. The exercises at the end of the chapters invite readers to reflect on their own experiences and practices...

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Main Author: Culp, Gordon L.
Other Authors: Smith, R. Anne.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2005.
Subjects:
Project management.
Leadership.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
ISBN: 9780784471128
0784471126
0784407576
9780784407578
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : illustrations

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100 1 |a Culp, Gordon L. 
245 1 4 |a The lead dog has the best view :  |b leading your project team to success /  |c Gordon Culp, Anne Smith. 
260 |a Reston, VA :  |b American Society of Civil Engineers,  |c ©2005. 
300 |a 1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) :  |b illustrations 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-162) and index. 
506 |a Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty 
520 8 |a "This book provides a person-centered, results-driven approach to project leadership not found elsewhere. It is intended to be a frequently used tool, not just read once and put on a shelf. The exercises at the end of the chapters invite readers to reflect on their own experiences and practices." "A valuable addition to any project manager's toolkit, The Lead Dog Has the Best View will make project work more fulfilling on both the professional and personal levels."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 
505 0 |a Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- 1 What Does It Take to Win? Identifying the Triangle of Needs and Twelve Key Leadership Characteristics -- The Triangle of Needs -- Twelve Key Leadership Characteristics -- Be Honest, Establish Trust -- Get People Involved -- Encourage Contrary Opinion -- Establish a Vision -- Take Risks -- Create a Positive Environment -- Challenge Limiting Beliefs -- Choose Your Reactions -- Recognize Performers -- Be Decisive and Competent -- Align Individual and Project Goals -- Establish and Achieve Doable Goals 
505 8 |a Fire Fighter or Fire Lighter?The Lead Dog Can Save the Day -- Summary -- Exercises and Figures for Chapter One -- 2 How Can We All Pull Together? Valuing Individual Differences to Improve Team Performance -- Individual Differences and Team Performance -- What Makes Us Tick: Type Theory -- Value of Understanding Individual Preferences -- Style Preference Scales -- Style Preferences and Leadership -- Where We Direct Our Energy: The Extraversion (E) â€? Introversion (I) Preference -- How We Gather Information: The Sensing (S) â€? Intuition (N) Preference 
505 8 |a How We Make Decisions: The Thinking (T) â€? Feeling (F) PreferenceHow We Interact with the Outer World: The Judging (J) â€? Perceiving (P) Preference -- How Style Preferences Affect Leadership Effectiveness -- Keys to Effective Use of Psychological Type -- Trends in Preferences -- MBTI Problem-Solving Model -- Balancing Preferences on Teams -- Exercises and Figures for Chapter 2 -- 3 Are We All Pulling in the Same Direction? Defining the Customer's Needs and Expectations -- Understanding Needs and Expectations: Precursor to Project Success 
505 8 |a Personal Styles and Their Effects on Defining Needs and ExpectationsConverting Needs and Expectations into a Plan -- Exercises and Figures for Chapter 3 -- 4 What Route Are We Taking? Planning the Project -- The Value of Planning -- Why Don't You Always Plan Your Projects? -- Balancing the Triangle of Needs When You Plan -- Planning the Team -- Developing the Project Scope of Work -- Preparing for Scope Changes -- Breaking Down the Scope into Well-Defined, Manageable Tasks -- Planning Workshop -- Project Work Plan -- Project Scheduling -- Project Budgeting 
505 8 |a Exercises and Figures for Chapter 45 Who's Pulling What? Delegating -- Why Delegate? -- How Delegation Addresses the Triangle of Needs -- Six Steps to Effective Delegation -- The Responsibilityâ€?Authority Matrix -- Project Learning Plans -- Personal Styles and Delegation Challenges -- Exercises and Figures for Chapter 5 -- 6 Where Are We? Are We There Yet? Monitoring and Adjusting Project Progress -- What We Need to Know -- Ongoing Communication -- Project Elements That Can Be Controlled -- Project Reviews -- Dealing with Project Changes and Problems 
590 |a Knovel  |b Knovel (All titles) 
650 0 |a Project management. 
650 0 |a Leadership. 
655 7 |a elektronické knihy  |7 fd186907  |2 czenas 
655 9 |a electronic books  |2 eczenas 
700 1 |a Smith, R. Anne. 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Culp, Gordon L.  |t Lead dog has the best view.  |d Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2005  |w (DLC) 2004026341 
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