UID:
almahu_9949383983202882
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 209 pages)
ISBN:
0367028743
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9780367028749
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9780429627392
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0429627394
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9780429629037
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0429629036
,
9780429625756
,
0429625758
Series Statement:
Advances in project management series
Content:
People play a vital part in the success of projects, initiatives and organisations, yet traditional project management sources offer limited guidance and insights that extend beyond technical roles and prescriptions. Leading the Project Revolution delves into the dynamics of people, teams and organisations exploring their impact on leadership, strategy, success and achievement. The book offers a progressive agenda for improving project practice, enabling the dialogue to advance from the typical coverage of static toolsets towards an understanding of flexible mindsets. Flexibility, agility and resilience are addressed as the social, cultural and complexity dimensions of leadership, strategy, organisations and project execution are examined and practical insights are synthesised into pragmatic models and frameworks. The volume brings together some of the best writing by leading authorities on teams, leadership, corporate culture, human behaviour, organisational dynamics, psychology, complexity, strategy, execution, innovation, social media and decision sourcing.
Note:
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Editor; Contributors; Introduction; In search of a revolution: From toolsets to mindsets; Leading the revolution; Advances in project management; Geography and scope; References; Chapter 1: Leadership; The leaders we deserve?; A crisis of leadership; Leadership matters; Seeking agility in leaders; References; Developing leadership agility: different projects, different approaches; Interpersonal leadership; Interpersonal steering: The paradox of activities and conditions
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Interpersonal feedback: The paradox of challenge and appreciationOrganisational leadership; Organisational composition: The paradox of unity and diversity; Organisational decision making: The paradox of direction and participation; Strategic leadership; Strategic goal-setting: The paradox of idealism and realism; Strategic priority-setting: The paradox of exploitation and exploration; Leadership and mission; Values-setting: The paradox of wealth and health; Interests-setting: The paradox of self-actualization and service; Leadership and self
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Leadership problem-solving: The paradox of thought and actionLeadership attunement: The paradox of authenticity and adjustment; Leadership and learnership; References; Chapter 2: Perspective; Reframing leadership: Why what you search for will determine what you find; Starting with perspective; Building a mental image; Deconstructing the elephant; Reframing; Rethinking leadership; References; Paradoxes of perspective: Leaders, leading and leadership; The enduring allure of heroic leadership; Towards a relational perspective on leadership; Leadership as a distributed process
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New leadership for new timesConclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3: Teams; Team dynamics and the perils of agreement; The real problem with agreement; A journey to Abilene; Managing agreement; Team dynamics and high-stakes leadership; Conflict and agreement: A reprise; References; Invisible traps in project management lead to crisis; Who me? Overconfident?; I'm independent; Go fever; Methodology doesn't equal outcome; References; Chapter 4: Culture; Why culture really matters; A 'giant' new kid on the block; In search of a new culture; The role of culture; Culture invades project management
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When culture strikes backReferences; Creating a culture of partnership between project management and change management; Making culture explicit and measurable; Deepest assumptions about macro issues affecting the project; References; Chapter 5: Strategy; Strategy as learning to discover the way forward; Strategy from the top down; The long-term impacts of hierarchical organising; Getting lost without a compass?; Strategy as emergent forward planning; Going on a strategy journey; Strategy reprised: In search of a revolution; References; How strategy happens; Starting points and journeys
Additional Edition:
Print version: Leading the project revolution. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 ISBN 9780367028732
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
Keywords:
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URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367028749
