Leadership of Projects and Programs

This course is targeted at those who are responsible for the delivery of projects or programmes or would like to further enhance their leadership skills in a project or programme context.

After completing this course, candidates will be able to:

• Differentiating project leadership from project management, attributes of effective Project Leaders, emotional intelligence and leadership
• Differentiating Outcomes from Outputs, defining an inspiring project vision, managing expectations
• Identifying and getting the right stakeholders on board, engaging across departmental and organizational boundaries, understanding and meeting your stakeholders’ needs
• Breaking through the barriers to effective communication, the four steps to influence, establishing rapport with your stakeholders
• Dimensions of diversity, making diversity work in your projects, active listening and negotiating win-win outcomes
• Getting the right people on board, aligning on the project’s vision and values, running an effective project kick-off session
• Setting your staff up to succeed, providing effective feedback
• Leadership styles and impact on project team culture, developing leadership versatility
• Keeping a finger on the project pulse, running effective meetings, creating a sense of urgency
• Channelling and projecting positive energy, projecting certainty through change
• Understanding and tapping into the 6 Human Needs, the art of Leadership

• Face to face or virtual trainer delivered three (3) day course.
• Undertake individual and group led activities to support practical application
• Includes additional reference resources.

• Attributes of Effective Project Leaders
• Inspirational and Outcome-oriented Project Leadership
• Breaking through boundaries for effective Stakeholder Engagement
• Trust and Influence
• Making diversity work and negotiating Win-Win outcomes
• Setting your team up for Success!
• Motivating high performance from project staff
• Leadership Styles and Creating an Empowered Project Team
• Keeping things on Track
• Personal Resilience and Mastering Energy
• The Art of Leadership in a Project Management Context