Preface

Since its inception as a formal discipline, project management has typically focused on operational performance, planning, and meeting time and budget goals. Training in project management has been directed primarily toward mastering project management tools and applications. Yet, as research has shown, project success depends to a large extent on human behavior, especially leader behavior. Great leaders capable of unleashing the energy in people can be instrumental in the great success of projects. However, so far, the human side of project leadership has been an understudied area.

This report describes three related aspects of the human side of projects: leadership, project spirit, and conflict. Our objective is to provide a better ...

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