LEADERSHIP PROCESS
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Transitioning to Project Leadership
| What: | Understanding the changes required when moving from a project contributor role to leader. | |
| When: | As necessary. | |
| Results: | A quick and successful transition into project leadership. |
Understand the Project Leader's Role
The daily work of a project leader differs in many ways from the work of other project team members, as shown in Table 99.1:
Table 99.1. Differing roles of project contributors and leaders.
| Project Team Members | Project Leaders |
| • Seek excellent solutions | • Seek workable solutions |
| • Work with “stuff” | • Work with staff |
| • Are subject-matter experts | • Are generalists |
| • Are evaluated on personal efforts | • Are evaluated on team efforts |
| • Focus ... |
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