New Interactive e-Book Offers Leadership Guidance for Project Managers
Art Petty, author of the Alltop-listed Management Excellence blog and co-author of the 2007 book, Practical Lessons in Leadership, offers practical leadership guidance for Project Managers looking to improve performance and develop as senior contributors in a new, free e-book at http://artpetty.com
Crystal Lake, IL (PRWEB) May 20, 2009 -- As organizations increasingly rely on formal project management practices and professional project managers to execute key strategic initiatives, it is imperative for project managers to cultivate effective leadership skills. The need for these skills is underscored by significant survey and anecdotal feedback on the high failure rate of projects and the corresponding responsibility for project failure attributed to people and leadership issues.
Art Petty offers tough-love and practical guidance for project managers on the need to cultivate effective leadership skills as core to improving project and career performance, in a new interactive e-book, "Leadership and the Project Manager-Developing Skills that Fuel High Performance," available for free download as a Management Excellence tool at http://artpetty.com. The e-book includes live hyperlinks to the same content posted on his blog, offering readers the opportunity to post comments and share ideas and best practices.
"Project Managers are the consummate informal leaders inside organizations," indicated Art Petty. "They have all of the responsibility and little of the authority, and as such, they must develop effective lateral leadership and great negotiation and communication skills to succeed," he added.
"Leadership and the Project Manager" blends Petty's practical, actionable perspectives on leading with content tailored for the project manager and the project environment. Topics covered in this concise e-book include: helping project managers understand why they must develop lateral leadership skills, identifying the most common stumbling points for project managers as leaders, presentation of a framework for developing as a top performer and learning how to cultivate the development of key communication and feedback skills. The book wraps up with guidance on developing high performance project teams.
"The best project managers are the best leaders in my experience," indicated Petty. "And while there is ample training for the science of project management available through the professional certification programs, there is little guidance for project managers on dealing with the distinctly human issues of leading teams and individuals. It's hard to motivate and inspire or resolve conflict with Gantt charts alone. This brief e-book serves as a "quick start" for project managers interested in improving their own performance and strengthening the performance of their teams," added Petty.
Leadership and the Project Manager--Developing Skills that Fuel High Performance is available as a free download (no registration required) at the Management Excellence blog at http://artpetty.com. The content is also available on-line to facilitate discussion and the sharing of ideas.
"I could not imagine publishing today without creating an opportunity for a discussion and idea exchange, and thus the interactive nature of this e-book. The reader can download the pdf document, and if he or she has something to add on a particular topic, the chapter headings are live links and will connect the reader to the web page for comments," said Petty. "Together we all grow stronger and smarter," he added.
About Art Petty
Art Petty is a marketing and sales leader, strategist and team-builder with over twenty two years of experience directing the growth, global expansion and rise to market leadership of large and small organizations in a variety of industries. Petty develops and delivers workshops on leadership for general audiences as well as for technical professionals, project and product managers. He is a frequent speaker on change, leadership and sales and marketing, and regularly consults with firms on strategy and execution along with leadership and sales and marketing.
Art Petty is co-author of Practical Lessons in Leadership--A Guidebook for Aspiring and Experienced Leaders, an adjunct faculty member teaching Quality Management and Project Management at DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, and an active writer, frequent speaker and relentless blogger on all things leadership and management.
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