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INTENTIONALPROJECT LEADERSHIP

Franklin A. HoltforsterB.A.Sc., P.Eng., PMP, LEED AP

President and CEOColliers Project Leaders Inc.

613 820 6610 ext. 222fholtforster@colliersprojectleaders.com

Even if you’re on the right track, you get run overif you just sit there. WILL ROGERS

Leadership

The relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow.

Intentional Leadership

The course of action taken by one who aspires to lead, whose objective is to influence others to choose to follow.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.Thomas Paine

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Characteristics of an Effective Leader

What are the characteristics that are most looked for and admired in a leader - someone under whose direction you would willingly follow?

The Leadership ChallengeKouzes and Posner

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an effective leader?What we say we need…

• Honest• Forward Looking• Inspires and Motivates• Competent• Intelligent

Characteristics Of An Effective Leader

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an effective leader?What we say we get…

• Honest• Forward Looking

• Competent• Intelligent

Characteristics of an Effective Leader

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an effective leader?What we say is MISSING…

• Inspire and Motivate

Characteristics of an Effective Leader

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Inspiration and Motivation• are what your followers want• will increase your influence and make you effective• will cost nothing• are easy• will make your role more enjoyable

Characteristics of an Effective Leader

Great. But how?

INTENTIONALPROJECT

LEADERSHIP

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Leaders ask “why?”, in order to compare the merits of the “how” and the “what”.

Managers ask “how?” and “what?”, having

been told “why”.

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A person who knows “how” will always have a job.

A person who knows “why” will always be their boss.

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Why Project Management?

To deliver project success.

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When is a Project a success?

When we deliver a quality outcome.

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When is a Project a success?

If you don’t know, then how do you direct your effort?

When we deliver a quality outcome.

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When is a Project a success?

A Project succeedswhen it satisfies allof the needs to whichit is subject.

When we deliver a quality outcome.

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Where have we heard that?

…from PMI:

Quality = the totality of characteristics that bear on a Project’s ability to meet stated and implied needs.

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When is a Project a success?

When it realizes itsQuality objective.

When we deliver a quality outcome.

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What is the objective of a Project Manager?

To realize the project’s Quality objective.

When we deliver a quality outcome.

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What is the objective of a Project Leader?

To inspire and motivate the project team to realize the project’s identified and understood Quality objectives.

When we deliver a quality outcome.

The Project Leadership Hierarchy

Quality Management

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Leadership Why? Identify and understand “the totality of

characteristics that bear on the Project’s ability to meet stated or implied needs”.

Management How? Identify and implement a plan to achieve quality

objectives. What? Demand evidence of both quality assurance and

quality control measures to ensure quality compliance.

Leadership Why? To increase the probability that the

Project’s Quality objective will be realized.

Management How? Recognize that risk management improves the chances of project success, and that risk is inherent to the project. What? Risk management as a sequential effort: risk identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, response planning and control.

Risk Management

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Scope

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Leadership Why? To identify that which is required to satisfy the project’s purpose.

Management How? Scope management plan What? Progressive scope planning, definition, verification and change control. How? Assume responsibility to control scope What? Assess whether a change is approved, decide

whether it should advance, and reject changes until authorized

TimeLeadership

Why? To understand the relationship between the schedule requirement and the project objective.

Management How? Develop a schedule through activity definition, sequencing, duration estimating, scheduling. What? Control through continuous monitoring of the work that is not yet complete.

Cost

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Leadership Why? To understand the spending that is

justified by the business case.

Management How? Develop a project cost plan through sequential

resource planning, cost estimating, budgeting and cost control.

What? Control project cost though continuous monitoring of the work that has yet to be contracted.

Reporting: budget, currently committed, estimated cost to complete, variance.

Human Resources

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Leadership Why? Ensure the project is equipped to

succeed.

Management How? Identify the requirement: stipulate the job

descriptions, establish the expertise and experience requirements.

What? Engage the required resources, develop organizational plan, define roles and responsibilities.

Communications

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Leadership Why? To understand and satisfy the

Client’s information requirements.

Management How? Implement a communication management plan involving communications planning, information distribution, performance reporting, and communications closure.

Procurement

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Leadership Why? Determine the Client’s delivery constraints.

Management How? Know the alternatives: their merits their shortcomings the contracts required to implement the

methodology their impact on the Project:

owner, consultant, PM and stakeholders

Lead manage coordinate

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Scope Does whatever the Client says. Receives advice of changes that have already happened.Time Writes a plan, then waits to see what happens next.

Cost Writes a budget, then adds up the expenditures and compares them to the budget.

Lead manage coordinate

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Quality Checks results to monitor outcome.

Human Resources Prepares a resource directory.

Communication Forwards information as it arrives.

Integration Tracks the historical facts using schedules, cost logs

and change logs.

Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way.

George S. Patton

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An Effective Leader? - The Opportunity

HonestyForward Looking

Inspire and MotivateCompetentIntelligent

COMMUNICATE INTENTIONALLY

Leading Intentionally

Communicate Intentionally

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Motivate and Inspire

Effective Public Speaking

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Motivate and Inspire

Engage Your Team

Get up Get out of your office

EngageDiscuss

LearnInform

InfluenceMotivate and Inspire

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Motivate and Inspire

Know Your Value Proposition

“You know how projects often go to hell?

Well mine don’t.I inspire and motivate project teams to deliver success.My title says Project Manager.But really, I’m a Project Leader.How can I can help you?”

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Motivate and Inspire

Build Your NetworkWhen engaging strangers, get them to tell their story….

Where are you from?

Were you born there?

Are your parents from ________?

When did you move?

Why did you move?

…while searching for something you share

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Exercise: Meeting & GreetingMeet the person sitting next to you by encouraging them to tell their story….

Where are you from?Were you born there?Are your parents from ________?When did you move?Why did you move?…while searching for something you share.Then be prepared to introduce your new friend!

He who stops being better stops being good.

- Oliver Cromwell

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.

Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not: unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

- Calvin Coolidge

Thank you for your attention.

Intentional Project Leadership

Franklin A. HoltforsterB.A.Sc., P.Eng., PMP, LEED APPresident and CEOColliers Project Leaders Inc.613 820 6610 ext. 222fholtforster@colliersprojectleaders.com