MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION - PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP SERIES

Increasing global competition, ever heightening client expectations and the magnitude of projects require well honed project management leadership skills.  This is one in a series of five classes that focuses on the human side of managing a project.  Classes may be taken in any order; a certificate of Project Management Leadership completion is given once all five classes have been taken. 

In this class, Project Managers will develop essential motivational skills that inspire greater performance on their project teams.

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Your personal motivational needs through a self assessment instrument
• How to gain commitment from team members and build participation
• Methods to develop your own set of motivational strategies
• How types of power act as influencers on behavior
• Techniques for effective dialogue, discussion and active listening
• The ways individual motivation factors influence how people act

CLASS TOPICS

• Self assessment – motivational needs
• Motivational factors and strategies
• Types of power and how they influence
• Organizational politics
• Developing motivational strategies and gaining commitment
• Motivational needs and project phases

WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS CLASS

• Experience ‘in depth’ class discussion on how to deal with people issues
• “Cookie cutter” formula based management does not work; learn how to treat each person as a unique individual
• Receive ongoing support as you use these tools in the real world
• Understand how your personal style affects the behavior of others
• 1.5 day class over 2 weeks fits easily into your schedule
• 1 hour of phone consultation after the end of class