Maximizing Project Success Through Human Performance.

Maximizing Project Success Through Human Performance.

Project management is often defined by processes and methodology, but projects are accomplished by people. Successfully leading those people is the core of a project manager's job. Even the seasoned project manager will encounter situations that present unique leadership challenges.Bernardo Tir...

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Main Author: Tirado, Bernardo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated, 2013.
Subjects:
Project management.
Psychology, Industrial.
Leadership.
Performance.
Performance technology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior
Performance technology
Leadership
Performance
Project management
Psychology, Industrial
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Title Page; Copyright; About the Author; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction to Business Psychology; PART 1 Individual: Your Behaviors That May; Chapter 2 Understanding Sense of Self; Psychometric Evaluation: How You Make Decisions; 360 Degree Feedback: How Others Perceive You; Chapter 3 Creating a Consistent Brand; First Impressions; Building â#x80;#x9C;Brand Youâ#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 4 Building Advocates; Applying the Advocacy Model; Building a Strategy for Unknowns; Building a Strategy for Averters; Building a Strategy for Detesters; Building a Strategy for Corresponders.
  • Creating an Advocacy Action PlanChapter 5 Profiling People at Workâ#x80;#x94;Unconscious Behavior at the Individual Level; Kinesics; Acoustic Phonetics; Cues For Stress; PART 2 Team: Unconscious and Conscious Behaviors That Can Compromise Project Success; Chapter 6 Understanding Power Dynamicsâ#x80;#x94;Unconscious Behavior at the Group Level; The Power Seat; Group Dynamics; Applying Group Dynamics; Chapter 7 Project Management Leadership; Differences Between Leadership and Management; The Top Ten Leadership Styles; Chapter 8 Building a High-Performance Team; Types of Teams; Ideal Team Size.
  • Characteristics of High-Performance TeamsChapter 9 Using SWOT Analysis to Reorganize Your Existing Team; Analyzing the Team; Creating Subteams; PART 3 Organization: Behaviors That Can Jeopardize Your Project; Chapter 10 Navigating Organizational Politics; The Power/Interest Grid; Identifying Informal Influencers; Chapter 11 Determining Organizational Readiness; The Desired Change; The Current State in Relation to the Desired Change; Determine Impact on End Users; PART 4 Project: Bringing It All Together; Chapter 12 Case Study; Background; The Project; Conclusion; Index.

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