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PM Leadership Track 20-Aug-2015 1

Growing your PM Leadership Tool Kit

Connie Plowman, PMP20 August 2015 1

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Leadership and

Learning are

indispensable to

each other.

- John F. Kennedy

LEADERSHIP

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My Leadership Journey

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Organizational Leader

Education Leader

Volunteer Leader

Cadence Management

Corporation (COO)

IBM CorporationInterim Executive

Director,

Portland Community

College (PCC),

CLIMB Center for

Advancement

Part-time Instructor

for PM classes

Project

Management

Institute (PMI)

Job Seekers

Groups / Mentor

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1998

Joined PMI

Chapter President (1 year)

PMP Certified

Chapter Past President (1 year)

PMI Professional Awards Program MAG (Extended)

PMI Leadership Master Class Graduate (1 year)

Leadership Institute Advisory Group (LIAG) (2 years)

Region 1 Mentor (2 years)

PMI Professional Awards ProgramMAG (4 years)

VP Certification(3 years)

Chapter President-Elect (1 year)

PMI Chapter MAG(2 years - Current)

Continue to serve on numerous committees, task force groups, mentor, and speaker.

Connie Plowman, PMP

PMI Volunteer Leader

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

MAG = Member Advisory Group

My PMI Leadership & Learning

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75% of organizations rank

project manager leadership

skills as most important for

the successful navigation of

complexity in projects.

—Pulse of the Profession®

In-Depth Report: Navigating

Complexity, 2013, PMI

Today’s PM must be a LEADER

Today’s PM must

understand BUSINESS

Today’s PM must be a

CONTINUOUS LEARNER

Today’s PM must be

committed to the

PROFESSION

Today’s PM must have extensive

EXPERIENCE

Today’s PM isin the

“PEOPLE BUSINESS”

Decision maker, lead by example, have integrity

Strategic thinker, company goals

Skills training, ongoing education

PMI Certification: PMP®, CAPM®

Different size projects& complexity

Stakeholders, project teams, communicator

Goal setting, results driven, be accountable

Finance, customer & internal needs

PM terminology,PM best practices

Program Mgmt, Agile, other PMI certifications

Virtual teams, global projects

Motivate,inspire, reward and recognize

Ask questions, active listener, follow-through

Industry, market Sales skills,continuous improvement

Industry and technicalcertifications

Diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, teams, cultures

Relationship builder,influencer, getbuy-in

Project leader and business leader

Competition, trends

Project close-out: use Lessons Learned

Volunteer projects, contribute your expertise

Proven success on projects and teams

Maximize everyone’s strengths

Today’s Project Manager

Core Competencies

People

Leadership

Business

Experience

AT A GLANCE

What Project Managers

need today to be

successful

PASSION

People

Experience

Certification

Knowledge

Business

Leadership

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Remember. . . .

Titles don’t make

leaders.

Actions do.

- Unknown

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Today’s Focus

StrategyStrategy ActionAction ResultsResults

Seeing the organization,

as it is today, but also

what it could be.

Communicating,

deciding, leading,

managing thru change.

Commitments,

empowering, inspiring,

making things happen.

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Chat Room Exercise

In your opinion, what does being a leader mean to you? (In 2 or 3 words)

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Topics

• Strategic Business Model

• Core Values

• 3-Box Approach to Leadership

• Leadership Skills

StrategyStrategy

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Core Values

Vision

Mission

Strategic Goals

Objectives

Strategic Business Model

How do we do business?

How do we conduct ourselves?

Who are we?

Where do we want to go?

Why do we exist?

What is our fundamental purpose?

What will we accomplish over the next 3-5 years?

What are our long-term goals?

What is our tactical plan to achieve the goals?

(short-term objectives, action-driven,

measurable)

Str

ate

gic

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Leadership is

about CORE

VALUES

What are the core

values of your

organization?

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“PMI's Core Values are enduring and are guiding principles upon which we act.”

Source: http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/About-Us-Core-Values.aspx

At PMI, we believe in:

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BOX 1

Manage

the

PRESENT

Selectively

forget the

PAST

Create

the

FUTURE

BOX 2 BOX 3

3-Box Approach to LEADERSHIP

Improving the

performance of our

core business

Learning from our

mistakes, missed

opportunities, and

letting go

Truly innovative and

could fundamentally

change our business

Source: HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW. January–February 2011 Issue: "The CEO’s

Role in Business Model Reinvention" by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble

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Assess your Leadership Skills

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Take Online Assessment

• Know your strengths

• Know the strengths of your

team

• Learn how to work with

these strengths

• “Self-confidence cannot be

built if we focus only on our

weaknesses.”

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Executing

Leader

Influencing

Leader

Relationship

Building

Leader

Strategic

Thinking

Leader

Helps the

team reach a

much broader

audience

Has the ability

to connect and

collaborate

Keeps us

focused on

what “could be”

Knows how to

make things

happen

What kind of leader are you?

Source: Strengths Based Leadership by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie

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Executing

Leader

Influencing

Leader

Relationship

Building

Leader

Strategic

Thinker Leader

Achiever Maximizer Harmony Input

Focus

My top 5 strengths

Input

Achiever

Maximizer

Focus

Harmony

Question: What are your

leadership strengths?

My Leadership Assessment Results

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Team Building ExerciseFor the Project Team:• Get StrengthsFinder 2.0 book

• Take an assessment of your strengths

• Consider having the entire team do assessment

• Map your team’s strengths and share

For your Direct Reports:• Get Strengths-Based Leadership book

• Take the assessment of your strengths as a leader

• Map the strengths of your team

• Share as a team

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Topics

• Communication (Walk the Talk)

• Level 5 Leaders

• Leading vs Managing

ActionAction

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Ask Yourself:

Does this decision move the business forward? Does this

action move the business forward?

Does this behavior show that I am a leader?

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Communications

Remember: Email is 1 way communication

Do you have an email rule?

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Communicating as Leaders

• First impressions matter.

• Watch your words – each one is important.

• Communicate on a “need to share” basis.

• If you can’t share, say so.

• Ask questions.

• Step away from the keyboard.

Your communication impacts others.

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“Show me the evidence”

• As leaders, have fact-based discussions

• Ask for the facts that supports a statement

• Focus on facts, not feelings

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The Key to being a Leader

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The Key to being a Leader

Do What You Say You Will Do

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As a leader, how well do youcommunicate?

Ask yourself:

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BOX 1

Manage

the

PRESENT

Selectively

forget the

PAST

Create

the

FUTURE

BOX 2 BOX 3

3-Box Approach to Managing Change

Improving the

performance of our

core business

Learning from our

mistakes, missed

opportunities, and

letting go

Truly innovative and

could fundamentally

change our business

Source: HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW. January–February 2011 Issue: "The CEO’s

Role in Business Model Reinvention" by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble

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Chat Room Exercise

Leading change is

about

___________.

(In 1 or 2 words)

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Vision Skills Incentive Resource Action

Plan

CHANGE+ + + + =

x Skills Incentive Resource Action

Plan

Confusion+ + + + =

Vision x Incentive Resource Action

Plan

Anxiety+ + + + =

Vision Skills x Resource Action

Plan

Gradual Change+ + + + =

Vision Skills Incentive x Action

Plan

Frustration+ + + + =

Vision Skills Incentive Resource x False Start+ + + + =

Equation for Change

Source: LinkedIn -- www.linkedin.com

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• Jim Collins

• 5 years of research

• Goal: To understand what enabled

companies to transform from

“Good” to “GREAT”

• Breakthrough followed by

outstanding, sustained results

Published in 2001

www.jimcollins.com

Good to GREAT. The Book.

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The FLYWHEEL EFFECT – How it works together

Disciplined People

Disciplined Thought

Disciplined Action

Level 5 LeadershipFirst Who, Then What

Confront the Brutal FactsHedgehog Concept

Culture of DisciplineTechnology Accelerators

Good to GREAT Principles & Stages

Source: Good to Great by Jim Collins

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Disciplined People

Level 5 Leaders

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Disciplined People

Good to Great

Project Management

Applying Level 5 Leadership to Project Management

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Characteristics to look for:

• Shares the core values.

• Does not need to be managed.

• Desires to be the BEST.

• Knows the difference between a job and a responsibility.

• If this were a hiring decision, and knowing what you know now,

would you make the same hiring decision?

How do you know if you have the right people on your leadership bus?

Source: Good to Great by Jim Collins

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Good is the

enemy of GREAT.

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What are the differences between a Leader and a Manager?

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LEADER MANAGER

Creates the strategy Transforms strategy into action

Communicates and delivers the vision Follows the vision

Mentors and coaches Trains

Asks why Asks what

Plans long term Plans short term

Looks into the future Works in the present

Motivates and inspires Administers and controls

Focuses on people Focuses on systems and processes

Aligns people Organizes people

Encourages and embraces change Implements change

Do you lead or do you manage?

Be moving in this direction!

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Topics

• Aligning Expectations

• Setting Objectives

• Commitments and Accountability

ResultsResults

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Align Expectations

Here is what you can expect from me as your Project Manager.

What should I expect from you as a Team Member?

What are yourexpectations of each other, as Team Members?

1 1 1

2 2 2

3 3 3

More… More… More…

Is there anything else I should consider?

Here are some additional thoughts….

Is there anything else we should consider?

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SAMPLE

Use in any team setting

ONE PAGE.

Document is signed by everyone. Posted for ease of reference.

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S.M.A.R.T. Goals

• Specific

• Measurable

• Attainable

• Realistic

• Timely

Set Objectives

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One final thought on Leadership

Accept responsibility for your actions.

Be accountable for your results.

Take ownership of your mistakes.

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Summary/Next Steps

• Leadership Action Plan

• Forum for Ongoing Dialogue

• Wrap-up, Closing Remarks

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• What are 3 things that you are going to do on your leadership journey?

• Some ideas to consider. . . .

Your Action PlanTo Do

Step 1: Send Connie a

LinkedIn invitation

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Leadership Word of the Day

Leadership Quotes

Management Tip of the Day

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

What leadership idea jumpstarts your day?

Start your Day!

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Today’s PM must be a LEADER

Today’s PM must

understand BUSINESS

Today’s PM must be a

CONTINUOUS LEARNER

Today’s PM must be

committed to the

PROFESSION

Today’s PM must have extensive

EXPERIENCE

Today’s PM isin the

“PEOPLE BUSINESS”

Decision maker, lead by example, have integrity

Strategic thinker, company goals

Skills training, ongoing education

PMI Certification: PMP®, CAPM®

Different size projects& complexity

Stakeholders, project teams, communicator

Goal setting, results driven, be accountable

Finance, customer & internal needs

PM terminology,PM best practices

Program Mgmt, Agile, other PMI certifications

Virtual teams, global projects

Motivate,inspire, reward and recognize

Ask questions, active listener, follow-through

Industry, market Sales skills,continuous improvement

Industry and technicalcertifications

Diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, teams, cultures

Relationship builder,influencer, getbuy-in

Project leader and business leader

Competition, trends

Project close-out: use Lessons Learned

Volunteer projects, contribute your expertise

Proven success on projects and teams

Maximize everyone’s strengths

Today’s Project Manager

Core Competencies

People

Leadership

Business

Experience

AT A GLANCE

What Project Managers

need today to be

successful

PASSION

People

Experience

Certification

Knowledge

Business

Leadership

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What is your favorite

leadership book?

Leaders

are

Readers

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1. You are ALL Leaders – LinkedIn to each other!

2. “Discover, Learn and Connect” on projectmanagement.com

3. Read a book on Leadership

4. Start your day with a Leadership Word (and practice it!)

5. “Walk the Talk” - demonstrate leadership characteristics – daily!

6. Talk with other leaders

7. Take some leadership training (classes, conferences, online, etc.)

8. Look for leadership opportunities – volunteer!

9. Do a timeline of your leadership journey

10. Consider the Shared Expectations or StrengthsFinder exercise with your team(s)

MOST IMPORTANT – Get a Mentor!

Top 10 List for adding to yourLeadership Tool Kit

Pick 1 or 2 ideas – and do them!

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� Focus

� A plan

� An investment in TIME

Consider: Take 10 minutes a day

Next Steps – What’s Needed

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Today’s Focus

StrategyStrategy ActionAction ResultsResults

Seeing the organization,

as it is today, but also

what it could be.

Communicating,

deciding, leading,

managing thru change.

Commitments,

empowering, inspiring,

making things happen.

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“Whether you

realize it or not,

you have the

power to be

successful.”– David Cottrell

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QUESTIONS?

CONNIE PLOWMAN, PMP

PMI email: [email protected]

Personal email:[email protected] See you on LinkedIn!

Thank you for your Leadership

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