The Authentic PROJECT MANAGER

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1 The Authentic PROJECT MANAGER

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3 The Authentic Project Mgr Leadership in the 21 st Century DiSC: Working authentically with your team Factoring in: Project type PM methodology Myers-Briggs Personality Type Overview Is there a PM Best Personality Fit?

4 20th Century Leadership Focus Directive Autocratic Top-Down Focus on Mgmt Participative Top-Down Input from workers Team Leader Leaders Managers Supervisors 21st Century Leadership Focus Facilitative Focus on individual Self-leadership Collaborative Blend of Team and Individual New tools

5 21 st Century: Collaborative Work The Bridge, 5272 S. Lewis, Ste 250, Tulsa, OK

6 Our Digital Knowledge World

7 21 st Century: Deep Work in a Digital Knowledge World Deep Work, Cal Newport Ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task Block time for deep work Close door to interruptions Increased job satisfaction Increased productivity Essential for creative thinkers

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9 DiSC Behavior Analysis - Marston Dominant Influence Conscientious Steadiness

10 Factoring in Project Type Understand your project Technology / Uncertainty Complexity / Scope Pace / Time Novelty / Creativity Complex organization Formality Later design freeze More design cycles Less market data Later requirement freeze Autonomy

11 High D - Dominant

12 Factoring in Project Type: High D Technology / Manage Uncertainty Complexity / Manage Scope Pace / Manage Time Novelty / Manage Creativity Later design freeze More design cycles Complex organization Formality Less market data Later requirement freeze Autonomy

13 High I - Influential

14 Factoring in Project Type: High I Technology / Manage Uncertainty Complexity / Manage Scope Pace / Manage Time Novelty / Manage Creativity Later design freeze More design cycles. Complex organization Formality Less market data Later requirement freeze Autonomy

15 Managing a High S - Steadiness

16 Factoring in Project Type: High S Technology / Manage Uncertainty Complexity / Manage Scope Pace / Manage Time Novelty / Manage Creativity Later design freeze More design cycles. Complex organization Formality Less market data Later requirement freeze Autonomy

17 Managing a High C - Conscientious

18 Factoring in Project Type: High C Technology / Uncertainty Complexity / Scope Pace / Time Novelty / Creativity Later design freeze More design cycles. Complex organization Formality Less market data Later requirement freeze Autonomy

19 Factoring in PM Methodology

20 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

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23 Thinking-Feeling

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25 Is there a PM Personality best fit?

26 Traits: Introvert/ Extrovert Sensing/ intuition Thinking/ Feeling Judgment/ Perceiving

27 MBTI Combinations best suited to PM work Introvert/ Extrovert Sensing/ intuition Thinking/ Feeling Judgment/ Perceiving

28 21 st Century: Finding Your True North Authenticity = gold standard Discover inherent talents Appreciate life challenges/crucibles Share life experiences Embrace core projects/values

29 Resources Blanchard, Ken, Leadership and the One Minute Manager (Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership II), 1985 Cain, Susan, Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can t Stop Talking Dvir, D., Sadeh, A., & Malach-Pines, A. (2006). Projects and project managers: the relationship between project managers' personality, project types, and project success. Project Management Journal, 37(5), Kendrick, Tom, 101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them, PMP. Published by AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 2011 Little, Brian R., Me, Myself, and Us: The Science of Personality and the Art of Well-Being Gehring, D. R. (2007). Applying traits theory of leadership to project management. Project Management Journal, 38(1), George, Bill, Discover Your True North, Becoming an Authentic Leader, Hidden Brain, NPR - You 2.0: Deep Work Series 7/24/17 Manager-tools.com podcasts with Mark Horstman and Mike Auzenne Mirza, H. Aslam, (2017) Do You Understand Collaboration and How to Leverage it for Project Implementation?, ProjectManagement.com Newport, Cal, Deep Work: Rules for focused success in a distracted world Shenhar, Aaron and associates, (2013) Project Management: From Genesis to Content to Classification Ted Radio Hour, NPR Quiet 8/31/17; Hardwired 8/24/17; Rethinking School 8/10/17; Just a Little Nicer 12/8/2016. Wideman, Max, Project Teamwork, Personality Profiles and the Population at Large: Do we have enough of the right kind of people?, May 2002, orig published in the Proceedings of the 29 th Annual Project Management Institute Seminar/Symposium Tides of Change, 1998 and Zack, Devora, Networking for People Who Hate Networking, A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected Zack, Devora, Managing for People Who Hate Managing, Be a Success by Being Yourself. Devora Zack, 2012

30 Feedback, Questions? Please me. Linda Hollingsworth Project Manager, CS3 Technology on Twitter to be entered to win a free book