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ASCE 9780784407578 2005

ASCE 9780784407578 2005

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The Lead Dog Has the Best View

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PDF Pages PDF Title
6 Contents
9 List of Figures
10 Preface
14 1 What Does It Take to Win? Identifying the Triangle of Needs and Twelve Key Leadership Characteristics
The Triangle of Needs
18 Twelve Key Leadership Characteristics
19 Be Honest, Establish Trust
21 Get People Involved
22 Encourage Contrary Opinion
23 Establish a Vision
24 Take Risks
26 Create a Positive Environment
27 Challenge Limiting Beliefs
28 Choose Your Reactions
29 Recognize Performers
30 Be Decisive and Competent
31 Align Individual and Project Goals
32 Establish and Achieve Doable Goals
33 Fire Fighter or Fire Lighter?
34 The Lead Dog Can Save the Day
Summary
35 Exercises and Figures for Chapter One
48 2 How Can We All Pull Together? Valuing Individual Differences to Improve Team Performance
Individual Differences and Team Performance
49 What Makes Us Tick: Type Theory
50 Value of Understanding Individual Preferences
51 Style Preference Scales
52 Style Preferences and Leadership
Where We Direct Our Energy: The Extraversion (E) – Introversion (I) Preference
57 How We Gather Information: The Sensing (S) – Intuition (N) Preference
61 How We Make Decisions: The Thinking (T) – Feeling (F) Preference
64 How We Interact with the Outer World: The Judging (J) – Perceiving (P) Preference
67 How Style Preferences Affect Leadership Effectiveness
69 Keys to Effective Use of Psychological Type
Trends in Preferences
70 MBTI Problem-Solving Model
71 Balancing Preferences on Teams
72 Exercises and Figures for Chapter 2
84 3 Are We All Pulling in the Same Direction? Defining the Customer’s Needs and Expectations
Understanding Needs and Expectations: Precursor to Project Success
87 Personal Styles and Their Effects on Defining Needs and Expectations
91 Converting Needs and Expectations into a Plan
Exercises and Figures for Chapter 3
96 4 What Route Are We Taking? Planning the Project
The Value of Planning
Why Don’t You Always Plan Your Projects?
97 Balancing the Triangle of Needs When You Plan
98 Planning the Team
100 Developing the Project Scope of Work
103 Preparing for Scope Changes
Breaking Down the Scope into Well-Defined, Manageable Tasks
104 Planning Workshop
106 Project Work Plan
108 Project Scheduling
Project Budgeting
110 Exercises and Figures for Chapter 4
120 5 Who’s Pulling What? Delegating
Why Delegate?
122 How Delegation Addresses the Triangle of Needs
124 Six Steps to Effective Delegation
125 The Responsibility–Authority Matrix
127 Project Learning Plans
Personal Styles and Delegation Challenges
134 Exercises and Figures for Chapter 5
140 6 Where Are We? Are We There Yet? Monitoring and Adjusting Project Progress
What We Need to Know
142 Ongoing Communication
144 Project Elements That Can Be Controlled
145 Project Reviews
148 Dealing with Project Changes and Problems
150 Dealing with Scope Changes
151 Dealing with Conflict
154 The Importance of Attitude in Resolving Conflicts
155 Status Reports
156 Exercises and Figures for Chapter 6
164 7 Have We Crossed the Finish Line? Closing the Project
Addressing the Triangle of Needs
165 Human Factors
167 Closeout Checklist
Project Closeout Debriefing Meetings
168 Exercises and Figures for Chapter 7
174 References
176 Index
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