leadership

Leadership

CS410

Eight Things

Listen to the people

Ask lots of questions

Observe and take notes

Understand that you do not know everything

Be available when people need you

Eight Things to Remember

Make decisions when called upon to make decisions

Delegate the work that needs to be delegated

Don’t micromanage

You manage the project

They manage the work

Leadership Styles

Task-oriented

Employee-oriented

Reward-based leadership

Leadership Components

Visibility

Communication

Three Types of Communications

Vertical

Horizontal

Diagonal

Guidelines

Hold regular meetings with team members

don’t cancel them

Meet both in groups and individually

Provide your team with constant feedback on the project’s status

Keep meetings short and to the point

Guidelines

Save major parties and celebrations for mile-stones and accomplishments

Use written messages like golden bullets

Keep written communications brief and to the point

Effective Messages

Always thing through politics before you communicate

Be aware of all who may see the message

Decide on format and timing

Make sure content is exactly what intended

Follow-up on messages

When in doubt - don’t send it

MBWA

Management By Walking Around

Being physically visible

real life assessment of progress

establishes communication channels