Project Leader Team-based Skills VadiK Inventor Author Founder   Creating and leading a high-performing team takes commitment on the part of the project manager to lead both management and team processes effectively. You need to find or create the right fit for each team member and be a good facilitator, helping the team work through the steps of these processes.     "An effective team leader is not a person who can do things better than s/his team members; am effective team leader is a person who can inspire and get his team members to do things better than they expected of themselves." ~ Vadim Kotelnikov     To be an effective team leader you must establish: Strategic direction and shared goals and values; Guiding principles; Friendly atmosphere; Equal opportunity for participation by all members; Collaboration accelerators; Reward system.     "Management-Leadership synergy is the key to successful project implementation. Most effective managers of change projects are also outstanding leaders. Most effective managers of innovation projects are also effective entrepreneurial leaders." ~ Vadim Kotelnikov     While developing your project team and your skills as an effective leader, also pay due attention to honing your social skills. It is especially important to create an effective communication system so that all team members can monitor progress and continuously improve their performance as a team.       Effective project team leaders: ▪ Inspire and influence people; ▪ Are result-oriented and entrepreneurial; ▪ Hold effective meetings; ▪ Motivate, communicate, and listen actively; ▪ Coach and provide constructive feedback; ▪ Lead team decisions; ▪ Resolve conflicts, solve people problems smoothly; ▪ Recognize achievements and celebrate victories.     Keep learning forward. If you strop learning, you stop creating history and become history. VadiK Inventor Author Founder Slides   Leadership Excellence A-Z/360   Notes