Project leadership and entrepreneurship : building innovative teams / Rory Burke

Includes index.

Introduction to project leadership and entrepreneurship -- Governance and ethics -- Leadership traits -- Leadership vision -- Leadership styles -- Leadership power -- Motivation -- Delegation and empowerment -- Communication -- Entrepreneurial traits -- Calculated risk taking -- Negotiation process -- Management vs. leadership vs. entrepreneurship -- Client organization structure -- Project organization structure -- Stakeholder leadership -- Networking process -- Project teams -- Team roles -- Team development phases -- Team building techniques -- Problem solving process -- Decision-making process

This edition has been significantly updated to include important new developments in the field of project management. The text uses plenty of exercises and case studies to explain the leadership techniques in a project environment. This book includes chapters on: project leadership traits, styles, skills, power, motivation, delegation and empowerment; entrepreneurship traits, innovative problem solving, spotting and exploiting beneficial opportunities; leading project participants, client organization structures, project organizations, stakeholders and networking; and leading project teams, team roles, team development, team building. The text uses plenty of exercises and case studies to explain the leadership techniques in a project environment.