Global Learning for Operational Leaders
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Introduction
Course overview
Course Introduction
Are you looking to cultivate a personal leadership style that enhances your effectiveness in every action and decision while leading your projects?
This Project Leadership in Action training course is designed for you. It focuses on refining your ability to leverage personal skills to influence and persuade others, ensuring timely completion of work. The Project Leadership in Action training course will help you master negotiation techniques in customer and supplier relationships, even with individuals over whom you might not have direct control.
You will explore key topics such as project politics, leadership skills, influencing strategies, negotiation tactics, and conflict resolution techniques, all tailored to enhance your project management capabilities.
Training Objectives
By the end of this training course, you will be able to:
Appraise your project leadership skills
Apply a range of concepts to utilize power and to influence others
Manage corporate politics at the project level as well as the senior management level
Apply principles, guidelines and common methods of negotiation on projects
Apply leadership techniques to enhance the performance of project teams
Who should Attend?
This training course will be of great value to anyone managing or involved in projects regardless of their professional background or industry but will greatly benefit:
Project managers
Team leaders
Workstream leaders
Project sponsors / Owners
Complete course outline
Five focused days of learning and application
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Day 1
The Project Environment and Organisational Politics
- The nature and challenges of the project environment
- Organisational politics and its impact on projects
- How to promote a project-focused culture
- Coffee break
- How to promote a project-focused culture (continued)
- Identifying and analyzing project stakeholders
- The Need in a project environment for result-based leadership
Day 2
Project Leadership
- Characteristics of an effective project leader
- Project leadership styles and style flexibility
- Applying leadership styles to individual performance management
- Coffee break
- Applying leadership styles to individual performance management (continued)
- Applying leadership styles to team development
- Key project leadership skills: Communication and coaching
Day 3
The Use of Power and Influence in Project Leadership
- How power and influence can create excellence in project leadership
- Identifying and categorizing stakeholders in terms of attitude and power / influence
- Coffee break
- Identifying and categorizing stakeholders in terms of attitude and power / influence (continued)
- Sources of power for the project manager
- Applying power and influence to project teams
- Delegation and empowerment
Day 4
Negotiating Win-win Agreements
- The need for negotiation on projects
- The importance of win-win negotiations
- The project leader as negotiator
- Coffee break
- The project leader as negotiator (continued)
- Preparing & Conducting negotiations
- Identifying and managing conflict
Day 5
Project Leadership Development
- Establishing your own leadership style preferences
- Devising a political strategy
- Creating a positive project culture
- Coffee break
- Creating a positive project culture (continued)
- Devising a project communication plan
- Establishing negotiation requirements for your project
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Project Leadership in Action (PM-020) cover?
This course covers Project Management through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 5 - 9 October 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.
Who should attend this course?
This programme is designed for professionals responsible for strategy, operations, transformation, or delivery leadership.
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include Vienna, Barcelona, Paris, Munich, Amsterdam, London, Istanbul, Cape Town.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days, with up to five training hours per day, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Each programme includes a total of 25 training hours.
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