People Management Skills for Project Managers
Duration: 1 day
Target Audience: Project Sponsors, Senior Project/Business Owners, Programme Managers, Project Managers, Workstream leaders - all project participants that are leading a team of people on the project.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Understand the scope and boundaries of your people management role on the project.
- Discover how to use influencing skills to achieve outcomes when people do not directly report to you.
- Know how to keep your project team focused and energised throughout the project life cycle, particularly for long challenging projects and in stressful situations.
- Learn how to work with the line managers to uplift your team’s performance and harness their potential.
- Explore ways of dealing with difficult people and situations on your projects.
- Improve your ability and confidence in leading project teams through effective people management.
Course Delivery Includes:
- Theory: Latest best practice
- Team discussions
- Individual and group exercises
- Case studies
- Technique application practice
- Personal action planning
Course Outline: People Management Skills for Project Managers
MORNING SESSION
Your Leadership Role on the Project
Your Role as a People Manager within the Project
Leading through Influencing Power vs. Managing from Positional Power
Flexing Your Leadership Style
Keeping the Team Purposeful
Characteristics of High Performing Project Teams
How to Keep the Team Focused
Keeping the Team Motivated and Engaged
Identifying and Managing Stress in the Team
Managing Individual and Team Performance
Working with the Line Manager
Plotting Individual Project Performance and Potential
Identifying and Managing Your High Performers and Under-Performers on the Project
AFTERNOON SESSION
Dealing with Difficult People and Situations
Giving Negative Feedback on Project Performance
Managing Conflict on the Project
Dealing with Resistance to Change
Keys to Success
Tips for Managing People Across Multiple Geographical Regions
Creating a Strong Team Identity for Each Project
Building Trust in the Team
Personal Action Planning
All excellent Project Managers I know have one thing in common: excellent people management skills.
Emanuela Giangregorio
Consider combining this course with Managing Remote Teams