University Leadership Case Study Analysis: Project Management

This case study analyzes leadership within project management, focusing on the qualities of an effective leader as discussed in a workshop by Charles J. Pellerin. It examines leadership issues, such as project leader availability and effective delegation, and explores Pellerin's leadership competen...Read More

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CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
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Executive Summary
Effective leadership has a substantial effect on any organization. It may be any sector
but the way the juniors are looked upon by their superiors plays an important role in the
success rate of the organization. Leadership and management are complementary concepts
and are the most important pillars on which the organization has its base. It is said that good
leaders are not born but made and an individual who is a good leader has certainly gone
through self-assessment. The aim of the report is to discuss on the ideal qualities that should
be present in a leader based on the one-day workshop conducted by Charles J. Pellerin. The
paper will focus on the leadership competency model given by Charles and certain leadership
issues will be discussed.
Leadership Issues
Project Leader is the main authority of a project as he is the first person to be
approached by the members in case of any problems being faced by them. A project head is
answerable to his team members as well as to the stakeholders. It reflects the poor managerial
and leadership skills of a team lead if he is not available when his team members require his
support or guidance. A good project manager deputes job in an effective manner and they
believe that the members will get the work done properly. A bad team lead is not able to
assign jobs effectively and this proves that neither are they acquainted with the project nor do
they know the qualities of their team members [1]. A project manager should be efficient
enough to choose projects that can be executed well rather than just going with ones which
sound easy to handle but are tough to be handled at the execution front. If a project idea
selected by a head is found to be irrational then it may affect the deadline of the project
adversely. An effective leader must have a pre plan about the way the project is going to be
executed so that in future his team does not have to suffer any loss. A skilled project manager
is expected to address to the problems arising in the project and passing it on to someone who

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can resolve it if in case he is unable to solve it and in no situation, he should keep it on hold.
A project head must ensure that all his team members, stakeholders, clients and customers
communicate with him and keep him updated about the proceedings of the project work.
Miscommunication hampers the work and when project managers keep the informations such
as change in deadlines to themselves, they put the full project in jeopardy. Appreciating team
members boosts their confidence and improves their productivity but ineffective managers
generally take all the credit and hardly acknowledge the members, which in turn diminishes
the morale of the team [2].
Leadership Styles Articulated by Charles Pellerin
The two continuum axes on which the leadership competency model of Charles
Pellerin is based on are- the Emotional-Logical decision-making process continuum and the
Intuited-Sensed data preference continuum. The reunion of the above two continuums
develop four kinds of leaders and they can be characterized as follows:
The cultivating Emotional-Intuitive leader (green) - This type of leader believes in creating
strong loyalty, cares about the feelings of the others, does not hesitate to give recognition and
is an effective mentor for complicated projects. Contrary to the previous notions that leaders
should rely on evidence and data, Charles discovers that intuition plays a vital role in
leadership ability.
The including Emotional-Sensing leader (yellow) – According to Charles, a leader of this
type makes his team members a significant part of the whole and has the potential in him to
build a strong team and can convince people to work enhancing their team spirits. An
emotionally intelligent project head will be able to perceive the emotions of his team
members and he can use this information to guide them accordingly [3].

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The visioning Logical-Intuitive leader (blue) – The combination of logical thinking and
intuition makes a smart leader according to Charles Pellerin. This type of leader masters in
optimistic views based on reality and makes perfect commitments, yearns for creativity and
expects excellence. A logical intuitive leader is an innovator and can successfully head
research and projects in their early phase. A project head capable of thinking logically and
using his intuitive skills is able to face problems and solve them in an effective way.
The directing Logical-Sensing leader (orange) – This type of leader believes in organized
work, is a system builder, disciplined, and uses reliable ways. The project head delivers the
project in time and it is his priority irrespective of the emotions of the members and has his
objectives met ruthlessly. This logical and sensing dimension of Charles suggests taking
actions. The project managers falling under this style are good at directing others [4].
Success of the Project:
After successfully analysing the provided case scenario it has been noticed that the
fundamental aim of the researcher in this study is to determine how leadership quality can
enhance the team performance as well as the project success. Followed by this concept
according to this study it has been noticed that in order to enhance the success of a project
there are two significant leadership approach. Those approaches includes the Green
leadership style which represents a cultivating emotional intuitive leadership in which the
leader is highly concerned with the feelings and emotions, along with that there is also an
important aspect present due to its loyalty factors [4]. Followed by this there is also a
leadership style present who significantly affects the success of a project, which is the
‘Yellow’ leadership style that stands to represent the inclusion of emotional sensing leader.
Due to this leadership approach the leader makes every team members feel like their
contribution is most important for the team success, which enhanced the interest of the team

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members to their work. Thus, from the analysis it can be summarized that the ‘Green and
‘Yellow’ leadership style is one of the most important aspect in the field of project success as
in the mentioned approaches it has been observed that the leader show certain gesture by
which s/he can effectively involve the team members into the group work which will directly
affect the work efficiency of the project team [5].
Ethical issues:
After thoroughly investigating the case scenario of the Hubble Telescope Launce
Case it has been noticed that while preparing the telescope there was a significant limitations
related to its mirror implementation [6]. As the investigation has stated that due to a less
effective mirror the performance of the telescope has faced the down slope. Thus, after
analysing the case scenario it can be stated that the situation holds a major technical ethical
concern as it shows that the incorporation of such disputed item into the telescope
implementation has highly effected the performance of the telescope as while verifying the
performance of the telescope it has been noticed that the images are not as clear as it should
be. Thus, according to the ethical studies it is one of the major concern in the field of Hubble
Telescope Launching Case [7].
In order to mitigate problems, in the case study it has been mentioned by the
researcher that due to the incorporation of a less effective mirror the performance of the
telescope has been highly harmed. Thus, followed by the purpose of Hubble rather than
implementing the alternative technologies it must include such techniques which can
effectively address all the necessary aspects which will effectively enhance the work
efficiency of the Hubble Telescope [8].

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