University Discussion: Leadership in Project Management - PRST325

This discussion post explores key aspects of leadership in project management, focusing on the student's self-awareness, strengths, and weaknesses in communication. The student identifies self-awareness as a strength, crucial for effective communication, and acknowledges public speaking as an area for development. The post outlines strategies for improvement, including seeking feedback, personality tests, and mindfulness practices. Furthermore, the student analyzes two classmates' posts, offering suggestions for enhancing their leadership skills, focusing on organization, teamwork, and patience. The post also includes a reflection on project management, emphasizing the importance of strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and team handling. The discussion highlights the significance of personality traits like assertiveness and responsiveness in project management and the development of essential skills such as motivation, negotiation, and empathy. The student aims to cultivate these skills to become a successful project manager.

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Leadership in Project Management
Student’s Details-
7/12/2019

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Discussion 1
Self-awareness is my one area of strength which helps me when I am communicating with
others. It helps in analyzing the strengths which I have to utilize while speaking and the
weaknesses on which I have to work on. The area of development can be the weaknesses which I
have when it comes to speak in front of people. I will have to overcome my weaknesses for a
better communication. For building my self- awareness, I will ask for the feedback from friends,
family and colleague. I will exercise the personality test and do meditation and mindfulness
activities. Apart from this, writing the goals and priorities will help me in achieving self-
reflection. The weakness which I have is public speaking as I hesitate to speak in public
confidently even though I have good communication skills. I will improve my weakness of
public speaking by over-communicating with the people and asking for an honest feedback and
working upon that feedback to convert it into a successful outcome. In public speaking, it is
essential that the personality comes out in front of people and I will do the same to enhance my
public speaking skills.
Response to Post 1
For building the strength of Justin, I would suggest to become more organized and neglect the
negative aspects by focusing on the positive things which Justin has. Justin should be more
focused on being organized and analytical when it comes to take a decision. Further, in order to
become a better leader, Justin should improve the weakness of working in team environment. It
is very beneficial and fruitful to work in team because it helps in sharing the tasks and will be
more fun as well. This can only be possible if the team members are focused and have the same
goal. I would recommend Justin to be trustworthy towards the team members as these will be the
people who will lead towards achieving a goal. Apart from this, Justin should focus on doing
interactions with the people without being distracted. In this way, Justin can overcome the
weakness of social interaction by getting involved into social activities and speaking with the
people. Justin should also work in team and should understand the importance of team by
trusting the other teammates and having patience throughout the work. It can reduce the
workload and will enhance the productivity of the task.

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Response to Post 2
For Building the strength of Janette, I would suggest to be direct as Janette is. Janette should be
patient and should utilize the time more by getting involved into the work. For that Janette
should be focused on the work and be formal in the organization and should not speak useless.
Janette should be directed towards the goal that is to be achieved. For Janette I would
recommend to be patient in order to overcome the weakness of impatience which can make
Janette a better leader. Impatience can lead to dissatisfaction and will also lead to lose of
motivation. Rather it can destroy the relationship with others and can also cause physical harm
and is a big hindrance in achieving success. I would recommend Janette to do meditation and
exercise to remove impatience level in his behavior as it will have a better impact on others and
will also lead to the success. Apart from this, Janette should also wait for things to happen,
taking deep breaths, manage the emotions and stop doing the things which have less importance.
Active listening can also help Janette to become patient and relaxed and recognize when being
patient.
Open Reflection
Project Management is concerned with application of knowledge and skills in order to meet the
desired requirements. As a project manager, I will initiate a project plan, execute it and close the
plan in order to complete the project. I would use an organized approach to prepare schedules
and will check the progress of the project by analyzing the risk factors and taking actions to
avoid them. My creativity and communication skills will help me throughout the journey. Strong
leadership skills, technical expertise and team handling skills will help in leading a project which
is strong leadership skill that are necessary for a project manager to have. The leadership and
management go together. Good leadership skills lead a person towards proper managing of team.
Therefore it is essential for me to enhance my communication and influencing skills and the
ability of dealing a group of people. There are two main factors which determine personality of a
person which are assertiveness and responsiveness. I would be developing the assertiveness trait
in my personality by speaking loud, pointing others and making a direct eye contact and for
responsiveness I would focus on achievement and opinions.
Everyone has different personality and personality integrates leadership which is an important
factor in becoming a successful project manager. As a project manager, I will behave as a good

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leader and develop a good interaction with the team. There are different personality traits which
affects the leadership. Personality traits like analytical, driver, amiable and expressive are
necessary for a successful project manager. I would develop these skills at the end of the course
for leading a team. However, there are other skills as well like directing which leads a team
towards a goal and I will develop the same skills. I will develop the skills like motivation that
can motivate the teammates and influences their efforts towards improving the performance of
team. At the end of the course, I would develop all the necessary skills that are required for a
successful project manager. The negotiation skills, empathy in tone, competent and being patient
in the situation of pressure are the skills that are needed. Further, I would develop a set of
personality traits that are needed for a better project manager. Being humble, kind, ability to
analyze a situation and goal-oriented would help in achieving leadership traits that is required by
a project manager.