Evaluating Leadership Styles for Effective Project Management

This report explores the best leadership styles for project managers, focusing on the democratic leadership style and its suitability for methodical control and shared responsibilities. It discusses the advantages of democratic leadership, emphasizing improved communication, team motivation, and ...Read More

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Best Leadership Style that will suit the Project Manager:
The democratic leadership style is best suited for methodical controlling and monitoring of
the current project in order to provide systematic and shared responsibilities in the project
proceedings. The democratic leadership style creates an opportunity for team members to take
part in the decision-making process. Additionally, the members are also allowed to share their
views and ideas with the other stakeholders of the project (Aga et al. 2016). Due to the
democratic leadership style, the project manager has the strength and ability to create an
environment within the project team that induces a sense of equality among all the team
members. Additionally, the democratic leadership style enables the project manager to offer help
the team in completing the task with effectiveness and efficiency.
Why is the Democratic Leadership Style best?
The democratic leadership style is considered as best among other leadership styles as the
contextual leadership style enables the project team leader to manage the team with more
efficiency. Additionally, when there is a sense of democratic leadership, the team members will
also feel free to communicate with each other regarding the requirements and working of the
project. Not only the employees will be able to communicate freely, but also the Project leader
can share the ideas and views with the team members (Antonakis & Day 2017). By following
this communication style it will become more comfortable for the manager to inform the team
members regarding the facts and risks that can affect the project and the performance of the
project team and the final goal as the democratic leadership style says that every team member is
free to share and express their thoughts and ideas in front of the project manager. Due to this
feature, the project manager gets the opportunity to choose the best possible option from the
given suggestions. Due to this is style, the project mentor also can quickly motivate every team
member and also show all the team members will feel the sense of equality among others. When
there is is no proper communication and leadership, then at that time, the project team faces
many problems. If the project manager can communicate with the team correctly, then such
small issues will not at all rise, due to democratic leadership, team members will feel free to
share their thoughts and views regarding the project. All these facts will lead to proper

communication and practical completion of the task within the deadline. Hence these are the
reasons, due to which the democratic leadership style is considered as the best suited for the
project manager.
How can the Project Manager Overcome the Weaknesses?
There are two aspects of qualities and skills within a prospective individual. If an individual
has possessed some qualities, weaknesses are inevitable part of professional and personal skills
and leadership approach as well. The same theory applies to the project manager also. In case the
project manager is weak at some point, then he can efficiently work on it by adopting some best
Strategies or communicating with other team member. Additionally, the project team leader can
turn his weakness into a strength by:
Recognising and accepting the weakness:
First of all, it is essential for the project team member to recognise and accept the weakness he
or she is having. In case he is not accepting the weakness, then it cannot be turned into the
strength. Despite avoiding the weakness, the project manager needs to accept it and admit that
here she needs some firm decisions to overcome the weakness (Gilal et al. 2016).
Getting guidance from trustworthy people
The project team manager can easily communicate with trustworthy and smart people to
minimise the weakness and turning it into the strengths. After bringing the issues and weakness
into the open, the project manager will be able to put the weakness to an end and to control the
situation.
Be very prepared:
In order to overcome the weakness, it is essential to have excellent preparation regarding it.
Suppose, the project manager is having the weakness that he quickly forgets the essential facts of
figures. In such situation, to overcome the problem the project manager should adaptor some
options like preparing a note diary in which he can write all the essential facts and figures so that
whenever he forgets, he can easily use the notes and get the task done (Fleming et al. 2016,
December).

How will the Project Mentor delegate the tasks he like?
For every project team leader, it is essential to consider the betterment of the team first as the
project team leader is following the democratic leadership style so, so every team member is
free to share and thinking regarding the task that is assigned to them. Additionally, when
someone is playing the role of the project team leader, then it is essential for him to consider
What the team is demanding and what is the best that he can do to get the task completed with
more efficiency and effectiveness (DuBrin, 2015). It is essential to provide all the team members
with the equal opportunity of providing their suggestions and views while taking the decisions.
In case, there is a task that the project manager love the most then and it is essential for him to
think professionally and according to the betterment of the project and assign it to the person
who is the most deserving and capable of completing that particular Function. In case there is no
particular team member who can complete the task with that perfection, then the project team
leader can handle the task by engaging a team member with him. Through this, the project team
leader will be able to handle the team as well as completing the task according to the
requirements (De & Porter 2016).
How will you ensure that the parts you favour least, still get the attention they need for
good project leadership?
In order to set up a best project leadership example, it is essential for the project mentor to
favour all the tasks equally and according to their requirement in the project. The main motive of
every project team leader is to take the project towards the success direction and complete the
goal within the deadline (Aronson, 2018). If the project team leader does not like any task, then it
is essential for him to keep the personal preference aside and work according to the demand of
the project. If the project manager combines personal and professional requirements, then it will
become challenging to complete the task accordingly. In a project, every task has its importance
and preference. Hence it is necessary to work according to the requirement and complete the task
with perfection (Davie et al. 2017).

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