Create a 5 page essay paper that discusses Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager.Download file to see previous pages... ..4 Leadership in Project Management Profession……………………

Create a 5 page essay paper that discusses Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager.

..4 Leadership in Project Management Profession………………………….4-7 Project Management Leadership Applications…………………………….7 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………8 References………………………………………………………………….9 Abstract As corporations have evolved the human resources of companies have been used in a different manner than in the past. A hot trend in the workplace today is the use of teams to complete projects. Projects allow companies to segment the work in a manner that allows unity of employees so that the workers can interact with each other to enhance the productive of the firm. To keep these teams functional a project manager (PM) must implement leadership. Leadership can help in the coordination of the efforts of employees working in teams. Project managers use leadership as a tool to improve the functionality of a team. Introduction One of the hottest trends in the business world is the use of team projects to achieve work tasks. Teamwork has become a critical success factor in the 21st century. The effectiveness of a team is highly dependent on the ability of its leader to motivate the staff and ensure that each team member complete their task on time. Time management is often problematic in team projects when a leader is not present to coordinate the efforts of the team. The project manager is looked upon by the team members as the guiding force that leads them. The purpose of this paper is to describe leadership and its application in the project management field. History of Project Management The management profession became more important in the middle part of the 20th century as companies began to internationalize their operations. “Although there has been some form of project management since early civilization, project management in the modern sense began in the 1950s” (Projectsmart, 2012). Project management replaced the exclusive use of Gant charts as the primary tool to make decisions in team settings. Once the computer era came upon society project managers were better able to dissect information to make better decisions. The globalization movement of the 1990’s accelerated the pace in which project managers depended on information tools to keep track of data and information. Project management in the 21st century has allowed companies the speed up the implementation process of important projects. Leadership in Project Management Profession Leadership is an essential trait that project managers must develop in order to become effective managers that can handle the pressures associated with the increase in velocity during the 21st century. Leadership can be defined as a special case of interpersonal influence that gets an individual or group to do what the leader wants done (Shermerhorn &amp. Hunt &amp. Osborn, 2003, pg. 286). A project manager can enhance the performance of the team through the use of leadership. Project managers have to become effective communicators in order to develop their leadership skills. Communication is a two way ordeal because both the sender and the receptor must connect for a message to be transmitted and understood properly. An example of a setting in which communication must be precise and properly transmitted is military team projects. During combat soldiers depend on the instructions of its leader which must transmit precise orders to the crew to ensure success.