How do you define the difference between “management” and “leadership”?
Some folks say that managers focus on doing things right, while leaders are focused on doing the right things. And managers try to accomplish a goal with the resources at their disposal, while leaders go looking for new goals and acquire new resources to support them. Right? Right.
Well, we sure do hear a lot about project “management” these days, don’t we? Since projects have become so important in every facet of the business, I think it’s great to see companies training people on how to use project management tools and techniques. And certification programs, especially those from PMI, are now required for many project management jobs. And I think that’s great, too. Really.
But who leads projects? When, where, and how do we train executives to be successful as project leaders? Unfortunately, the answer is that most executives learn about project leadership the hard way, through experience. And in the words of folk s…
