7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
1/25
Professional Development Series:
Leadership, Delegation and
Project Tracking
George Gatta
Executive Vice President
Doug Kahn
Associate Dean
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
2/25
Todays Objective
Review Three Differing, Related Topics
Discuss Each as an Entity Look at Relationship
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
3/25
What is Leadership?
Two2 ways to look at this:
Actual: Giving Direction
Potential: The Ability to Lead
- vs
Formal: Authority Mandate
Charismatic: Followers Grant
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
4/25
Failure is the Norm
80% of All New Businesses
50% - 60% of Existing Businesses
80% of Family Businesses on Transferfrom Founder to Descendents
Why?
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
5/25
Leadership is Born
Perhaps
Can be Learned
Not Usually Studied Unless a Businessor Military Scholar
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
6/25
Measuring Effectiveness
Scope of Impact
Duration of Impact
Number of Followers
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
7/25
Scope or Magnitude
Vision
Continual Personal Development
Leadership Skills
Business Concepts of Primary Discipline
Highly Qualified Subordinates
Find, Feed and Listen
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
8/25
Duration or Legacy
Accuracy of Vision
Long vs. Near Term
Effectiveness vs. Efficiency
Change vs. Stability
Creation vs. Production
Concepts vs. Details
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
9/25
Followers
Grant Real Power to Leader
Evangelism vs. Following
Ability to Transcend Mere Productivity
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
10/25
OK, so How?...Behavior
Leader
Commitment
Example
Effort
Communication
Recognition
Accountability
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
11/25
Followers Behavior
Commitment
Example
Effort
Communication
Recognition
Accountability
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
12/25
Delegation to Followers
Clear Objectives
Measurable
Time Bound
Achievable
Two Way Communication
Authority Matching Accountability
Follower Granted Credit
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
13/25
Leaders Obligations
Grant Formal Authority
Provide Resources
Communicate Mission and Vision
Set Objectives
Challenge Followers vs. Reasonability
Take Overall Responsibility Manage Communication with Follower
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
14/25
Followers Obligation
Focus on Objectives
Tactical Planning / Operationalization
Regularly Communicate to Leader
Status
Change
Resource Needs
Potential Issues
Personal Growth
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
15/25
Programs vs. Projects
Programs are ongoing efforts
Projects have defined start and end
Either can be short or long term
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
16/25
Objectives
Measurability
Quantify Numerically
If you cannot measure it, there can be
neither reward nor punishment
Time Bound
When
If Staged, tie to Measure
i.e., How Much, When?
Achievability
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
17/25
Tracking Progress
Take Defined Objective
Break Down Into Strategies
Determine Sequence
Measure Progress
Report Progress
Adjust Return to Top
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
18/25
Strategies
Defined: Discrete actions taken to
achieve an objective
Why?
Eskimos eat whales one bite at a time.
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
19/25
Strategies
Tasked to Individual or Group
Ongoing or Defined Limit
Impact May not be Directly
Measurable, butActivity Is
May Impact Multiple Objectives
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
20/25
Sequence
Domino Effect
Inherent Predecessor / Dependent
Relationship
Means to Gauge Overall Progress
Critical Path
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
21/25
Measure / Status
Formal
Status Reports
Team Meetings
Informal
One on One Discussion
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
22/25
Plan B
Reality Things Happen
Responsibility of Leader
Risk Assessment
Planning for the Unplanned Likelihood vs. Impact
Worse Not to Plan
Adjust, Move Forward
Process is Continual and Does Not Change
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
23/25
Keys to Success
Leadership
Evangelists
Mission, Objectives, Strategies
Process
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
24/25
Questions?
7/28/2019 Leadership Delegation and Project Tracking
25/25
Additional Sources / Suggested Reading
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org
Measure of a Leader, Daniels and Daniels
Project Management, Heerkens
Essential Managers Series: Project Management, Bruce & Langdon