Project Leadership in Action

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Course Introduction

Are you aiming to develop a strong and authentic leadership approach that improves how you lead, influence, and deliver results within complex project environments? The Project Leadership in Action Training Course is designed to strengthen your ability to lead projects with confidence, clarity, and impact. This course focuses on aligning personal leadership style with practical project demands, enabling you to make better decisions and take effective action throughout the project lifecycle.

The Project Leadership in Action Training Course emphasizes how project leaders can influence outcomes even when they do not have direct authority. You will learn how to persuade stakeholders, guide teams, and ensure work is completed on time through effective leadership, communication, and negotiation. Special attention is given to managing customer and supplier relationships, where negotiation and influence are critical to project success.

Throughout this course, participants will explore real-world project leadership challenges, including navigating project politics, applying leadership styles, influencing key stakeholders, and resolving conflict constructively. The training is structured to enhance your project management capabilities while helping you build credibility, trust, and authority in demanding project settings.

Key areas covered in this training course include:

  • Developing practical project leadership skills for real project environments
  • Understanding and managing organisational and project politics
  • Applying influencing strategies to gain stakeholder commitment
  • Using negotiation techniques to achieve win-win project outcomes
  • Resolving conflict effectively to maintain project momentum

Objectives

By the end of this Project Leadership in Action Training Course, participants will have developed a clearer understanding of how leadership directly impacts project success and team performance. This course is designed to enhance both personal effectiveness and organisational influence within project environments.

Upon completion, you will be able to:

  • Appraise your current project leadership strengths and areas for development
  • Apply a range of leadership and influence concepts to guide project outcomes
  • Utilize power appropriately to influence stakeholders at project and senior management levels
  • Manage corporate and organisational politics that affect project delivery
  • Apply proven principles, guidelines, and methods of negotiation in project situations
  • Enhance project team performance through effective leadership techniques
  • Strengthen decision-making, communication, and conflict management capabilities

Training Methodology

This Project Leadership in Action Training Course uses an interactive and practical learning approach designed to reflect real project leadership challenges. Participants are encouraged to actively engage with concepts related to leadership, influence, negotiation, and organisational politics within project environments. The course blends structured learning with practical application to ensure knowledge can be immediately transferred to the workplace.

Through facilitated discussions, practical exercises, and project-based scenarios, participants will explore how leadership styles and behaviours impact individual and team performance. Emphasis is placed on learning by doing, enabling participants to experiment with leadership techniques, influence strategies, and negotiation approaches in a supportive learning environment.

The training methodology ensures that participants gain both conceptual understanding and practical confidence. By focusing on real-world project situations, the course helps build the leadership mindset required to handle complex stakeholder relationships, manage conflict, and deliver successful project outcomes consistently.

Who Should Attend?

This Project Leadership in Action Training Course is ideal for professionals who are managing projects or contributing to project success, regardless of industry or technical background. It is particularly valuable for individuals who need to lead, influence, and negotiate without relying solely on formal authority.

This course will benefit:

  • Project managers responsible for delivering results across diverse teams
  • Team leaders coordinating project activities and resources
  • Workstream leaders managing specific project components
  • Project sponsors and project owners overseeing strategic outcomes
  • Professionals involved in cross-functional or multi-stakeholder projects
  • Individuals preparing to take on greater project leadership responsibilities

This training course is suitable for anyone seeking to strengthen their project leadership capability, improve stakeholder relationships, and enhance overall project performance.

Course Outline

Day 1: The Project Environment and Organisational Politics

  • The nature and challenges of the project environment
  • Organisational politics and its impact on projects
  • How to promote a project-focused culture
  • Identifying and analyzing project stakeholders
  • The Need in a project environment for result-based leadership

Day 2: Project Leadership

  • Characteristics of an effective project leader
  • Project leadership styles and style flexibility
  • Applying leadership styles to individual performance management
  • Applying leadership styles to team development
  • Key project leadership skills: Communication and coaching

Day 3: The Use of Power and Influence in Project Leadership

  • How power and influence can create excellence in project leadership
  • Identifying and categorizing stakeholders in terms of attitude and power / influence
  • Sources of power for the project manager
  • Applying power and influence to project teams
  • Delegation and empowerment

Day 4: Negotiating Win-win Agreements

  • The need for negotiation on projects
  • The importance of win-win negotiations
  • The project leader as negotiator
  • Preparing & Conducting negotiations
  • Identifying and managing conflict

Day 5: Project Leadership Development

  • Establishing your own leadership style preferences
  • Devising a political strategy
  • Creating a positive project culture
  • Devising a project communication plan
  • Establishing negotiation requirements for your project

Accreditation

PMI Approved Training Courses

Certificate

  • COPEX Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

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This Project Leadership in Action Training Course welcomes professionals from all walks of corporate life — whether you're a seasoned manager, an emerging team leader, a subject-matter specialist, or simply someone driven to grow in their field. If you're serious about advancing your career and deepening your expertise, this course was built with you in mind.

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