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Project Team Leadership: Building Commitment Through Superior Communication

Create more successes through enhanced project leadership, communication and negotiation skills.

The demands of a project leadership role are unique. You must learn how to serve both the needs of your team members with the needs of the project—not an easy task. Project leadership requires a blend of soft skills, such as communication and motivation, along with the bottom-line capabilities of project management. This workshop will teach you how to master the project leadership skills that can help you build team commitment and create a more predictable project environment.

Seminar Number: 06585

4.8
(138 reviews)
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  • Live Online
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Who Should Attend

Mid- to high-level project and program managers and directors.

  •   In-Person3 Day(s)
    1.8 CEU, 18 CLP, 18 PDU, 18 PMU
  •   Live Online3 Day(s)
    1.8 CEU, 18 CLP, 18 PDU, 18 PMU
 
 

The demands of a project leadership role are unique. You must learn how to serve both the needs of your team members with the needs of the project—not an easy task. Project leadership requires a blend of soft skills, such as communication and motivation, along with the bottom-line capabilities of project management.

This workshop will teach you how to master the project leadership skills that can help you build team commitment and create a more predictable project environment.

  • Build high-performance teams that can lead projects to successful implementation
  • Keep the team on track through team consensus and conflict resolution
  • Minimize communication misunderstandings
  • Prevent team “break-ups” by using constructive feedback
  • Achieve better results through clear, open and honest communication
  • Optimize time, money and resources by putting the right people on the right projects

 

  • The ins and outs of communication skills
  • Team dynamics: what’s unique about project teams
  • Conflict management…successful team behaviors
  • How to delegate and run effective meetings
  • Communicating during project implementation and closure: conveying appreciation…what to do when crisis hits…performance reporting
  • Negotiating agreements: a PM’s sources of power
  • Achieving commitment and creating project successes

 

Learning Objectives

  • Build a High-Performing Team and Create Commitment to Assist Your Team in Meeting Its Deadlines
  • Communicate More Clearly Within the Project Environment, Including Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback
  • Delegate More Successfully as a Project Manager
  • Facilitate Effective Meetings, Including Presenting an Options Paper to Get the Team or Stakeholders to Make a Decision
  • Manage Various Types of Communications Throughout the Project Life Cycle
  • Resolve Conflicts to Keep Team Committed and on Track
  • Negotiate More Effectively, Understanding How to Better Utilize Various Influencing Styles

Leading in Today’s Project Environment

  • Understand the Need for Project Management and How Its Application Has Changed over the Years
  • Analyze Project Failures at a Greater Depth of Understanding
  • Define What Project Success, High Commitment, and Superior Communication Mean and How They Relate in Your World
  • Identify the Key Leadership Skills Needed By a Project Manager and Assess Your Own Style

The Ins and Outs of Communication Skills

  • Utilize Different Communication Techniques to Communicate with Your Project Stakeholders and Team Members in a Clear, Concise Way
  • Give and Receive Constructive Feedback, Especially During Times of Anger, Disappointment, and Frustration
  • Understand and Experience the Fact That the Same Words Can Mean Different Things to Different People
  • Understand the Different Methods of Communicating Within a Project Team and Minimize the Barriers to Communication

Understanding Team Dynamics

  • Identify the Characteristics of High-Performing, Spirited Teams
  • Assess the Phase That You Are In and Your Project Team Is In, Using the Team Spirit Process of Development
  • Understand Conflict, the Role It Plays in Teams, Your Conflict Style, and Methods to Deal with It
  • Mediate Disputes Between Your Project Team Members to Assess Your Team and Determine Possible Actions to Improve Team Behaviors

Communication During the Project Definition and Planning Phases

  • Identify Your Key Stakeholders and Interview Them to Gather Their Wants and Needs
  • Communicate with the Project Team and Stakeholders During Phase 1 (Project Definition) and Phase 2 (Planning) of the Project
  • Understand the Three Levels of Communication Surrounding a Project
  • “Let Go of the Work” and Delegate More Successfully

Communication During Project Implementation and Closure

  • Communicate and Report Status During Project Implementation to Both Team Members and Stakeholders in a Way That Minimizes the Chance of Miscommunications
  • Hold Effective Team Meetings and Obtain Feedback from Team Members
  • Understand “Consensus” and How and When to Use It with Project Teams
  • Re-plan the Project When It Is in Crises and Present Options to Stakeholders in a Way That Optimizes the Chance That They Will Make a Decision

Negotiating Agreements

  • Identify and Utilize Key Skills, Strategies, and Tactics Needed to Successfully Manage the Negotiation Process
  • Understand a Project Manager’s Sources of Power and Analyze Your Ability to Influence Others
  • Organize a Negotiation Using the Five Stages of the Negotiation Process

Wrap-Up: Effective Project Leadership

  • Understand the Team Dynamics That Effective Project Managers Are Trying to Create in Order to Create a Highly Committed Team and More Project Successes
  • Choose and Implement Some Tips in Creating Positive Team Dynamics
  • Return to Work and Implement Some Ideas from This Course

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View a Sample of Our Reviews

4.8

138 reviews

 
Instructor was engaging and encourage participant participation through module exercises, reading, discussion, and working in groups.
5
Gina A.
 
Realty Specialist
 
Industry: Government
I really enjoyed the Leadership Style and Influence Inventory assessments and information. Overall the course was great.
5
Tricia S.
 
Senior Project and Portfolio Manager
 
Industry: Education
Excellent course. Learned quite a lot from the trainer and co attendees. It was a very collaborative, active class with lots of feedback and discussions
5
Hazra H.
 
ITS Administrative Manager
 
Industry: Education
This course was full of tools and techniques that you can apply in your workplace. The self-assessment exercises give you personal insight into your management style. This course was interesting and engaging. Additionally, it was presented at a reasonable pace over three days.
4
Bob C.
 
Program Manager
 
Industry: Manufacturing
Very relevant course. Lots of pertinent information, which I was able to directly apply to my working style on return to the office.
5
Aisha L.
 
Loyalty Manager
 
Industry: Energy, Utilities & Waste

This course is valid for 18 PMUs.
6 Relationship Management [RM]
12 Business Acumen [BA]

American Management Association is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is accredited to issue the IACET CEU.

AMA has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Talent Triangle PDUs

Classroom [T] 4 [S&B] 4 [L] 10

Project Management Institute (PMI) Talent Triangle, 2015.
Reproduced with the permission of PMI. Copyright and all rights reserved

In-Person Schedule

3 Sessions Available

Live Online Schedule

2 Sessions Available

  • $2,995.00 Non Members
  • $2,695.00 AMA Members
  • $2,656.00 GSA
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  2026-03-25 2026-03-27 Mar 25, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 3 Days DC Arlington/Washington 22202-4807 Arlington/Washington Register Now

  2026-06-08 2026-06-10 Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 10, 2026 3 Days CA San Francisco 94103 San Francisco Register Now

Instructor was engaging and encourage participant participation through module exercises, reading, discussion, and working in groups.
5
Gina A.
 
Realty Specialist
 
Industry: Government
I really enjoyed the Leadership Style and Influence Inventory assessments and information. Overall the course was great.
5
Tricia S.
 
Senior Project and Portfolio Manager
 
Industry: Education
Excellent course. Learned quite a lot from the trainer and co attendees. It was a very collaborative, active class with lots of feedback and discussions
5
Hazra H.
 
ITS Administrative Manager
 
Industry: Education
This course was full of tools and techniques that you can apply in your workplace. The self-assessment exercises give you personal insight into your management style. This course was interesting and engaging. Additionally, it was presented at a reasonable pace over three days.
4
Bob C.
 
Program Manager
 
Industry: Manufacturing
Very relevant course. Lots of pertinent information, which I was able to directly apply to my working style on return to the office.
5
Aisha L.
 
Loyalty Manager
 
Industry: Energy, Utilities & Waste
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