Developing strengths-based project teams / Martha Buelt and Connie Plowman.

Includes bibliographies and index.

1. Introduction: the how and the why -- 2. Definitions: staying aligned -- 3. History: an overview of strengths philosophy and strengths-based project teams -- 4. Starting point: developing your strengths as a project manager -- 5. Mapping: connecting strengths and project management -- 6. Process: cultivating a strengths-based project team -- 7. Sustaining: keeping a strengths-based project team culture going -- 8. Action plan: make an investment -- Appendix A. Resources -- Appendix B. Templates and examples -- Appendix C. Connecting strengths and project management -- Appendix D. Strengths conversational prompts for project teams -- Index.

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Everyone has talents and strengths. Everyone does projects. This integrates common project management and strengths-based talent development language to help you and your project team learn about and become a strengths-based project team. This book is designed for project managers, team members, and stakeholders who have an interest in talent development--not only their own talents and strengths, but also the combined talents and strengths of their project teams. Strengths-based project teams integrate their knowledge, skills, and practice of strengths development with project management tools and techniques, equipping the project team to apply and maximize their collective strengths to successfully complete their project on time, within budget, and according to the project objectives and specifications. The authors provide a series of building blocks (id est, discovering, appreciating, and articulating, plus applying talents, knowledge, skills, experience, and strengths) for individual strengths development. This is followed by cultivating the collective strengths of the project team members to become a strengths-based project team. Throughout the book, there are exercises, templates, and action plans to guide you, along with reflective questions. You will learn the characteristics of a strengths-based project team and explore the various project management roles--including the project sponsor and functional managers--for sustaining a strengths-based project team culture. A strengths-based project team culture creates an environment in which team members can use their talent development tools long-term to develop and apply what they naturally do best, resulting in higher project team performance.

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