The Relationship between Project Manager Skills and Leadership Skills in the Workplace
Saher H. EL-Annan *
Arab Open University Tayouneh, Business Faculty Omar Bayhom Street the Park Sector, Badaro-Beirut- 2058 -4518, Lebanon
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Abstract
Leadership skills are observed to have a huge impact on the development of the organizations. With the development of organizations, there has been a huge shift in the mode of operations within an organization, particularly after the advent of globalization. Managing dynamic changes have been one of the major needs of the present day organizations to maintain a sustainable development. These changes could be effectively handled by ensuring the development of human resource and by enhancing the leadership skills of managers. The efficient leadership and project management abilities help in developing the ability of the workforce to manage the diverse situations effectively within an organization. Management of the workforce has been a huge challenge for developing the performance of the overall organization. The leadership abilities help in managing the performance of the organizations in an effective manner. This paper aims to investigate and tackle competencies that are correlated among a project manager and a leader.
Keywords: Leadership, skills, performance, project manager