Advanced Project Management: Managing Project Teams
- List the four stages of team development, describe the characteristics of each stage, and explain how effective leaders use this strategy to build more effective teams.
- State five actions a leader must perform when developing an effective team, and identify how you can apply these actions in your own team.
- Recognize the characteristics of an effective leader, and list the six traits effective leaders have in common.
- Describe what servant leadership is and identify how you can apply it to improve individual performance.
- Define the situational leadership theory and apply it to project team members on your teams.
Christian Knutson, P.E., PgMP, PMP, is a senior civil engineer and program management practitioner, adjunct professor, author and podcaster. His experience in infrastructure engineering, program delivery, facility management, leadership and international cooperation spans the globe with more than two decades in the military, civil service and the private sector and is shared routinely through his writings.
Over Knutson’s career, he’s developed core skills to effectively lead teams and organizations, negotiate on projects and programs, and achieve success on high-stake infrastructure projects for clients in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.
Knutson is a U.S. Air Force civil engineer officer and holds an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University and a Masters, Business Administration from Colorado State University. You'll find his writings on LiquidPlanner.com Blog, The Engineering Career Coach and General Leadership websites. He is also the co-host of the popular Engineering Career Coach - cited by Forbes as one of the 15 most inspiring podcasts for professionals – and the Civil Engineering podcast. He currently lives near Cambridge, England.