Comments on: Lose Manager in Your Title, Replace it with LEADER

By: The PM Evolution | Managing the Work

The PM Evolution | Managing the Work — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:09:09 +0000

[...] shifting role of the project manager is something we’ve touched on before, and will continue to keep an eye on as [...]

By: Mike Jensen

Mike Jensen — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:40:53 +0000

Gordon –

Thanks you for your comment. You bring up a very thought provoking questions which might be the base for an interesting follow up post; What are the primary drivers creating the growing distinction between management and leadership?

You raised up a couple starters with Organizational Complexity combined with Speed at which things are done. A few others I can think of are Governance/Regulation, The Workforce “Mix”(multi-generations), and the transformation to a more collaborative enterprise environment. I’ll have to give this some more thought.

Again, appreciate the comment and looking forward to following your thoughts on http://www.leadershipcourseware.com/blog/

Thanks
Mike

By: daptiv

daptiv — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:35:37 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Gordon. We agree it’s worth looking into how the project manager role has evolved and how it can become even more valuable in the future.

By: Gordon R. Clogston

Gordon R. Clogston — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:10:12 +0000

Daptiv, I read your article of Mike Jensen’s perspective on the evolution of project management and organizational leadership with great interest. I am very much of the old school where a manager was also a leader and the terms were nearly synonymous. I find it interesting that there appears to be a growing distinction. Perhaps it is a function of the complexity of large organizations combined with the speed at which things are done in our current business environment.

Regardless, I enjoyed the article. And though I believe that changing the title from “Project Manager” to “Project Leader” would clarify the leadership role that they have, one could argue that the management aspect is now diminished. As an observer, I am ever curious where this semantic discussion will take us.