This book offers an essential manual for project managers, project management offices (PMO's), trainers and consultants, addressing the psychological side of project management. Written by leading scholars in organizational psychology and by top experts in project management, it covers all major psychological topics that are key to project success. The book features dedicated chapters on leadership and teamwork, including virtual and intercultural cooperation, commitment and motivation of project teams. It adds a psychological perspective to personnel management, decision-making, information and knowledge management and communication in project work. Power, influencing tactics and other aspects of stakeholder management are covered, as well as project coaching, innovation and creativity, self-management and the management of conflicts, risks and crises.

This book offers an essential manual for project managers, project management offices (PMO’s), trainers and consultants, addressing the psychological side of project management. Written by leading scholars in organizational psychology and by top experts in project management, it covers all major psychological topics that are key to project success. The book features dedicated chapters on leadership and teamwork, including virtual and intercultural cooperation, commitment and motivation of project teams. It adds a psychological perspective to personnel management, decision-making, information and knowledge management and communication in project work. Power, influencing tactics and other aspects of stakeholder management are covered, as well as project coaching, innovation and creativity, self-management and the management of conflicts, risks and crises.

Monika Wastian, Isabell Braumandl und Silke Weisweiler stellen in diesem Essential einen neuen prozess- und zielorientierten Ansatz zur Fuhrung in Projekten vor. Dieser erweitert das "klassische" Projektmanagement um die psychologischen Dimensionen der Projektleitung: Die Fuhrung von Menschen - Mitarbeitern und anderen Stakeholdern - und das Selbstmanagement des Projektleiters. In diesem Essential liegt der Fokus auf der Mitarbeiterfuhrung und auf der Mikropolitik im Stakeholder-Netzwerk. Es enthalt wissenschaftlich fundierte und praxisbewahrte Handlungsempfehlungen zur prozessorientierten Mitarbeiterfuhrung und fur das psychologische Stakeholdermanagement in Projekten.