Senior Project Leadership Skills and Career Stallers: Analysis of Perception Differences and Implications for Careers

Abstract

We know little about which leadership skills matter most and according to whom in the career progression of project leaders. This research suggests that high-performing senior project leader talent have few skill or career staller blind spots that may endanger their careers. However, this may not be the case for all senior project leaders. It is therefore recommended that, as part of proactive career management, they seek feedback from managers who impact their careers the most. The research further suggests treating feedback from peers or direct reports with some caution as their ratings are significantly more generous than self ratings.

Application of Career Ecosystems Theory and the New Psychological Contract to the Field of Project Management: Toward a Conceptual Model

“…This paper advances previous project management literature which has predominantly focused on the interactions between individuals and organizations (e.g., Floris et al, 2020;Havermans et al, 2019;Huemann et al, 2019;Madter et al, 2012;Savelsbergh et al, 2016).…”

Leadership skills and completed fertility among males: a study based on data from Swedish registries

“…Therefore, we cannot look at underlined facets of leadership, which do exist according to previous research. Facets such as organizational agility, decision quality, ethics, command skills belong to LS (Floris et al, 2020), as well as acting trustworthy, individual timemanagement, taking initiative in different contexts, the ability to encourage others to act and networking (Boone & Peborde, 2008). These factors may affect career success differently (Floris et al, 2020), which may also have an impact on social standing and fertility.…”

“…Facets such as organizational agility, decision quality, ethics, command skills belong to LS (Floris et al, 2020), as well as acting trustworthy, individual timemanagement, taking initiative in different contexts, the ability to encourage others to act and networking (Boone & Peborde, 2008). These factors may affect career success differently (Floris et al, 2020), which may also have an impact on social standing and fertility. Additionally, the LS were only measured for males from the top half of the cognitive ability distribution.…”

“…There are some personality facets such as extraversion, conscientiousness or neuroticism that have been explored with regards to fertility outcomes (Jokela, 2012;Jokela et al, 2011;Skirbekk & Blekesaune, 2014;Tavares, 2016). Leadership skills (LS) have been neglected although they determine career outcomes (Floris et al, 2020;Maurer et al, 2017) such as earnings (Kuhn & Weinberger, 2005;Lund et al, 2007) and the probability of promotion (Kragt & Day, 2020;Maurer et al, 2017).…”

Formation of the Leadership Position of Professionals in Higher Education Institutions

“…In developing a valuable attitude to leadership in extra-curricular and auditory work, the following areas are most important (Floris et al, 2020):…”