learning from iraq: applying leadership lessons to projects
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LEARNING FROM IRAQ
Applying leadership lessons to project
management
New Ways to
Lead
Traditional (Command & Control)
Micromanage, “order-takers”
Innovate & Attack
Support, self-directed, enable, “hole fillers”, cutters
“relinquishes direct control of its project teams, infrastructure
designers, and builders in order to achieve the results it seeks.” 1
1 Source: Mayer, M., (1998). “The Virtual Edge”
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Change what you control and how you
control it
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Principled Leadership
Values + Approach = “The Way”
We will consistently exceed our customers’ expectations.
Don’t bring issues without options.
You must accept everyone’s opinion, but you do not have to approve it.
Develop your replacement.
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Principled Leadership
Values + Approach = “The Way”Establishes
boundaries
Enables innovation
Engages the workforce
Baghdad, Iraq2005-2006
Baghdad, Iraq2007-2008
The “Surge”
Secure the people where they sleep.
Never leave home without an Iraqi.
Get out and walk.
Give the people justice and honor… we talk about democracy and human rights. Iraqis talk about justice and
honor.
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• Principles are accessible by anyone within the organization
• Would you be willing to fire someone for not adhering to the principles
• Principles should evoke an emotional or visual reaction
Best Practices for Creating Principles
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