Project Leadership in Action

The Project Leadership Training Course is designed to help professionals strengthen their leadership capability by exploring how personal influence, communication, and behaviour drive project success. In today’s fast-paced environment, project leaders must use more than technical skills—they must demonstrate strong interpersonal awareness, emotional intelligence, and the ability to inspire teams through clarity, confidence, and trust. This training course focuses on developing those essential skills so that every decision and action contributes directly to project outcomes.

This Project Leadership Course expands participants’ understanding of how leadership functions within the unique environment of project management. It explores how organisational politics, decision-making challenges, and complex stakeholder dynamics affect the project landscape. Through practical insights and structured learning, delegates learn to adapt their leadership approach to different people and situations, enabling them to influence others even without formal authority.

Participants also gain hands-on experience in negotiation, conflict resolution, stakeholder engagement, and building productive relationships. This Project Leadership in Action Training Course equips professionals with the tools to cultivate high-performing project teams, lead with confidence, and establish a personal leadership strategy that drives consistent and measurable results.

This Project Leadership in Action Training Course equips participants with essential leadership strategies that directly support effective project delivery. The course enables delegates to analyse their leadership style, strengthen interpersonal effectiveness, and apply practical approaches to influence others and manage conflict within project environments.

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Appraise their own project leadership strengths and development needs.
• Apply key concepts to use power and influence effectively in project settings.
• Navigate organisational politics at team and senior management levels.
• Use negotiation principles and guidelines to address project challenges.
• Select and apply appropriate leadership techniques to enhance team performance.

This Project Leadership Course is ideal for professionals responsible for managing teams, delivering project outcomes, or influencing cross-functional stakeholders. It supports both new and experienced project leaders who want to improve their leadership impact in practical, measurable ways.

This training course will greatly benefit:

• Project Managers responsible for leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Team Leaders seeking stronger leadership capability.
• Project Technical Specialists involved in decision-making and coordination.
• Workstream Leaders managing project components or sub-teams.
• Project Sponsors and Owners overseeing project delivery.

This Project Leadership Training Course is delivered using highly interactive adult learning techniques designed to build practical leadership capability. Each day incorporates structured discussions, experiential exercises, and reflective activities that connect leadership theory with real project situations.

Delegates participate in case studies, diagnostic assessments, role-play sessions, and team-based exercises that help reinforce leadership concepts and build confidence in practical application. Throughout the course, participants link their learning to their own project environments and develop a personal action plan to continue strengthening their leadership approach.

Training delivery includes:

• Instructor-led presentations explaining core leadership concepts.
• Case studies illustrating real project leadership challenges.
• Role-playing activities to strengthen persuasion and negotiation skills.
• Self-assessment tools to evaluate leadership preferences.
• Group discussions and exercises to apply concepts to active projects.