Hi everyone, welcome back. We're looking at project management leadership styles. In fact, it could be any leadership style across any management system. If you're a leader in your normal organization, then yes, you can absolutely use these as well.
a little twist today. We're looking at project management leadership styles by Disney character. So this is going to be a whole bunch of fun. Now there are, and this is mainly the information that I've gathered is from the project management body of knowledge, which is...
an absolute massive tome of knowledge on management, systems, leadership, and project management, of course. And projects are a huge part of most organizations these days, and it's only going to get bigger. So it's definitely something to be aware of. But the leadership styles within are what we're looking at today. Now, there are eight leadership styles, mainly in the project management body of knowledge.
And first, just to go through them, we've got autocratic, democratic, or participative. Now, that's a hard word to say. participative.
There you go. Laissez-faire. That's also a hard one. You've got the servant leadership, which is from Agile most recently.
Transactional leader, directing leader, where you're directing all of the moves and the action. Transformational and visionary leaders and charismatic leaders. Even just going through this list, can you think of any leaders in your own work or your own company who might fit these descriptions? I'm hallucinating the answer is yes. but wait till we go into them in more detail.
The first one, we've got Autocratic. The project manager is primarily focused on getting tasks done with little regard to the team members'feelings. Now, before we move on, can you think of a Disney character that might fit this description? They're primarily focused on getting those tasks done and they don't really mind about the team members'feelings as long as things get done, potentially get done their way.
For this one, we've got Elsa. Elsa, when her sister... sister wants to get married on a whim to Prince Hans, if you do recall from Frozen.
Yes, I have seen Frozen. Wonderful movie. Elsa tells her it's not happening.
No one's brothers are staying here. No one is getting married. No matter what Anna says, even though Elsa's advice was the right thing to do, ultimately, Anna reacts badly to this approach at first. And sometimes that's the repercussions of an autocratic management style. Next, we have democratic or participative.
The project manager the project manager encourages the team members to actively participate in the decision-making process. A lot of authority is delegated to the team and the team members and they play an active role in managing the process as well in the project as well. So this is where they really encourage people to get involved.
It's a democratic process. I've put Mufasa. Everything the light touches is our kingdom.
Mufasa encourages participation and he even encourages failure. When Simba makes mistakes he uses it as a coaching opportunity he doesn't necessarily scold or take things off the table he regularly delegates tasks to his team like Zazu checking in with the morning report fire away making him go and deliver messages or check out what's happening on the planes all of those sorts of things but Mufasa is the ultimate democratic leader next we have laissez faire it's a French term literally meaning let do the project manager turns things over to the team members and only monitors the work at a high level. Do you know someone like this in your own company? And can you think of a Disney character that might be laissez-faire, that might only monitor things at a high level and turn things over to the team members? For this one we have Peter Pan.
He lets the Lost Boys do as they please, all the while monitoring the high-level Captain Hook situation at all times. Sometimes his team makes mistakes, but he doesn't worry too much, and things seem to work out in the end. Next, we have the Servant Leader, the Servant Leadership style, from the Agile world. This is the Servant Leader, and they lead by serving their team.
They carry food and water for the team, metaphorically, of course, removing blockers for their team, and coaching. their team to greatness. Can you think of a Disney character that is a servant and a serve who serves her people, her country even, or her family, and someone who serves her team and helps them become great?
For this one, we have Moolah. Mulan. Mulan serves her father, her family and her country.
Mulan has no trouble getting involved and getting her hands dirty. She doesn't run from danger and she goes to help even when she doesn't have to. She took her father's place when she knew he couldn't necessarily go to war and she did that for him. She literally carried the food and water for him and then when they were out in battle, she was the one on the front lines.
as well, helping lead the charge, even though she wasn't necessarily in the position of a leader. And that's part of the point. Sometimes you don't have to have the title of a leader to be a leader yourself or to have these leadership styles.
Next, we have transactional leadership. Rewards are based on accomplishments against goals in a give and take fashion. So it's a little bit of give, a little bit of take. If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours, that kind of thing. It's transactional.
Can you think of a person... in your own life who is transactional. They'll give you something if you give them something.
And can you think of a Disney character that is transactional? For this one, we have Rapunzel. From the movie Tangled, also a wonderful movie, I think, Rapunzel strikes a deal with Flynn Rider. And Flynn Rider, she says, if you take me to see the floating lanterns, I will give you this crown back, which is what he wanted all along.
Let me just get this straight. I take you to see the lanterns, bring you back home. and you'll give me back my satchel?
I promise. And so she's leading in that situation, even when she may not necessarily be in a position of power at the time. What she's doing is transactional. Next, we have the directing project management style.
The project manager tells the team members what, when, where, and how to do things. They're very prescriptive. They direct the action.
They direct it very specifically. You be here. Okay, you do this. Okay, you be here and you do this.
And make sure you do it. make sure everything, and action. So sometimes it really is like that, similar to a movie set, if you think about it from that perspective. And there is one character in Disney who is very, very directive in his approach, and also he tells his team members where to be and what to do at any given time, and that is Sebastian.
Sebastian directs Ariel very specifically on how to win Prince Eric's heart. He sets up the song, he makes... the reeds you know blow in the wind he he you know sings them literally a love song as they're going along first we got to create the mood and he arranges that in right environment and the right time and even beforehand and afterwards he gives ariel lessons on how to kiss which is exactly what you want from a crab i think but that is the directing leadership style our last two we have the transformational leadership style they're empowering inspiring, motivating and inspiring the team members.
They show the bigger picture for the team to follow. And for this one, we have Aladdin. Aladdin sees the way that things could be, and he brings people on the journey with him.
He goes from being a street rat to a prince, and while it seems fake or it is fake at first, brought about by the genie's wish, over time he truly becomes what he did believe. Genie, I wish for you to make me a prince. Hooray!
Now lastly, we have Aladdin. we have the charismatic leadership style. This leadership style is able to inspire.
They are high energy and enthusiastic, but also self-confident, and they hold strong convictions in what they believe. Can you think of someone who meets this from the Disney universe? And for here, we have Belle.
Belle doesn't want to get married to the wrong person. Gaston, you are positively primeval. Thank you, Belle.
When Gaston tries to win her heart, even though he he's definitely not her type. She has no problem saying no, and she would rather go back to helping her father and reading her books and, you know, being around the people who she wants to be around. She's smart and she's self-confident and she's enough, she's self-confident enough to take her father's place at the Beast's castle, which is a terrifying situation.
Take his place. But in that situation, her enthusiasm ultimately wins over the Beast, and they live happily ever after, as usually happens in Disney films, which is why I love them so much. And I hope you loved this video, which was Leadership Styles and Project Management Leadership Styles by Disney Character. I hope you have a great day, and I'll see you in the next video.
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