“Leadership is Taken, Not Given” – WiserWulff White Paper

Project managers face a paradox. The ultimate responsibility of project success falls on them, so clearly they are the leaders. Yet, the matrix structure of organizations leaves them with very little tangible power.

Leadership Is Taken, Not Given: Defining Moments for Projects and Their Leaders

“Leadership Is Taken, Not Given” is a topic that WiserWulff CEO, Gus Cicala, has written and talked about extensively. It was the subject of his keynote address at ProjectSummit, his chapter in the book The Keys to Our Success, and multiple workshops geared toward both project managers and their executives.

Now, the key elements of each of these books, talks, and programs have been condensed into a white paper, and we are providing it for free to our loyal followers.

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