Facilitative Leadership

Presented by John Fish

Quality Assurance & Customer Relationships
Ford, Bacon and Davis, LLC
Baton Rouge, LA.

This month's venue: Andrea's near Causeway (click for map)

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As Project Managers we often find our teams consist of an increasing mix of gender, age, and cultural diversity. Many of our team members know more about their job and are much more technologically savvy than we are. The leader is no longer the strongest or the smartest. Thus the real challenge of the Project Manager becomes how to get the most out of a team. In the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu says, "Of the best leader, when the job is done the people say 'we did it ourselves.’” Come to the February PMI meeting to gain an understanding of the principles for Facilitative Leadership. When applied properly your team will also say, “we did it ourselves.”

"It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit."
Sandra Swinney

John Fish's Biography

John has over forty years experience in the Engineering and Construction industry (primarily refining and petro-chemical). He was the architect for the S&B/FB&D Internet Project Information Management System (iPIMS), a web based system for collaboration and information exchange.

John is considered one of the industry systems experts in Front End Planning, Systems Information Development, and Best Practice Execution. He has worked with numerous owners to assist them in the implementation of Project Management tools and best practices. He has authored several papers and is a frequent speaker on the national level for several professional organizations including Construction Industry Institute (CII), PMI, PIP, and FIATECH. He is a CII Board of Advisor and the Chair of the CII Front End Planning Community of Practice.