
200 • e Strategic Project Leader
Education is a great temporary anxiety reliever, but education alone is
not enough; an executable plan of action is required to permanently reduce
anxiety. is plan of action is best developed with input from stakehold-
ers, which provides an excellent opportunity for project managers to use
consultative leadership.
Tips for Advising
A service-based project leader works to earn the right to be a consultative
leader. Once earned, team members, sponsors, and stakeholders will grant
opportunities, but the leader must listen for clues. Clues from involved
stakeholders may be statements such as the following:
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