Leadership skills and communication for project managers - basics
Basics of leadership in project management
Contents
Role of the project manager
- Project context and management requirements: Role clarification, self-image, management tasks and instruments in the project.
- Dealing with hierarchies, clients, external parties, team members and specialist departments.
Leadership and communication
- Project management as a communication task.
- Development of the communication culture.
- Prepare, lead and follow up management meetings in a targeted manner (e.g. delegation, coaching, motivation, control, feedback).
Practice of project management and team leading
- Composition of the team.
- Reflection on own and others' preferences regarding working style and communication on the basis of a personality model.
- Possibilities and limits of motivation in projects.
- Shaping the team dynamic.
Conflict resolution skills
- Conflict symptoms.
- Avoidance of conflicts.
- Options for conflict resolution.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
- You will learn about management tools that you can use to promote the success of your project.
- You will learn how the personal characteristics of the project participants affect the project work.
- You will gain the necessary know-how to actively manage discussions and deal constructively with conflicts.
- You reflect on the challenges of your own day-to-day work, work out possible solutions, practise leadership discussions and receive valuable feedback.
After attending this training course, you will receive confirmation of 18.25 PDUs.
Methods
Training with workshop character, trainer input, exchange of experience, discussion, group/individual exercises, role plays, feedback from participants and trainer.
Tool
Recommended for
project managers and project managers, responsible project employees, specialists and managers.
This is a basic seminar. You can find the corresponding advanced seminar under web info no. 5224.
The prerequisite for participation is a basic knowledge of project management methodology (as taught in the basic seminars). Different levels of prior knowledge in the area of communication are taken into account.
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Start dates and details
Wednesday, 11.02.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 12.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 13.02.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 11.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 12.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 13.02.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday, 23.02.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 24.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 25.02.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 04.03.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 05.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 06.03.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 11.03.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 12.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 13.03.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 23.03.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 24.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 25.03.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 15.04.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 16.04.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 17.04.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 20.04.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 21.04.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 22.04.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 27.04.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 28.04.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 29.04.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 04.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 05.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 06.05.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, 06.05.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 07.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 08.05.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 11.05.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 12.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 13.05.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 18.05.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 19.05.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 20.05.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 01.06.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 02.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 03.06.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 10.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 11.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 12.06.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, 24.06.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 25.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 26.06.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 06.07.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 07.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 08.07.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 13.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 14.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 15.07.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, 15.07.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 16.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 17.07.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 29.07.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 30.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 31.07.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 10.08.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 11.08.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 12.08.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 24.08.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 25.08.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 26.08.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 07.09.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 08.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 09.09.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 16.09.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 17.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 18.09.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 23.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 24.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 25.09.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday, 28.09.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 29.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 30.09.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 07.10.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 08.10.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 09.10.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 14.10.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 15.10.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 16.10.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 26.10.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 27.10.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 28.10.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 02.11.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 03.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 04.11.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 11.11.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 12.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 13.11.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 18.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 19.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 20.11.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday, 23.11.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 24.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 25.11.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 02.12.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 03.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 04.12.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 02.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 03.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 04.12.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, 09.12.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 10.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 11.12.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 16.12.2026
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 17.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 18.12.2026
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 18.01.2027
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 19.01.2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 20.01.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 27.01.2027
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 28.01.2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 29.01.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 01.02.2027
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 02.02.2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 03.02.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Wednesday, 10.02.2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 11.02.2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 12.02.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday, 15.02.2027
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 16.02.2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 17.02.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 22.02.2027
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 23.02.2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 24.02.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 01.03.2027
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 02.03.2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 03.03.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 01.03.2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 02.03.2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 03.03.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday, 08.03.2027
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 09.03.2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 10.03.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 15.03.2027
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 16.03.2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 17.03.2027
09:00 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
FAQ
Successful project management is based less on formal power and more on clarity, trust, and personal impact. In everyday project work, this means communicating goals clearly, delegating responsibility sensibly, and providing guidance, even when priorities change or pressure arises. If you, as project manager , explain project manager why decisions are being made and actively involve your team, motivation and willingness to take on responsibility will increase. Leadership is then experienced as support rather than control.
During training , you training how to clearly define your leadership role in the project, how to use your personal influence in a targeted manner, and how to lead teams confidently even without hierarchical authority. Among other things, this involves understanding roles, leadership styles in projects, and concrete approaches to motivating project staff.
Challenging communication situations arise almost daily in a project environment, for example when there are conflicting goals, time pressure, or contradictory expectations. Effective communication means conveying content in a structured way, listening actively, and consciously steering conversations. If you formulate your messages clearly while leaving room for questions and feedback, you reduce misunderstandings and strengthen cooperation. Especially in critical conversations, it is crucial to remain objective while still coming across as engaging.
The training you practical communication methods for typical project situations. You will work on conducting goal-oriented conversations, giving professional feedback, and adapting your communication to different conversation partners, from the project team to management.
Conflicts are part of everyday project life, especially when different departments, interests, and working methods collide. The key is not to avoid conflicts, but to recognize them early on and deal with them constructively. When tensions are addressed openly and resolved in a structured manner, escalations can be prevented and long-term cooperation improved. Professional conflict resolution also strengthens your role as project manager.
During training , you training to identify typical causes of conflict in projects and to use appropriate discussion techniques. You will learn how to moderate conflicts, highlight interests, and develop solutions that are supported by all parties involved.
Projects rarely fail because of technology, but often because of unspoken expectations and unclear communication with stakeholders. Structured stakeholder communication helps you identify interests early on, make priorities transparent, and reach viable agreements. When stakeholders feel that they are being taken seriously and can understand your decisions, acceptance of the project increases significantly.
During training , you training intensively on communication in the stakeholder environment. You will learn how to systematically clarify expectations, confidently conduct discussions with clients and decision-makers, and remain professional even when faced with resistance.
Your personal impact plays a decisive role in whether you are taken project manager as project manager . This includes your appearance, language, attitude, and ability to remain calm and clear even under pressure. If you are aware of your impact and use it purposefully, you can make meetings more efficient, communicate decisions better, and exude confidence, even in uncertain project situations.
The training you in reflecting on and developing your own leadership behavior. You will work on your personal presence, your communication, and your self-image as project manager in order to appear confident, convincing, and effective in everyday project work.

