DENVER AIRPORT PROJECT

Denver Airport Project

Denver Airport Project

Introduction

Denver International Airport project is a live example of setting high hopes and believing in deriving more profits and benefits from the project through effective leadership and task management skills. The dominant combination of leadership styles used in Denver Airport Project is Transformational leadership and Transactional leadership complemented by empowering leadership style (Thompson, 2008).

Discussion

Denver International Airport is an example of how to achieve best in fiercely competitive environment. Use of Transactional leadership style by DIA would ensure that the company provides rewards to employees who set a precedent of earning more profit or creating goodwill by doing bit more than what required from them. In other words, providing liberty to staff to go off the track and achieve something extraordinary that benefits the company.

An example can be seen during Project Management phase of Denver International Airport when two firms got selected to assist in the project management process. Use of transactional leadership has the quality of operative management, which is, managing by exception. Had the manager provided complete insight of the requirements to the New Orleans architectural firm regarding both operational and aesthetical values then they would not have created a problem for the design team. Denver International Airport got planned to be made of a distinctive style that they referred to as Signature style that can capture the uniqueness of both cities Denver and Colorado (Kerzner, 2004).

Transformational leadership style can be used simultaneously at this occasion that focuses on providing vision and use of inspirational communication. The manager can communicate the spirit of the plan, that is, the unique style that the company aims to achieve and create a sense of inspiration during his communication with subordinates that communicates company's vision to each and every individual down the line, this would result in high ...