The article above is part of a research conducted in order to evidence the role of leaders in generating change in organizations and to observe the methods and techniques used, knowing that projects and their management are tools for implementing change in organizations. Leaders, by their influence and not by force, can determine their team to initiate new projects, considered by specialists and practitioners also, real practices of generating change in organizations.

Keywords: project, change, leader, influence, employees.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/1728-2667.2015/174-9/12

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