Friday, February 01, 2008

Good Project Managers are Hard to Find! - By Harley Lovegrove

The basic skills required for a good project manager are the following:

  • A strong desire to solve other people's problems
  • The conviction that they are the best person to solve them
  • Extreme resilience, the ability to bounce back after any setback
  • A high emotional IQ
  • A good memory for faces and names
  • A clear, structured approach to every task
  • A natural ability to plan (a good interim manager is always making lists)
  • A strong sense of priorities
  • The knack to sell anything to anyone (needed for lobbying)
  • A willingness to learn from mistakes

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