Here are the 10 Keys:
- Develop a consistently positive attitude.
- Make wise choices.
- Believe in your abilities.
- Be a master at setting goals and achieving them.
- Have a clear vision of what success means to you and to
your project.- Develop steady, positive habits.
- Show persistence.
- Over-communicate.
- Be transparent.
- Do what you say you will do without exception.
What do you think are the most important skills or qualities needed in a really good project manager?
Many beginning project managers focus on the use of tools or techniques. While specific knowledge is important, it’s no guarantee of capability in a PM. If you read my earlier post, Are you a Project Manager from Hell, you have some idea of how a person can be exceptionally knowledgeable and still be a walking organizational disaster.
Below are ten qualities, the development of which, will stand you in good stead throughout your career. A good shortcut in developing these is to model them for others.
If you could choose just one to focus upon for the rest of the week, which would it be?
- Develop a consistently positive attitude.
- Make wise choices.
- Believe in your abilities.
- Be a master at setting goals and achieving them.
- Have a clear vision of what success means to you and to your project.
- Develop steady, positive habits.
- Show persistence.
- Over-communicate.
- Be transparent.
- Do what you say you will do without exception.
In future blog entries, I’ll elaborate on each in more detail.
Have a great week.
Alec
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Hi Alec - tough challenge to pick just one of the ten keys..
Perhaps developing steady, positive habits will help build a consistently positive attitude - leading one to believe in their abilities, make wise choices and so forth!
Hi Raven,
Thanks for your comment.
You’re right. They do all sort of support and feed into each other. The good news is that they get more automatic with time. I’m still working on the consistently positive attitude, though. Being snarky is so tempting at times!
Wish you well,
Alec