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In addition to technical knowledge and other hard skills, successful project management also requires certain character traits and soft skills. Over the past few years, the understanding of how a project team should be managed and the role of the project manager has changed significantly. Instead of a know-it-all who assigns tasks to the people around them, a project manager is now more of a facilitator who consults others and helps them to work effectively by providing advice and a unique perspective. Here are six qualities every successful project manager must possess.
As CIO.com states, a project manager must not collapse at the first obstacle they encounter. They must always stay on top of things and be resilient to external pressures, including stress.
A project never goes according to plan. So project managers must be prepared constantly to change their plans and adapt to any new developments.
A project manager is primarily an effective communicator. Thus they will not get by without excellent communication skills. They must learn to communicate effectively on both an individual and collective level.
A project manager must be able to let go of the idea they know how things should look and not think only they themselves can do everything properly. A good project manager needs to be tolerant of others, including both their mistakes and their different opinions.
Supporting the strengths of team members is the only way to achieve the maximum potential of the group as a whole. A project manager must be able to detect strengths in people around them, then support and use (not exploit!) these strengths for the benefit of the team.
The worst type of project manager is someone who has been everywhere, seen everything and knows everything best. A project manager must primarily be able to admit to themselves and those around them that they do not know something and other people simply know some things better than they do.
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