Take responsibility and maintain integrity
Not everything on the project will go according to plan. Mistakes are to be expected; the important thing is always to accept when you are wrong and learn from it. Being responsible for your decisions and actions is crucial and sends a strong message to the rest of the team. Integrity, determination, good judgment, the ability to create a vision and implement it, and confidence in one's own competence are the hallmarks of highly effective project managers.
Become an effective communicator
As communication plays an important role in managing projects, teams and other stakeholders, it is the most important skill. Communication means more than being a stellar mediator, speaker or writer; it mainly requires good listening skills. Listening to the opinions of others and taking into account their experience and knowledge helps reduce potential conflicts and risks caused by blind spots, and increases the likelihood of project success.
Be a respected leader
Having a reputation as a respected leader usually means you have achieved it by hard work. If you are new to project management, this will take a while. Among other things, working to become an effective communicator, relying on the success of your stakeholders, and maintaining responsibility and integrity, can help you get there faster.
Be an agent of change
If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that change is inevitable and can greatly disrupt all areas of work and personal life. Highly effective project managers understand, accept and automatically incorporate elements of uncertainty into their project plans. They also recognise the need to work closely with change management experts to help stakeholders adapt to change and better prepare for the future.
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