Key Five Leadership Skills Any PM Should Have

Essential leadership skills for project success highlight the integral role of the manager. Much like the hub of a wheel, an improperly trained or ill at ease lead can set up the entire team for failure. Which project management skills are most important?

Introducing the Project Manager

This professional acts as the liaison between the corporate offices and the team members. Consider the team lead a conduit through which the corporate vision flows and becomes itemized and broken down into bits and pieces of data. Leadership styles, communication abilities, clarity of vision, a firm grasp of personal strengths and weaknesses and a willingness to function continuously as the project’s

Logic Problem – The Boxes

There are three boxes. One is labeled “APPLES” another is labeled “ORANGES”. The last one is labeled “APPLES AND ORANGES”. You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose.

How can you label the boxes correctly?

Logic Problem – The Double Jeopardy Doors

You are trapped in a room with two doors. One leads to certain death and the other leads to freedom. You don’t know which is which.

There are two robots guarding the doors. They will let you choose one door but upon doing so you must go through it.

You can, however, ask one robot one question. The problem is one robot always tells the truth ,the other always lies and you don’t know which is which.

What is the question you ask?

A million Dollar Lesson – by unknown

A cab driver taught me a million dollar lesson in customer satisfaction and expectation. Motivational speakers charge thousands of dollars to impart his kind of training to corporate executives and staff. It cost me a $12 taxi ride.
I had flown into Dallas for the sole purpose of calling on a client. Time was of the essence and my plan included a quick turnaround trip from and back to the airport. A spotless cab pulled up.
The driver rushed to open the passenger door for me and made sure I was comfortably seated before he closed the door. As he got in the driver’s seat, he mentioned that the neatly folded Wall Street Journal next to me for my use. He then showed me several tapes and asked me what type of music I would enjoy.
Well! I looked around for a “Candid Camera!” Wouldn’t you? I could not believe the service I was receiving! I took the opportunity to say, “Obviously you take great pride in your work. You must

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