Spot check
Review the different leadership styles and take a moment to identify your own style or styles. Obviously, those styles change as needed, but really consider how you interact and what your preferred method is. Remember that this is between you and you, so there aren't any wrong answers:
Personality traits
To be successful, project managers need to have a variety of different personality characteristics to be the most successful they can be. This also comes down to wearing different hats because each organization, project, and situation requires that you emphasize different aspects of your personality. The following is a list of personality traits that are helpful for project managers to embody:
- Authentic
- Courteous
- Creative
- Cultural
- Emotional
- Intellectual
- Managerial
- Political
- Service-oriented
- Social
- Systemic
This list describes pretty much every project manager I know. Catch them caffeinated...
