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What according to you are few traits that every effective Project Leaders should have???

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Question added by Mohammed Asim Nehal , M Asim Nehal & Co , Chartered Accountants
Date Posted: 2015/07/08
Mohammed Asim Nehal
by Mohammed Asim Nehal , M Asim Nehal & Co , Chartered Accountants

Visionary

Effective project managers are visionary. They have the ability to see the big picture and not lose sight of it. They can break down large goals into smaller, more manageable parts, and are able to focus on necessary detail without becoming bogged down with small, irrelevant issues.

Organized and Efficient

Good project managers are organized and efficient. They have excellent time management skills. They're always punctual and meet their deadlines.

Honest and Reliable

Honesty, reliability and responsibility are essential traits for a project manager. It's critical that the manager means what she says and says what she means. The team members respect her integrity and loyalty.

Highly Skilled Communicator

Clear and effective communication is crucial. The effective manager keeps all team members and stakeholders informed and up to date. He consults with them regularly. He asks questions and listens to answers. He's receptive to new ideas and suggestions only if they help to move the project forward more effectively. He shares the rationale behind his decisions and actions.

Leadership Abilities

A project manager needs excellent people skills. He needs to be able to form a cohesive team where members help and support each other. 

Action-Oriented

A good project manager is action-oriented and results-driven.

Experienced and Knowledgeable

The project manager's expertise must be evident to his team. His experience and knowledge command authority and respect. 

Muhammad Awwal Jibril
by Muhammad Awwal Jibril , English Language Teacher , Poliglota

Effective Project Leaders should be;

 

1. Time efficient and conscious,

 

2. Strategic and professional

 

3. Good in communications and adopt good/effective feedback mechanism,

 

4. Must be visionary, result driven, action oriented and have a good foresight

 

5. Must be a very good resource manager and a good mobilizer,

 

6. Must be a very good project manager and should have adequate knowledge about the projects been executed,

 

7. Should have integrity, empathy and enthusiasm.

Francisco Lemos
by Francisco Lemos , Project Manager , Coimbra City Council

Loyalty! Loyalty! If you are loyal you can recgnise loyalty on other, and nothing workos without loyalty. Of course technical knowledge helps a lot...

I agree with the expert answers. Thanks

Gourab Mitra
by Gourab Mitra , Manager IT Project Program and Delivery Management(Full Time Contract/Consulting Role) , IXTEL(ixtel.com)

Agree with all the answers above. 

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Project leaders are course correctors, unbiased and keen eye on project risks. An able negotiator who maintains the balance amongst stakeholders and team.

Nancy Refai
by Nancy Refai , Health, safety and environmental management Trainer and consultant , Freelancer

firm with a clear vision, sensitive to details, respectful and considerate to all around, a giving person capable of pulling the team and initiate the work

Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag
by Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag , Project Manager , Rawafed Tech

Thanks for invitation, and I am really sorry for my late, because I were  had a lot of work.

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