Project management, as an academic field, spends a lot of time discussing the tactics and strategies for running projects smoothly. But methodologies, tools and experience will only get a project manager as far as the launch. To drive a successful project through to completion, a project manager also needs to wear the hat of a therapist, moderator, motivator, disciplinarian and emotional confidant. It is the emotional intelligence and a project manager’s ability to navigate the needs, demands and sensitivities of his or her team that make a project manager great.

Thanks for joining us for the last post in the ‘What Makes a Successful Project Manager’ Series. While there are obviously many other traits that are essential for a project manager’s success, we have discussed a set of traits that will assist any project manager to execute with skill, sensitivity and expertise.