Business

Eight Qualities of Successful Project Managers

The task in hiring a new project manager is to identify the candidates with the educational, technical and interpersonal characteristics that make them the best fit for the job. Educational and technical qualifications will vary by industry, but the interpersonal qualities that make for a top-notch project manager are universal.
By Michelle LaBrosse
April 19, 2017
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by Michelle LaBrosse
Michelle LaBrosse, PMP, is an entrepreneurial powerhouse with a penchant for making success easy, fun and fast. She is the founder of Cheetah Learning, the author of the Cheetah Success Series and a prolific blogger. Cheetah Learning is a virtual company with 100 employees, contractors and licensees worldwide. To date, more than 50,000 people have become “Cheetahs” using Cheetah Learning’s innovative project management and accelerated learning techniques. LaBrosse also developed the Cheetah Certified Project Manager (CCPM) program based on Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality profiling to help students master how to use their unique strengths for learning, doing projects and negotiating. She is recognized by PMI as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Project Management in the world.

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