"Interpersonal skills of a Project Manager"

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Project Managers perform through others such as stakeholders, project team, own organization. Apart from technical and conceptual skill Project Managers must possess Interpersonal skills. According to (PMBOK® Guide) – Fifth Edition they are:

  • Leadership
  • Team building
  • Motivation
  • Communication
  • Influencing
  • Decision making
  • Political and cultural awareness
  • Negotiation
  • Trust building
  • Conflict management
  • Coaching.

Leadership is the ability to envision a direction and lead a group of people towards a common goal� and realize the result through others. The key elements of leadership are respect for others and a sincere belief that people attend their job with the purpose of doing their best every day.