A paper presented to the Project
Management Institute's Annual Seminar/Symposium "Tides of
Change", Long Beach, California, USA, 1998 (Updated for web
presentation, 2002). Presented here as the fourth in a series
linking project type through management style to project success.
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Appendix A
Project Manager's Personal Characteristics
(i.e. natural tendencies or preferences)
Explorer
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Coordinator
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Driver
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Administrator
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Imaginative
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Responsive
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Assertive
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Organized
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Planning ........
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vision oriented
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mission oriented
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goal oriented
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objective oriented
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bold, courageous
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empathetic
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resolute
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precise
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seemingly-chaotic
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free-wheeling
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well-planned
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systematic
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stakeholder oriented
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people oriented
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compliance oriented
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situation oriented
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risk-taker
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risk avoider
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risk resolver
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risk mitigator
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ideological
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follows tradition
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objective
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sensitive to personal goals
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Organizing ........
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solution seeker
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conflict mediator
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solution enforcer
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conflict solver
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opportunity-driven
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team-driven
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management-driven
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information-driven
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shrewd
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sensitive
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realist
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rational
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pioneering
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loyal
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resourceful
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reliable
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team player
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thought provoking
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results-oriented
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weighs alternatives
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idealistic
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helpful
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emphatic
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evaluative
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Executing ........
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inspiring
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understanding
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hard-driving
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analytical
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charismatic
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democratic
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autocratic
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bureaucratic
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good leader
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good facilitator
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good director
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good manager
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comfortable in lead
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comfortable on side lines
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comfortable with authority
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comfortable administrating
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opportunist
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probing
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pragmatic
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professional
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individualist
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spontaneous
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decisive
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reserved
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Controlling ........
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determined
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free-form
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rigid
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flexible
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creative
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resilient
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disciplined
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organized
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value oriented
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process oriented
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policy oriented
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procedure oriented
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tenacious
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in-tune
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strong-willed
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prudent
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information generator
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information sharer
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information distributor
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information collector
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power from enthusiasm
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power from persuasion
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power from authority
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power from intelligence
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Characteristics required by all: credible, confident,
committed, energetic, hard-working, self-starting.
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