PM - Quick focus

1) The courage to decide
2) The ability to prioritize
3) Not thrown off the scent of the critical path
4) The vision to see the goal
5) Can sense danger
6) The skill to be logical
7) The experience to know better
8) Less political, more substantive
9) The passion for "the important" and disdain for "the urgent"
10) Is articulate
11) Does not manage by email
12) Fair, but appropriately forceful
13) Might form hypothesis based on “gut feel”, but decides based on data
14) Understands that leadership is a series of hugs and kicks
15) Deals with people in a “mission first, people always” manner
16) Demonstrates the corollary to “mission first, people always” is “carry the wounded, shoot the stragglers”
17) Can balance confidence and humility

18) Creative