The Ideal Project Manager Doesn't Exist

Here's a great article from NASA's ASK (Academy Sharing Knowledge) site. Owen Gadeken from the Defense Acquisition University talks about his research project to find the ideal project manager.

After examining many project managers, including two seasoned brigadier generals that had nothing in common except a successful track record, he came to the conclusion that there's no such thing as an ideal project manager.

Project managers, like projects and organizations, come in many styles, and no one style stood out as "the correct way." The only two things that all successful project managers seemed to have in common were personal credibility and a results focus.

Here's the full article...

NASA - In Search of the Ideal Project Manager