One Skill Every Project Manager Should Improve

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Md. Golam Rob Talukdar

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Project Manager| AWR Development (BD) Ltd. Cox's Bazer , Bangladesh

Project management requires many skills—communication, planning, leadership, and decision-making.

If you had to choose one skill that every project manager should continuously improve,

what would it be and why?

Posted: Mar 10, 2026 11:58 AM

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Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz RYLAI Access Control Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

I think one important skill a project manager should improve continuosly is awareness, that includes self-awareness and inter-personal awareness.

With self-awareness, we can learn to regulate our own emotions in difficult and stressful situations; and inter-personal awareness let us to have constructive and productive relations with all stakeholders involved in the project, considerating each one personality and particularities. This guantees everyone responds in good manner to the direction of the project manager, and gives the best of themselves.

Awareness is definitely an important component of leadership.

Posted: Mar 10, 2026 5:24 PM

Md. Golam Rob Talukdar

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Project Manager| AWR Development (BD) Ltd. Cox's Bazer , Bangladesh

Thanks Ruiz

Posted: Mar 13, 2026 3:53 PM

Gwenola Michaud

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Project Manager & Advisor| Geosciences & Monitoring Consulting Milano, Italy

In agreement that self-awareness is key as our and the team's emotions are contagious and could impact the project progress and results.

I would add the listening and empathy in order to understand the point of view of team members and stakeholders.

Posted: Mar 14, 2026 10:15 AM

Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina

Run faster than my stakeholders when things goes wrong.....hehe

Posted: Mar 14, 2026 10:55 AM (Updated by author: Mar 14, 2026 10:55 AM)

Lissette Indhira Pimentel Sosa

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Program Manager| HARPER SRL Santo Domingo / Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

If I had to choose one, it would be judgment in decision-making. Projects struggle when leaders delay decisions, avoid trade-offs, or misread the context.
The ability to interpret signals, weigh risks, and make timely decisions under uncertainty is what keeps projects moving forward.

Posted: Mar 16, 2026 10:11 AM

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