PM Leadership Skills: Attitude

Why is PM Attitude very Important?

Attitude is the most important value on a Personal Level, Social Level and in Project Management as well. If you do not have the right attitude, you will encounter endless issues with the different stakeholders involved in your project, which will definitely reflect negatively on the project because some supportive stakeholders might become opposing if the PM have the wrong attitude. The relevance of having the right attitude stems from the very fact that every project comes with its own set of challenges.

Even if you have the knowledge, and you are hard-working, your achievements can never reach 100% without the right attitude.

Mathematical Model

Below is a simple mathematical proof:

IF: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

EQUALS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Then:

KNOWLEDGE = 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

HARDWORK = 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

ATTITUDE = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

Attitude Boosters

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. - Zig Ziglar

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. - Ralph Marston

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude. - Oprah Winfrey

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. - Tom Stoppard