Still on the subject of soft skills: pushy project managers may think they are being effective but they can have a bad impact on the team. Better to be relaxed and go with the flow, for that way the team will be positive and motivated. That’s not to say that you can be incompetent and get away with it, for the team will soon find you out. Just be fair and honest with the team and they will respect it.
The Way
The wise project manager is like water. Water goes anywhere freely. It is yielding and flows naturally. The wise project manager does not push, so the team does not resent or resist,
The Tao
Lao Tzu tells us:
The supreme good is like water.
Water gives life to the ten thousand things without trying.
It flows in the low places people reject,
And so is like the Tao.
Giving with fairness and compassion.
Speaking with integrity.
Governing without trying to control.
Working with competence.
Moving with good timing.
Not competing,
So not finding fault.
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