Leadership skills

What skills does a leader need?

You can find lists of required skills in various resources. APMbok^® (another project management guide similar to the PMBOK Guide), for example, categorizes them as follows:

• Communication
• Conflict management
• Delegation
• Influencing
• Leadership
• Negotiation
• Teamwork

There are reputable, reliable resources for each area above as well as many more. You can complete the list, and then start targeting each area and improving your skills in that area by reading books and practicing in the real world.