1 On the average, 12,500 children and adolescents in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. 2  On the average, 1 in every 4 elementary school has a child with cancer. 3  The average high school has two students who are a current or former cancer patient.
Although all of the skills identified below are essential for effective management, please select the FIVE that you believe to be most important for 21st century managers in positions of authority. 1  Ability to manage differences. 2  Ability to manage changeâ diversity. 3  Being a strategic/visionary manager.  Ability to motivate.
Trying to help project managers become better leaders has always been a difficult task. Project managers must rely on a variety of skills in order to successfully manage their projects. Not the least of these required skills is the ability to motivate, inspire, and lead the project team. True leadership on the part of the project manager has been shown time and again to be one of the most important single characteristics in successfully implementing projects [1, 2, 3].