Overview:
Too often Project Leaders and Managers fall into the role due to demonstrated technical competence. After all, if you're competent enough to create great technical output, certainly you can figure out how to run a project on schedule and within budget, right? And even when you get an opportunity to attend training to become a better Project Manager, the focus is on the "hard" or technical aspects of project management rather than the "soft" skills or habits that typically only come with experience.