Read the article What great managers do and answer the following questions:

Consider the metaphor used in the article differentiating managerial and leadership roles (average managers play checkers, great managers play chess and great leaders rally people toward a better future). Does it adequately describe and differentiate these roles? Why or why not?

Do you think that the same set of qualities required for a manager are also needed for project managers? Why or why not?

Buckingham, M. (2005) What great managers do. Harvard Business Review. Download the pdf.