
26 ◾ The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence
1.3.1.2 Explanation
A project manager counts on “control,” whereas a project leader depends on “trust.”
In President Theodore Roosevelt’s (1858–1919) words,
“The best executive is one who has sense to pick good people to do what he wants
done, and self-restraint enough from meddling with them while they do it”
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Because project managers depend on “control” to be successful, “letting go” and
“delegating the project control” to the team members are the most difficult aspect
for most project managers (it surely was for me, too). To most project managers,
this is like putting their life and career in the h ...