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["Katherine Gray" <kat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As we're hiring new producers and developing our training methodology, one of 
our advisors has asked us to define what a good producer/project manager looks 
like. What are the qualities and skills you all think define a good producer? 
I'll start:

Ability to work with many personalities without taking things personally. 
Ability to find out what motivates each person on your team and help them do 
their best work (help them produce, which is why I've always preferred the term 
"producer" over project manager)
Ability to think on your feet and be decisive
Ability to juggle a lot of different tasks and still meet deadlines
Knowledge of what's good enough and what still needs work--perfectionism can't 
be acheived and will doom your project

And then there's manage a budget and schedule, blah blah blah. But what does it 
really mean to manage these things?

Katherine Gray
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