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John Maeda from HarvardBusiness.org brings a compelling argument to the idea that Business Leaders should act more like Artists. He brings three reason to demonstrate this need:

1. Artists constantly collaborate
   
2. Artists are talented communicators
3. Artists learn how to learn together.

Which got me thinking that the above arguments are relevant not just to business leaders but also to managers generically and to project managers specifically.

So in the on-going discussion regarding whether or not project management is an art or a skill it seems like the above argument is leaning towards the art end of the scale. My view though is that project management consists of both, and having the artistic capabilities help distinguish between the good project managers and the ones who are not so good.

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3. Importance of project communication