1. Be proactive. Lead, follow, or get out of way.
2. Think root cause and corrective action. Use the five WHY approach to problem solving.
3. Do not assume. That's for everyone else, ensure clarity, no guessing.
4. View all members of the team as allies and enlist them.
5. Respect all people and inputs. All people add value!
6. Keep focused and think TOTAL picture or business outcome.
7. Think DETAILS! Fuzzy objectives give fuzzy results.
8. Recognize all contributors and their performance add value to the projects success.
9. Say what you mean - do not have hidden agendas. If the ultimate mission is the project success, all involved succeed.
10. Benchmark and establish metrics for "Best of Class" performance and establish a road map to the top.