Of course emotional intelligence combined with technical knowledge are important qualities in a project manager, as well as all of the qualities people mentioned above.

To me, one of the greatest skills in a project manager are the ability to get to know and gauge all team members and how to best work with them and assign them projects to maximize their usefulness to the project. Even within the same department or division, there are so many different personalities. These personalities change the way they are most effectively communicated with, assigned projects, asked to report results, asked to communicate with others, monitored, etc.

This not only makes everyone more happy on the team but also improves overall effectiveness. I think the ability to get along with all personality types nd adjust your leadership style and delegation style to each individual on the team while keeping a cohesive overall management is extremely challenging but I admire when it can be done.

I have done this on a university level in clubs and organizations but I can imagine that the different team members from different departments and maybe even different parts of the world can add to this complexity. Some of the teams I will be working on at my future company will be globally and online. I am very interested to see how this dynamic works in a setting like that.