There are Two Types of Project Managers

There are two types of Project Managers who walk into your business.

And the wrong type of PM, no matter how talented, can kill your delivery.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫

✅  Precise, steady, and consistent

✅ Thrives on process, documentation and rules

✅ Perfect for proven methodologies where execution trumps innovation

🚷 Won't challenge flawed thinking

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 

✅ Inherently curious, energised by complexity

✅ Questions everything and pushes boundaries

✅ Build for ambiguous, high-stakes transformations where the playbook doesn't exist

🚷 Breaks rules (and sometimes processes) to get results

And you need to make sure you hire the right one for the delivery you need because the uncomfortable truth is:

☠️ Your Script Follower will fail in chaos

☠️ Your Problem Solver will flag in routine delivery

Rolling out SAP across 15 countries? You want the 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 - they'll execute flawlessly, and on time.

Rescuing a failing transformation with angry stakeholders? Call the 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫, they'll untangle politics, unite warring factions, and find solutions you didn't know existed.

You don't train someone to switch between thse modes, these are traits baked into their personality DNA. 

Which type to you need for your next critical project?