I recently added the popular Lifehacker blog to my reading list and am enjoying their posts (they recently highlighted a wiki article about how to erase a Sharpie from your whiteboard — very handy).

Lee’s first tip:  Get your team excited! No enthusiasm, no results.  They need to have a stake in the outcome and share the desire for success.

As a project leader, you need to keep that enthusiasm & sense of urgency high throughout the project.  You also need to make sure that

• Your team members are actively involved
• They buy into their roles & responsibilities
• They have the tools and resources they’ll need to succeed.

He continues by providing 16 detailed step-by-step tips for managing a project – enjoy!