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=== Avoiding management downfalls ===
A common feature between poor leadership and poor management is that it has direct consequences on the outcome of the project. It is therefore also important to understand which pitfalls to avoid when choosing a management approach. To summarize the previous paragraph, the main elements to avoid are over-and under-managing, not being able to establish a functional team, and lastly, not being able to adapt.

A problem that might occur is not being able to build your own team. By not being able to build your own team, you won’t have the control or opportunity to put together the desired skills, qualities, or personality types, that you as a manager wish for in your team. Therefore, it can be an advantage to be able to quickly identify the skills and competencies of the assigned team members. Based on this, it is possible to plan, how they can be utilized in the most optimal way. In addition, it can also prove beneficial to assess the team members, as to be able to keep an eye on where possible conflicts might escalate, for example between conflicting personalities or driving forces.

The ultimate goal, for a management approach, is to achieve the set goal. Therefore, the last element might also be one of the most important. To achieve success, it is necessary to stick to a structured plan, to be able to overcome possible hindrances. As circumstances may change along the way, a successful manager is ready for change and ready to adapt their plan to the change. By doing this, it should be possible to achieve success in the project, no matter how the circumstances have changed.