"Because I'm the PM" is too often the only reason given, and of course that leads to animosity. Ah, well, that's a different problem: PM arrogance. Confidenc

"Because I'm the PM" is too often the only reason given, and of course that leads to animosity. Ah, well, that's a different problem: PM arrogance. Confidence + Humility is not contradictory to Leadership, but unfortunately not everyone understands that. 'course, many also don't understand that Manager and Leader are two different things... and a Product Manager has to be both.