Vision, passion, and being realistic. All the management techniques won't replace that. You need vision to gain a credible and influencal seat in front of mana

Vision, passion, and being realistic. All the management techniques won't replace that. You need vision to gain a credible and influencal seat in front of management and customers, and hear from them. And not just saying yes to the last one who spoke. You need passion to cope with all the crap (difficulties, management, engineers, customers, nay-sayers, finding ressources, etc). And you need to be realistic and pragmatic to make something happen, even if not perfect/ideal. Maye next round.