You don't have to be a high-paid business consultant to know that at the very heart of every successful project is successful management. Without a good leader, teams go adrift, too distracted by logistical questions to focus on producing the kind of truly creative and high quality solutions that really make a business stand out.

But good management isn't accomplished with the wave of a wand. Doing so requires effort and a willingness to learn. Let's take a look at a few key strategies for expertly managing a project (and a team).