Projects are designed to improve one's skills in a certain field or multiple fields depending on a project. Usually a project requires cooperation of people or groups of people to reach a common goal in order to complete the project. This process stimulates teamwork and helps companies to build competent teams which will directly affect the companies' futures. Having a diverse team involved in a project is also plus because in this case the team is more likely to be more creative and have more variation than a homogeneous team would in their place. In my opinion, leadership, competition, creativity and social skills are the ones that progress throughout the work on the project the most.
Every project team has to have a leader without whom efficient teamwork or cooperation between teammates might not be possible as well as reaching the actual goal(s). Competition is more of a natural trait of any human being; it motivates a person to work harder for the sake of achieving one's own goals which could also lead eventually to a whole project team's success. Getting a promotion might as well be one of those goals. Creativity and social skill can be at a high level even before engaging in a project work. However, without those skills it is also possible to acuire them and improve to a much higher degree while working on a project in a team. Most skills and their development come from real life experiences, and working on a project is one of those valuable experiences.
Hi Andrei, I definitely agree that competition within a team for a certain project can be useful. However, there is a fine line between motivation that drives a team forward, and selfishness which can drive a team apart. But like you said, a good team leader will be able to inspire "efficient teamwork and cooperation." A strong team leader can go a long way in determining how successful a project will be.
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