Inexperienced project managers often have to learn:

that it is not uncommon to experience ethical issues in project management work

that character alone is not always sufficient to engender trust, but must be accompanied by the confidence of project participants in the competence of the project manager

that character and competency are often demonstrated when they are truly tested, usually under challenging circumstances

not to place too much emphasis on task competence and technical skills at the expense of underestimating the significance of organizational skills

all of the above