Live Webinar April 8th, 2015 – 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm EDT
Presented by:  Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Fierce Conversations Are Hard!

Managing difficult people is simply a fact of business life that is all too often ignored.

The effect of toxic employees on organizations is immense including poor morale among talent, added stress, lost productivity, and a negatively affected bottom line.

Fierce survey results show that 78 percent of respondents claim their organizations are extremely to somewhat tolerant of colleagues with negative attitudes.

Employees and management are frequently at odds on how to best handle and confront toxic employees.

Thus, toxic employees are a leadership problem. Join Halley Bock, President & CEO, Fierce, Inc. to gain a new perspective on managing toxic employees and navigating difficult conversations.

You will learn:

1. Explore the usual suspects and toxic employees who fly under the radar
2. Learn how to hold oneself and others able to have the conversations
3. Get practical tools for giving and receiving feedback and what you should do when confrontation is needed

Fierce conversations are hard …. let Halley Bock help you to understand the dynamics and give you the confidence to address the issues!

Read the two books that started it all:

• Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time by Susan Scott
• Fierce Leadership: A Bold Alternative to the Worst “Best” Practices of Business Today by Susan Scott

Presenter: Halley Bock (LinkedIn profile) is the President & CEO of Fierce, Inc. Her company helps clients worldwide develop leaders, transform cultures, and create authentic, energizing and rewarding connections with colleagues and customers through skillful conversations.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.2 Acquire Project Team
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 9.4  Manage Project Team

As a Category C “Self Directed Learning Activity” remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your “PDU Audit Trail Folder”

Click to register for Fierce Conversations: How To Address Toxic Employees

Live Webinar April 8th, 2015 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

In this webinar Maria Matarelli (LinkedIn profile) will teach you how motivation and values influence behavior.

Gain insights into how you can improve relationships and manage conflict — personally, professionally, and socially.

Click to register for Motivating & Engaging Teams

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Premium Memberships are only $199 USD per year
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Live Webinar – April 8th, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 1 hour + Q & A 1 PDU / 1 CDU
Mpug Member Free – Member Only Event

• Is your organization running the correct portfolio of projects?
• What value are your projects producing for your organization?
• Which projects give you the most value?

Come learn the Portfolio Management benefits of Project Online and walk away with a plan to get there.

• Benefits and Challenges of Portfolio/Demand Management
• Project Online/Project Server 2013 Overview
• Understanding project selection
• Resource utilization and capacity/demand tracking across your organization
• Scenario based analysis
• Increased flexibility with Scheduling
• Gain insight on resolutions to your portfolio management challenges
• Ask Questions and understand how you can get to Portfolio Excellence

Presenter: Jacques Goupil (LinkedIn profile) PMP, MCP, MCTS, is a Managing Director at MS PROJECT NOW! has over 13 years of professional experience in software design, implementation, and development in the Project Management area. He is an active member of the Project Management community serving as a board member of the Boston Chapter of the Microsoft Project User Group (MPUG).

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more ….

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

Click to register for Portfolio Management Made Easy with Project Online/Project Server 2013

Live Webinar – April 9th 2015, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Offered by: Global Knowledge UK  (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Note: Although Global Knowledge is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number and may need to be recorded as a Category C PDU. Contact Global Knowledge for further information.

In many organizations, the Program/Project Management Office (PMO) is viewed as purely a cost center, so it becomes marginalized by additional layers of bureaucracy, oversight and cost. But the essence of the PMO and portfolio management in general is to add value to the organization.

So how do organizations reconcile the cost of the PMO versus the value it adds?

The short answer is to flip the conversation on its head and talk about the PMO as a revenue driver rather than a cost center.

In this session Daniel Stober PMP (LinkedIn profile) will explain how, by focusing on efficiencies gained and reduced waste, you can shift the conversation from the PMO being a necessary evil to the PMO being critical for organizational success.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Management Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for Portfolio Management & The PMO: Cost Center Or Revenue Driver?

Online Webinar  – Recorded March 5th, 2015
Presented by:  Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Employee Engagement Affects The Bottom Line!

It is common practice for organizations to capture employee engagement data on their workforce.

Many companies tout high or improved engagement scores, but what does that mean to the bottom line?

Engaged employees are a company’s greatest competitive advantage, and successful companies know that employee disengagement is a serious profit killer.

• In fact, Disengagement costs the US economy almost $550 billion per year in lost productivity.
• It also hinders employee performance, productivity and customer retention.
• Not to mention disengagement increases the high cost of absenteeism and turnover for a company.

Company growth is back, and companies need to ensure they don’t let employee disengagement limit it.

Attend this webcast to learn the cost of disengagement to your organization and what you can do to mitigate it. Attendees will receive a complimentary whitepaper “The Cost of Disengagement to Your Company” which contains actionable insights and best practices.

Definitely check out Nicole’s 20 minute audio book “Engagement and Emotional Contagion” [Audible Audio Edition] – An excellent commentary on the best ways to create influence and  achieve: Engagement, Change Management, , and Buy-In.

Presenter: Nicole Lipkin (LinkedIn profile) is the CEO of Equilibria – Leadership, Organizational, and Psychological Consultation Services. Sand is the author of What Keeps Leaders Up at Night: Recognizing and Resolving Your Most Troubling Management Issues , about the psychology, brain science, and group dynamics underlying leadership challenges. She is also the co-author of the popular business and management book, Y in the Workplace: Managing the “Me First” Generation.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.2 Acquire Project Team
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 9.4  Manage Project Team

As a Category C “Self Directed Learning Activity” remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your “PDU Audit Trail Folder”

NOTE:  This presentation qualifies for 1 HRCI Credit

Click to register for What Are Disengaged Employees Costing Your Company?