Live Webinar August 5th, 2014 – 1:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011) Course ID: MDW1280
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Course ID: MDW1280

Micromanaging a project team is akin to managing each task or deliverable with extreme control.

This suffocating management style is likely to put a damper on creativity and inhibit individual growth. There are many reasons why this happens, but in general, it is not a healthy situation for the project manager, employee or team.

As a program manager, you want to help project managers improve their performance without stepping on their toes or stepping into their projects. As a project manager, you are keen on making the project a success while balancing the needs of the team, the sponsors, and the organization as a whole.

Learning objectives include:

• Identify at least 3 behaviors that look like micro managing
• Review 7 specific tips that a project manager can use to reduce the need for excessive control
• Share some ideas to help combat a micro manager

So, what should you be focused on
While others are tackling the work of the project?

In this webinar, you will learn how to take the basic concepts for how not to micro manage and apply it to a project manager’s world.

About the Presenter: Bonnie Cooper (LinkedIn profile), PMP®, Instructor and Consultant for Corporate Education Group, is a twenty-year information technology professional. In her current role as the Program Director for the Massachusetts Medical Society’s (MMS) Corporate IT Program Office, Bonnie is responsible for coordinating the efforts of project teams, overseeing the implementation of project standards, managing the corporate IT strategic plan, and leading the program to re-engineer the membership platform for MMS.

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Online Webinar – Recorded March 19th 2013
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

There are truths in business and the reality is those fundamental truths change little. Yes the technologies change and the tactics and the skills but the fundamental truths don’t.

The problem is we skip those fundamental truths in our pursuit for quick returns. In every business there are inflection points. The key is to understand the art and science of pivoting which are is simply being conscious and receptive to changing before you have to.

In this seminar you will learn:

• Why organizations must evolve corporately and individually
• The need to change before you have to
• Key priorities – strategy, planning and execution
• Building a shared vision and value based business
• Importance of focus
• The nuances of building team alignment

In this one hour web seminar you will learn how to build a value based business that can still change and evolve without impacting your foundational culture and structure. These are tried and true lessons that will help you navigate through the barriers leading to business success.

Presenter: Mike Shook (LinkedIn profile) Managing Partner at Accelerence LLC

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Live Webinar – August 6th, 2015 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by:  Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1  Category C  PDU – Free PDU

Lead Through Change!

The marketplace is changing, and the way you lead must change too

You can’t expect your people to change if the leaders are not willing to go first.

To drive change, you must help your people understand the changing marketplace, the strategy to address that change, and the important role each plays in delivering that strategy.

This typically requires new thinking, new behaviors, and new processes. If you aren’t modeling those changes then you can’t expect your people to do it.

Create Engagement First – Change Second.

During this fun and engaging webinar, Gary Magenta, Senior Vice President at Root Inc., a strategy execution consulting company, identifies how today’s best organizations are successfully navigating through change, while offering insights that have helped leaders successfully drive change initiatives.

This webinar highlights ways to engage your employees in your strategy and change process – showing how powerful visual images, storytelling, and facilitated conversation can create excitement, buy-in, and accountability for change.

Register today to start leading change!

Speakers:  Gary Magenta  (LinkedIn profile) Senior Vice President of Root Inc.,author of  The Un-Bossy Boss, gary helps organizations execute their strategy through people. A key note speaker Gary brings over 25 years of business experience to every project, supported by a realistic outlook, a durable “street sense” for creating results, and a sense of humor that puts things into perspective.

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 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’

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