PDU Of The Day Editor’s Choice Pick #8

Online Webinar – Recorded Oct 19th & March 23rd, 2015
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media Up to 1.5 PDU Free
Provider: WeavingInfluence

People who are truly strong leaders lift others up! 

– Michelle Obama Oct 2016

Servant Leadership Produces Results!

This webinar is based on the groundbreaking book:
Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others

192 Pages – Earn Up To 8 PDU’s for reading the Book:
Activity Type: Education – Read PDU’s

My Story @EdmontonPm – In 1982 I read Tom Peters “In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies” and since then I have been on my personal search for amazing companies.

In the early 1990’s my search led me to understand the power of servant leadership and the ability to realize the incredible potential  in the individuals on my teams.

In the meantime I watched so many new hires  in organizations go from engaged, positive, creative and productive to disenchanted, and frustrated as they acclimatized to the traditional corporate culture of their new organizations.

I watched as Managers and Boards took no notice of the people and the potential they had within their organizations; and I was disappointed by so many organizations that were not striving for excellence …. but rather leaving their potential and profit on the table.

I knew it could be done – BUT WHO WAS DOING IT???

In 2015 I learned of the  Popeyes Story and how THEY are Daring To Serve!!

Under Cheryl A. Bachelder’s  ( CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc. LinkedIn profile) “Dare to Serve!” Leadership she has reinvented Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen into one of America’s Best-Run Companies with:

1. A 30% increase in sales in their average restaurant
   
2. Average restaurant operating profit is up 40%
3. Their market share among “Chicken” restaurants is up 50%
4. Opened 450 + new restaurants including moving into the Canadian marketplace – All performing very well!
5. Their stock price has increased from ~$13.00 USD when Cheryl started the turn around  through the Dare to Serve Model to ~$60.00 USD today
6. And in the process they were daring to succeed, humble about their leadership path and creating Engaged Franchise Owners, Stakeholders, Shareholders, Managers Team Members, Crew & Guests to produce  “Top Notch Relationships” that led to  their great success.

In November of 2016 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen opened their 1st  Franchise in Western Canada – In Edmonton – (my home town 🙂 ) with Calgary soon to follow!

To celebrate Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen’s opening in Edmonton: PDU Of The Day is proud to present  again this eye opening professional Development opportunity to help you understand how you can be Brave, Humble and Dare to Serve! in your organization

Dare to Serve!

Servant Leadership At Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen!

How Courage & Service at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Brought Extraordinary Results

2015 Interview Becoming  a Dare to Serve Leader

Becoming a “Dare to Serve” Leader

Webinar Description

Our culture celebrates “The Spotlight Leader.” The leader is on stage – the spotlight is entirely on them – in short, it is all about them.

This leader declares a new vision, has all the answers, and is a high achiever.  We tolerate them being a bit self-absorbed because they are going places that we want to go, and if they are successful, we will be successful… so we think.

We vaguely know there is another kind of leadership – Servant leadership. This kind of leader is known for humility.

They shun the spotlight and listen carefully to the people because they care deeply about the people. They make decisions that serve the people well; they give others credit.

We wonder about these leaders ..
But We Shouldn’t!

Watch Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen, Inc., in these informative sessions on developing a better leadership strategy!

Cheryl wants to suggest a new idea – If you move yourself out of the spotlight and dare to serve others well, you will deliver superior performance results – and she’s got the experience to prove it!

Watch Cheryl as she talks to Becky Robinson about the ideas that have shaped her own leadership journey, and make up the basis of her groundbreaking book:

Dare to Serve:
How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others

A Must Read For Every Leader!

Presenters:

Cheryl A. Bachelder  (LinkedIn profile) CEO of Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.   has led a remarkable turnaround of the company’s financial results with a compelling strategic roadmap for growth and an inspiring purpose and set of principles. Cheryl has more than 35 years of experience in brand building, operations and public-company management at companies like Yum Brands, Domino’s Pizza, RJR Nabisco, The Gillette Company and The Procter & Gamble Company.

PDU Of The Day has published  almost 7000 Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

pduOTD.com published over 1000 opportunities in 2016 and we’ve made a list of the 20 most popular sessions.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2016, we’re re-publishing the top 20 articles and some of our favorite editor’s choice articles.

Each of these webinars is available online!

Top 20 2016 pduOTD Reader Favorites – #18

Online Webinar – Recorded December 11th, 2014
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 Hour  1 PDU
Credits: PMI PDUs: 1.00 / CBAP CDUs: 1.00 Free
Provider: Association for Project Management – APM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okYvRAe6Bj0

This webinar will provide an introduction to the basic concepts of earned value management (EVM).

Earned value management is a project control process based on a structured approach to planning, cost collection and performance measurement.

Earned value helps us manage a project by:

• Providing data to enable objective measurement of project status;
• Providing a basis for estimating final cost;
• Predicting when the project will be complete;
• Supporting the effective management of resources;
• Providing a means of managing and controlling change.

Earned value provides information which enables effective decision making by knowing:

• What has been achieved of the plan;
• What it has cost to achieve the planned work;
• If the work achieved is costing more or less than was planned;
• If the project is ahead of or behind the planned schedule.

Good planning leads to good project execution and good management information.

This is a back to basics presentation, there is no need for any previous knowledge about earned value or experience in project controls. Using worked examples and drawing on Simon Taylor’s experience.

It will cover the following topics;

• The earned value management principles
• Calculating and reporting earned value
• Understanding S curves and Bullseye charts

Anyone who is thinking about starting or has just begun a career in project controls and wants to know more about earned value should attend this webinar. It will also serve as a useful reminder for anyone wanting to refresh their knowledge on earned value.

Presenters:

Simon Taylor (LinkedIn profile) is the head of planning, Transport for London Simon is responsible for the maturity and effectiveness of planning within capital projects across all transport modes at TfL covering rail, heavy engineering, vehicles, power & communications, signalling, software, IT, people & business change as well as planning and controls career development and the TfL planning apprenticeship which is in its 3rd year. Simon is also the vice chairman of the Specific Interest Group (SIG) for Planning Monitoring and Control. 

Stephen Jones (LinkedIn profile) is a  project manager,Chartered Engineer and an APM Registered Project Professional with 13 years’ experience in the nuclear industry and 17 years in the manufacturing industry currently with at Sellafield Ltd (responsible for safely delivering decommissioning of the UK’s nuclear legacy & fuel recycling management). He is also a lecturer at the University of Warwick, a professional supervisor on the worked based Learning Masters Degree in Professional Engineering at both Aston University and Kingston University London.

Click to watch on YouTube:
Back To Basics:
Earned Value Management For Beginners

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PDU Of The Day has published  almost 7000 Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

pduOTD.com published over 1000 opportunities in 2016 and we’ve made a list of the 20 most popular sessions.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2016, we’re re-publishing the top 20 articles and some of our favorite editor’s choice articles.

Each of these webinars is available online!

Top 20 2016 pduOTD Reader Favorites – #17

Online Webinar – Recorded March 8th, 2016
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: American Management Association (REP 1294)

Four governance experts from different walks of corporate life look into their crystal balls and discuss the key corporate governance trends for 2016. These experts represent investors, stock exchanges, board members, management, and board researchers and advisors.

This webcast is a collaboration between AMA and NASDAQ and will be moderated by TK Kerstetter, host of Inside America’s Boardrooms, which is filmed at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York.

The panel discussion will include a Q&A session you don’t want to miss!

This webcast will focus on:

• Compensation challenges and pay for performance
• Board composition and evaluation
• Cyber security risk at the board level
• Board evolution due to regulatory changes and paradigms

Presenters:

TK Kerstetter (LinkedIn profile) is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Boardroom Resources LLC and host of Inside America’s Boardrooms, which is the premier informational webshow for boards of directors, senior executives, GCs, and corporate secretaries of public companies. Called the “Board Whisperer” TK has led a team that created a multitude of board-related conferences and educational opportunities serving board members, general counsels, corporate secretaries, and senior officers.

David Chun (LinkedIn profile) is CEO and founder of Equilar and is one of the most respected and trusted names in the executive compensation industry. David has been recognized as one of the “100 Most Influential Players in Corporate Governance” by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). David often speaks publicly on corporate governance and executive compensation matters, including events hosted by The Conference Board, Corporate Board Member, The HR Policy Association, NACD Directorship, NASDAQ OMX, NYSE Euronext, the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, and Stanford’s Directors’ College.

Joan Conley (LinkedIn profile) is Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary of NASDAQ, where she is responsible for the Global NASDAQ Corporate Governance Program. She is also responsible for the NASDAQ Global Ethics and Compliance Program, is Managing Director of the NASDAQ Educational Foundation and is a member of the NASDAQ NLX Ltd. Board of Directors.  Joan is a contributor to numerous  publications, and she received Corporate Secretary Magazine’s award for “The Best Corporate Secretary in an M&A Transaction.” In 2014, she was elected to the SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Glenn Booraem (LinkedIn profile) is a Principal of the Vanguard Group, Inc. and the Treasurer of each of the Vanguard Funds. He currently oversees the firm’s corporate governance program covering approximately US$2 trillion in equity market value. He is a periodic speaker on governance to industry groups, and has served on the New York Stock Exchange’s Proxy Working Group and Commission on Corporate Governance. Glenn has been recognized for the past 5 years (2011-2015) on the NACD’s Directorship 100 list of the “most influential people in corporate governance.”

Click to register for:
2016 Trends in Corporate Governance

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PDU Of The Day Editor’s Choice Pick #9

Online Webinar – Recorded August 30th, 2016
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 Hour 1 PDU
Provider: ProjectManagement.com / Gantthead (REP #2488)
Once viewed your PDU Will automatically Be recorded with PMI®

ProjectManagement.com / Gantthead premium content
Is available to PMI® members.

In this webinar Eduardo Lopez (ITMPI bio) presents the most advanced views in ethics and governance.

It emphasizes the existence of separated sets of ethical values adjusted to different circumstances, which along with personal interests, allegiances, and opportunity, comprise the ethical cube.

Then, the ethical and governance mechanisms are explained by the introduction of two novel concepts, the “Small Sins Allowed” and the “Line of Impunity”.

Note: You have to sign in to ProjectManagement.com with your PMI® credentials to register for this opportunity. If you are not signed in with your PMI® credentials you will not see the “Register for this webinar” link

Click to view:
Ethics & Governance In Project Management:
Small Sins Allowed & The Line Of Impunity

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PDU Of The Day has published almost 7000 Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

pduOTD.com published over 1000 opportunities in 2016 and we’ve made a list of the 20 most popular sessions.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2016, we’re re-publishing the top 20 articles and some of our favorite editor’s choice articles.

Each of these webinars is available online!

Top 20 2016 pduOTD Reader Favorites – #20

Online Webinar  – Recorded August 17th, 2016
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: American Management Association (REP 1294)

Although the AMA is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact the AMA for further information.

Learn to Command Attention and Inspire Commitment

Every leader knows that executive presence is important.

But what is it, really, and why does it matter?  Most people say, “I know it when I see it.”  But that doesn’t help you to develop presence and become all the leader you can be.

In this webcast, bestselling author and top CEO coach Suzanne Bates will reveal new, breakthrough research on the essential qualities of executive presence and influence. Drawing from her new book, All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence , Suzanne will share strategies for standing out in your organization and industry.

Learn:

• What enables a leader to win trust and goodwill essential to winning hearts and minds
• How to build credibility with customers, managers, employees and your peers
• The secrets that enable leaders to engage, align and mobilize people to go above and beyond

Suzanne coaches top leaders in the Fortune 500 companies in a wide variety of industries globally. Join us for this practical, inspiring discussion of the X-factor in leadership.

Learn how to take a complementary pre-assessment survey that highlights areas of executive presence that could be important to you in your career journey.

Presenter: Suzanne Bates (LinkedIn profile) is one of the most influential voices on communication and leadership today. She is the best-selling author of Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results , Motivate Like a CEO: Communicate Your Strategic Vision and Inspire People to Act!, andDiscover Your CEO Brand: Secrets to Embracing and Maximizing Your Unique Value as a Leader and her newest book is All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence.    As CEO of Bates Communications, she leads a nationally recognized consulting firm to help world-class leaders and organizations communicate in a powerful, strategic way.

Click to Register & View:
All The Leader You Can Be:
How To Develop Extraordinary Executive Presence

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PDU Of The Day has published almost 7000 Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

pduOTD.com published over 1000 opportunities in 2016 and we’ve made a list of the 20 most popular sessions.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2016, we’re re-publishing the top 20 articles and some of our favorite editor’s choice articles.

Each of these webinars is available online!

Top 20 2016 pduOTD Reader Favorites – #19

Online Webinar – Recorded December 13th 2012
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 Hour 1 PDU
Online Course – Slides file From – Seattle Scrum Gathering
Presented by: Mountain Goat Software (REP # 3102)

One of the challenges of agile is coming to grips with the role of leaders and managers of self-organizing teams. Many go to the extreme of refusing to exert any influence on their teams at all. Others retain too much of a command-and-control style.

Leading a self-organizing team can be a fine line.

In this session you will learn the proper ways to influence the path taken by a team to solving the problems given to it. You will learn how to become comfortable in this role. You’ll understand why influencing a self-organizing team is neither sneaky nor inappropriate but is necessary.

Presenter: Mike Cohn (LinkedIn profile) is the founder of Mountain Goat Software, where he teaches and coaches on Scrum and agile development. He is the author of Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum, also Agile Estimating and Planning, and User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development. With more than 25 years of experience, Mike is a frequent magazine contributor and conference speaker, Mike is a founding member of the Scrum Alliance and the Agile Alliance.

See all Mike Cohn’s Publications available on Amazon

Click to download the presentation Leading a Self-Organizing Team from the Seattle Scrum Gathering