Online Webinar – Recorded October 4th, 2012
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: BATimes (Diversified Business Communications REP 1811)

Business Analysts and Project Managers spend too much time in long, inefficient, ineffective meetings.

Worse yet, oftentimes they are leading them!

We all know that meetings are a “necessary evil” in the world of business analysis and project management, but the question is – How can we do it more efficiently?

Most people don’t realize that there are specific techniques that anyone can employ to improve the efficiency and effectiveness in their meetings. This webinar is filled with tips and techniques to help you make your meetings much more efficient.

This two hour webinar reveals 5 key secrets you can use to reduce the length of your next project meeting (live or conference call).

Learn how to manage lengthy discussion, develop agendas to encourage brevity, artfully manage difficult meeting personalities like the “dominator”, “the rambler”, “the multitasker”, and get team members to come prepared and actually get involved in the meeting facilitation.

You will learn facilitation techniques that balance the leader’s focus on task with a desire to build/maintain relationship.

These techniques will not just reduce your meeting time but also enhance your credibility as a leader and improve the morale of the team. The session is filled with tips and techniques that you can begin implementing immediately.

Course Learning Objectives Include:

• How to establish a PAL for your meeting to provide necessary structure
• How to artfully and tactfully manage difficult personalities like the dominator, the multitasker, and the rambler
• How to keep the meeting focused and on track

With the Course You Will Receive:

• White Paper – Managing the Meeting from Hell
• Access to the Live and Recorded Version of Webinar
• Personalized Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of Presentation Slides

Presenter: Dana Brownlee (LinkedIn profile) a speaker and trainer garnered critical team leadership and management consulting experience through her years with AT&T Bell Labs, AT&T, IBM Consulting, and EMC Corporation. She possesses an impressive array of credentials including an MBA (Emory University), BIE (Georgia Tech), BS (Spelman College), IBM Business Transformation Consulting Certification, Project Management Professional, and Myers Briggs Type Indicator Qualification.

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5 Secrets To Virtually Cut Your Meeting Time in Half!

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Online Webinar  – Recorded
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider:  PM Times (Diversified Business Communications REP1811)

Increasingly, people need to work together remotely, yet the research shows that effectiveness dramatically decreases as soon as people are more than 90 feet away from each other.

• In fact, did you know that 39% of people are sleeping during your virtual meetings?
• Some are multitasking; they’re catching up on email, and sorting through their to-do list.
• Others are engaging in Social Media, and some are simply not even paying attention.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

If your virtual project team meetings suffer from any of these symptoms then you need to join us for Fact Vs. Fiction: An interactive session about the myths surrounding virtual teams

This engaging  lunch and learn will uncover the myths surrounding virtual teams, and give you the tools you need to ensure productive and engaging virtual meetings.

Course Learning Objectives Include:

• Demystify the top 5 myths of virtual teams
• Discuss 3 virtual meeting strategies
• Determine how to build trust in a virtual team

Who should attend?

• Project Managers,
• BA’s
• Team members of virtual teams

With the Course You Will Receive:

• Access to the Live and Recorded Version of Webinar
• Personalized Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of Presentation Slides

Presenter: Claire Sookman (LinkedIn profile) the driving force behind Virtual Team Builders, brings to the table 20+ years of corporate & public sector consulting experience, working with over 4,500 Project Managers in the past three years. Specializing in virtual team building and communication strategies, Virtual Team Builders provides consulting expertise that results in virtual project teams working more efficiently. Claire began her career PMSI Project Mentors and worked with project managers and team members worldwide. The common challenge these teams were facing was working in and leading a dispersed teams and 1999 Virtual Team Builders was born. Visit Claire’s website at Virtualteambuilders

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Virtual Teams: Fact Vs. Fiction

Live Webinar November 24th, 2020, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm  EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

The cloud is your new data & analytics platform. Cloud service providers and independent software vendors provide the basis for a new cloud-based ecosystem.

In this webinar Adam Ronthal (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Sr Director Analyst, explores the state of the data & analytics platform (data management, BI/analytics/data science, data and analytics governance), the transition to cloud and its implications, and what it means to operate successfully in the cloud or, more likely, multiple clouds.

Discussion Topics:

• Why now is the time for the cloud
• Key data & analytics challenges for transitioning to cloud
• Best practices for efficiently operating data & analytics in the cloud

Return to the web page to watch both the live and on-demand webinar.

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The Future Of Data & Analytics Is In The Cloud

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Live Webinar – November 19th 2020 7:30 am – 8:30 am EST
Live Webinar – November 19th 2020 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Association for Project Management – APM

The past months have presented challenges and changes for everyone.

• What has this meant for those of us managing projects through this period and in the new working environment?
• What skills do you need to embrace to be successful in your work?

Through our personal experiences of project management at Turner & Townsend, we will highlight the challenges faced, and share the developments and insights that have helped to keep us focused on project performance.

Presenters:

Garry Murphy (LinkedIn profile) is  Infrastructure UK Head of Project Management for Turner & Townsend. He is a Chartered Project Professional, a Chartered Surveyor and is also a Fellow of the APM. In addition, Garry is also an APM Volunteer and plays a key role in the APM’s Scotland Branch promoting the project profession to students, early careers and corporates.

Lisa Street (LinkedIn profile)

Gary will discuss:

• The impact on speed of delivery of projects and effects on productivity
• Changing communication needs and acceptance of new channels and tools
• The specific considerations and requirements of stakeholder engagement
• Increased demands for connecting with and motivating remote teams

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Developing Skills For Continued High Performance
In This Changing World

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Live Webinar November 17th, 2020 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  HR.com

With the stresses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations are struggling, and their employees are being forced to work remotely – many for the first time – while facing uncertainty about their futures.

So, it’s no surprise that a recent Gallop poll found that 85% of our nation’s workers are not engaged.

How is this impacting the workplace?

Disengaged employees are taking more sick days, they’re undermining the work their more engaged colleagues accomplish, and they’re dragging down overall company performance.

In fact, employee disengagement is costing the US economy $350 billion every year!

Join this webinar and learn:

• The basics of employee engagement, and why measuring and improving engagement is so very important.
• To measure employee experience by collecting early and ongoing feedback from both employees and supervisors. Having a clear window into critical engagement metrics will help your organization pinpoint exactly where you need to make improvements.
• To generate a predictive model for improving employee engagement, which includes who is the right fit for your organization, what motivates them, and what keeps them engaged.
• Employee engagement ideas and tips to try with your own teams, such as:
  • Ways to ensure employees are in the right role and have the tools they need to be successful
  • New approaches for creative training and coaching
  • Hw to prioritize your team’s wellbeing—rethinking service projects, employee assistance, and employee recognition.

Finding ways to measure and promote better engagement across the employee lifecycle is more critical now than ever before. An engaged employee is more likely to be energized by their work, motivating to those around them, and willing to tackle difficult problems.

They will look for ways to be an ambassador to their company, with both colleagues and customers. Organizations that get this right will drive greater financial returns, jump past their competitors, and climb to the top of “the best places to work” lists.

Join Robert Bennett (LinkedIn profile) SkillSurvey Director for this informative webinar.

NOTE:

HR.com is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP®️ or SHRM-SCP®️️. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

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Overcoming The High Cost Of Employee Disengagement

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Live Webinar November 18th, 2020 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Human Capital Institute

Resilience is an evergreen skill set that becomes critical in times of great uncertainty.

Resilience is a set of 7 competencies that can be measured, practiced, and boosted in individuals to enhance their wellbeing, productivity and performance, physical and emotional health, and their mental wellness and happiness.

But the system surrounding individuals impacts their resilience also, for better and for worse.

In this webinar Andrew J. Shatté (LinkedIn profile) Co-founder, Chief Science Officer meQuilibrium will detail 7 aspects of organizational culture that are crucial to optimizing individual resilience. We examine the power of mentoring, integrity of system, transparency, open communication, corporate values, positivity, & the power of meaning, mission, & purpose.

When these conditions are in place, the engagement, health, wellbeing, and resilience of our people is maximized. This session will provide concrete skills for you to empower your organization with a culture of resilience.

Note:

SHRM has pre-approved this webcast for 1 General recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™, and SPHRi™ recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

SHRM has pre-approved this webcast for 1 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) towards SHRM-CP℠ or SHRM-SCP℠ Certifications.

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Creating A Culture Of Resilience

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