Session Description:
Everyone has talents and strengths. Everyone does projects. What would happen if you integrated your talents and strengths with project management -- to become a strengths-based project team? Find out by attending this interactive session.
To become a strengths-based project team, it first starts with YOU – by discovering, understanding, articulating, and intentionally applying your own talents and strengths. For there, you can do the same with your project team members – to maximize the collective talents and strengths of everyone.
Together we will:
- Become familiar with StrengthsFinder and your top 5 strengths.
- Map your top 5 strengths to project management.
- Explore the characteristics of a strengths-based project team.
- Show the building blocks for developing a strengths-based project team.
This presentation is an introduction to strengths-based project teams and is based on StrengthsFinder 2.0 (also known as CliftonStrengths) by Gallup. If you have already taken the StrengthsFinder assessment, great. Bring your top 5 strengths to the session. If not, don’t worry. You will have time in the session to “select” your top 5!
You don’t want to miss this session! It will be fun and informative!
Connie Plowman is well-known within PMI.
As a volunteer leader, Connie served on the Board of Director for PMI-Portland Chapter in various roles. She was our Chapter President in 2005. At that time, the Chapter had 750 members! From there, she became our Region 1 Mentor, then continued volunteering for PMI Global. After 20+ years, she “retired” her PMI volunteer hat.
As a corporate leader, Connie was the COO for Cadence Management Corporation, an international project management training & consulting firm. She was with Cadence for 22 years. While at Cadence, she became a frequent guest speaker for college students studying project management – which opened the door to
academia.
As an education leader, Connie began her education career as the Interim Executive Director for the CLIMB Center at Portland Community College. Today, Connie teaches project management classes at Clackamas Community College.
Connie has published two books with Business Expert Press – “Developing Strengths-Based Project Teams” and “Project Communications: A Critical Factor for Project Success.” In 2016, she received the PMI Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence Award – a highlight in her career.
Connie seems to retire, un-retire, retire, un-retire. Today, she is definitely un-retired!
Keynote: 1.0 Power Skills
Session Description:
A recent Gallup study identified 2 of the 3 major reasons organizational projects fail (technical, individual and stakeholder) are related to people or change factors. Oftentimes, organizations rely solely on the change professional to address these factors. In this engaging hands-on session, we make the case for why project managers need to be personally invested in organizational change as part of their project efforts. Participants learn how to position change as absolutely essential to project success as well as how to engage project managers to help action critical change moments that matter that have a significant impact on project success.
Participants walk away with practical learning that can immediately be applied to enhance any project professional's toolkit:
Define the Project Manager’s role in change
Explore key change moments that matter for project managers and how they can best support change
Gain learning and tools to put into immediate practice
Attendees will be able to:
- Understand the change through the lens of the project lifecycle
- Access aides for post-session reinforcement
Michelle Yanahan, Principal and Owner of ChangeFit 360, is a passionate organizational change management facilitator, strategist, and thought leader with proven expertise in executing change programs that grow organizational change management as a strategic business competency. Michelle has 20 +years of progressive business experience in leadership roles in operations, change IT execution, and project management office (PMO) development. Michelle holds a Masters in Organizational Behavior as well as CCMP and Prosci ADKAR change management certifications. Michelle has been a featured presenter and contributor for numerous professional organizations including ACMP, ATD, Change Management Institute, Change Management Review, PMI, OD Network, and SHRM. ChangeFit 360 is recognized by both ACMP and SHRM as a qualified education provider in support of their professional certifications and is proud to hold a >90% customer satisfaction rate.
Keynote: 1.0 Business Acumen
Session Description:
LinkedIn is your own personal virtual billboard and it is increasingly becoming the center of the job search and networking universe. Why is it then that 9 out of 10 profiles on LinkedIn are leaving so much to be desired? It’s because a) people don’t realize the importance of effectively marketing themselves on that platform and b) people don’t know what to do to actually win on LinkedIn. In this workshop, ‘Maximize Your Profile to Win on LinkedIn,” career coach, author, and U of O marketing instructor, Merryn Roberts-Huntley, will teach you how to take your profile to the next level. You’ll learn easy-to-execute tips to make yourself stand out on LinkedIn.
Together we will:
Maximize Your Profile to Win on LinkedIn
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Learn easy-to-execute tips to make yourself stand out on LinkedIn.
Merryn Roberts-Huntley has 20 years of experience marketing global brands and helping people market themselves. She works as a career coach, teaches graduate-level marketing at the University of Oregon, and is the author of the book, “Made To Hire: How to Get the Job You Really Want”. Her clients and students call her their secret weapon. Learn more about Merryn at madetohire.com or connect with her on LinkedIn
Keynote: 1.0 Ways of Working
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the challenges and experiences of an executive struggling with mental illness.
- Learn about strategies and approaches for supporting employees with mental health issues.
- Discover how the services offered by Simple Mental Health Leadership Consulting help organizations create mentally healthy cultures.
- Explore the role of leadership in promoting mental wellbeing and reducing stigma surrounding mental illness in the workplace.
Adam Nemer will share his experiences as an executive struggling with mental illness and his journey to recovery. He will discuss the importance of mental health in the workplace and strategies for supporting employees with mental health challenges. Adam will speak of his work with the consulting company he created called Simple Mental Health Leadership Consulting. They help leaders and organizations create mentally healthy work environments by addressing the root cause of mental health issues and reducing stigma surrounding mental illness. He will discuss their mission to facilitate the creation of mental health literate and psychologically safe organizations. The presentation will conclude with Adam's vision to "transform organizational culture into stigma-free mental wellbeing environments."
This topic is particularly important for project managers because they play a key role in creating psychological safety within their teams and organizations. A focus on mental health can improve employee satisfaction, productivity, and retention, ultimately leading to project success. Project managers who understand the importance of mental health and have strategies for promoting it can create a positive and supportive work environment that benefits both individuals and the organization.
Adam Nemer spent 19 years as a CFO and Sr Operations executive at Kaiser Permanente, the largest integrated healthcare organization in the US. He struggled with severe yet undiagnosed depression, anxiety and panic, but was eventually helped by a colleague who recognized his struggles and encouraged him to seek help. As part of his recovery, Adam spoke for years across the Kaiser organization and MBA programs about life as an executive struggling with mental health and what leaders can do to support their employees struggling with mental health challenges. Subsequently, Adam led his teams in a way that brought cultural change to the organization. He now runs Simple Mental Health Leadership Consulting, www.simplementalhealth.com which helps leaders and organizations improve employee satisfaction, productivity, and retention by creating mentally healthy work environments. Their mission is simple: facilitate the creation of mental health literate and psychologically safe organizations. Adam's vision for the company is to "transform organizational culture into stigma-free mental wellbeing environments.
Keynote: 1.0 Power Skills
