Speaking

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Smart People, Dumb Mistakes; How to Avoid Emotional Intelligence Breakdowns

This presentation looks at some recent public emotional breakdowns to show that smart people often make dumb mistakes when it comes to emotional intelligence.  Otherwise great project managers may find their careers slowed or stalled based on their ability to relate to, influence, or get along with others.

PMI Research has shown that project managers that have emotional intelligence are more likely to succeed than those that don't.  Learn about the competencies that lead to project management success. 

Running the Boston Marathon: Lessons for Leading People, Projects, and Programs

Anthony Mersino spent 16 months on a quest to qualify for and run the 2007 Boston Marathon. To reach this monster goal, he found it necessary to apply all of his talents as a project and program manager. During his quest he pushed himself physically and was injured three times running countless training miles and four qualification marathons. 

Learn the  leadership lessons Anthony gained from this marathon “project”.  This workshop will show how the lessons learned from running the 2007 Boston Marathon are applicable to effectively leading people, projects and programs.

Overview of Emotional Intelligence for Project Leaders

Numerous studies have shown that emotional intelligence is a critical leadership competency. Emotional intelligence is just as important to project managers as IQ or knowledge of the PMBOK® Guide. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage our own emotions and those of others. When project managers understand emotional intelligence, they are more “with it”, they are able to use emotions as information, and they are able to build strong relationships that will improve their chance of project success.