PMI and IIBA Los Angeles Dinner Program – June 14
DINNER MEETING
Thursday, June 14, 2012
PMI-LA Project Management Institute-Los Angeles Chapter
combined with
IIBA – International Institute of Business Analysis
Creating a Positive Work Environment
In the ideal workplace, people are committed to working together harmoniously. They treat one another respectfully and are committed to maintaining an environment in which individuals are encouraged and supported, and where work gets done efficiently.
As Project Managers you need skills to:
• Manage the stress of project deadlines
• Communicate reality pragmatically to project stakeholders
• Mentor and coach colleagues more effectively
• Create and implement innovative programs
• Offer effective feedback to team and project participants
• Have a healthy sense of humor to work with variety of constituencies
• Maintain a positive attitude and your sanity with colleagues, customers and end users
In this lively after dinner program you will discover:
* 5 Attitudes and Explanatory Style
* 7 Common Contributors to Bad Attitudes
* Tips for Dealing with Difficult People
* 10 Essentials that Employees Want
* 3 Things that Make a Great Place to Work
Register here: http://bit.ly/KKcZ33
About the Speaker:
Sheryl Roush is President/CEO of Sparkle Presentations, Inc. She is an internationally top-rated trainer, with over 3,000 presentations delivered in 9 countries. With 35 years in communication, she is well-published, including 13 books. A Professional Member of the National Speakers Association, she was honored with the “Member of the Year” from both the San Diego and LA Chapters. A proven leader, she is a past President of the San Diego Professional Coaches Alliance, and a Past District Governor in Toastmasters (responsible for 2800 members in 128 Clubs in 3 counties and 2 countries). Toastmasters honored her as the 6th woman in 116 countries (28th overall) to receive the elite Accredited Speaker designation for outstanding presentation skills. To date, only 63 have earned the award out of 4.4 million members. Sheryl has opened conferences for Maria Osmond, closed for Geena Davis and has presented on programs alongside Olivia Newton-John, Howard Putnam, Suze Orman, and Marcus Buckingham. Her clients include: 7-Up, Abbott Labs, Amtrak, BoozAllenHamilton, Cell Genesys, County of Los Angeles – Management Council, Gen-Probe Technologies, HM Electronics, IBM, Intuit, Los Angeles Unified Schools (120 programs), Marriott, Mitsubishi, San Diego Zoo,
Sheraton, Sony, Southwest Airlines, UCLA, Union Bank, Unified Port of San Diego, US Census Bureau, US Navy, and Verizon Wireless.
www.SherylRoush.com
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COMPLIMENTS FROM PMI SAN DIEGO:
“On behalf of PMI San Diego, I would like to thank you for your outstanding presentation at our chapter dinner meeting last week. It seems everyone I talk to want me to express appreciation for your inspiring presentation. Your years of research, your depth of understanding of work environment, and your ability to present the subject in such an interesting way produced one of the most memorable evenings in PMI SD group’s history.”
– Sanjay Gabbur, PMP,CSM, PMI San Diego Chapter
“The room was buzzing with great positive energies last night at the PMI-SD meeting. I’ve been several meetings like this, but it’s rare to see a speaker raised the energy level of the entire audience.”
-Cris Tokuyama Sills, PMP, PMI San Diego Chapter
“You spoke at the PMI-San Diego Chapter dinner a couple of months ago with the topic of working and communicating with difficult people (it was great!!!). You gave us a wonderful handout with personality types and strategies for dealing with each one. I’ve got a few of the classic types to deal with here!”
– Ted Gallup, MS, PMP, Project Manager Scripps IS, PMI San Diego Chapter