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October 29 Book Club Event
Receive PDUs for reading the book and an additional PDU for participating in the online discussion about the book!
Online Discussion: Thursday, October 29, 7 pm - 8 pm
Book of the Month for October 2020
Critical Chain
By Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Overview:
Critical Chain is a gripping fast-paced business novel that does for Project Management what Eli Goldratt's other novels have done for Production and Marketing. Dr. Goldratt's books have transformed the thinking and actions of management throughout the world.
Online Discussion Meeting Cost: $0 Members; $5 Non-Members
Buy the book here:
Cost: $12.82 Kindle; $13.50 Paperback.
November 17 2020 Online Event
Join Us for our November 17, 2020, Online Event
Registration Cut-off Date: November 16 10 am
Topic: Engaging Leadership
Speaker: Robert Anthony Heath, Sr.
Overview:
Gallup has found that 70% of US workers are disengaged and 18% of these workers are actively endeavoring against their employers. This disengagement results in a loss in productivity that costs US Businesses over $450 Billion annually and the trend is not improving. Additionally, 70% of the factors that lead to employee disengagement are the responsibility of company leadership. However, only 1 in 10 leaders are equipped to make the changes necessary to remedy the problem. For project leaders that understand the importance of engaged project teams, the payoff is massive for them and the companies for which they work.
Learning Objectives:
1. Clear evidence on where leadership is failing currently.
2. How we got to this place.
3. A workable framework for how to change our paradigm surrounding leadership
4. An applicable skill (coaching conversations) that you can use after the session to begin moving your projects and your organization in the right direction.
Meeting Date and Time:
Tuesday, November 17, 2020, from 7 - 8:30 pm
Cost: $10 PMI Southern Maryland Chapter Members; $13 Non-Members
PDUs: 1
Log-in information about this online meeting will be emailed to registrants in advance.
November 19 Book Club Event
Receive PDUs for reading the book and an additional PDU for participating in the online discussion about the book!
Online Discussion: Thursday, November 19, 7 pm - 8 pm
Book of the Month for November 2020
5 languages of appreciation in the workplace: empowering organization by encouraging people
By Gary Chapman, Dr. Paul White
Overview:
This book will give you the tools to improve staff morale, create a more positive workplace, and increase employee engagement. How? By teaching you to effectively communicate authentic appreciation and encouragement to employees, co-workers, and leaders. Most relational problems in organizations flow from this question: do people feel appreciated? This book will help you answer “Yes!”.
Online Discussion Meeting Cost: $0 Members; $5 Non-Members
Buy the book here:
Cost: $9.34 Kindle; $14.23 Paperback.
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Last year, PMI Southern Maryland Chapter (PMISOMD) and the University of Maryland Project Management Center of Excellence (UMD PM COE) co-hosted the Agile Project Management Series with a series of five Agile Project Management meetings in Prince George's County, and five meetings in St. Mary's County. The 50 PDU program was widely successful. Now, the UMD PM COE has created an online Agile Project Management Series on EdX! They offer both a free version of the training and a paid version that provides unlimited access and an Agile Project Management Professional Certificate online. Over 500,000 people worldwide have registered!
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