PMI Dinner Meeting
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Hello Project Management Professionals,
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Our on-line reservation system is up and online. To use it click here. Follow the instructions to RSVP for this dinner meeting. If you register on-line then you do not need to send an email to me. We have allowed for payment in advance by using either a credit card or PayPal when registering on-line. We will not accept either of these payment types for paying at the door.
Specifically, if you elect to pay at the door we will only accept either cash or a check.
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We are proud to offer our next dinner meeting at Normandie Farm Restaurant located at 10710 Falls Road, Potomac, MD (Phone: 301-983-8838, web site http://www.popovers.com ) on Wednesday, May 5, 2010.
Directions: Take Rt 270 to the Falls Road exit. Proceed south towards Potomac. Normandie Farm is 3 1/2 miles on the right.
Alternate directions: take the beltway, RT 495 to exit 39. Proceed west on River Road 3 1/2 miles. Turn right onto Falls Road and proceed 3/4 mile to Normandie Farm on the left.
Our Meeting agenda is as follows:
5:00 to 6:30 PM Informal Social/Networking - A cash bar will be available
6:30 to 7:45 PM Dinner
7:45 to 8:00 PM Announcements and Introductions
8:00 to 9:00 PM Sheila Savar: EmPowered! Leader
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Note: Please plan to arrive by at least 6:15 PM so that we can process everyone in and be able to start serving dinner by 6:30 PM as planned.
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Topic: EmPowered! Leader
Do you easily gain cooperation and buy-in from others or must you battle to get what you need? Are your intentions aligned with your behavior or are you often misunderstood? If you hate your job - is it the work you hate or having to put up with difficult people? Would you be happier if you could engage in more collaborative conversations and meaningful relationships? Do you work hard or do you work smart? Do you believe emotions help or hinder business success? Do you use traditional methods to find new business, new-hires, vendors, or do you use a different method. A method that is more cost-effective, efficient and productive? Do you think a good leader is one that maintains an emotional distance or one that encourages emotional connection and has affection for their people?
What drives revenue and business growth? Is it based on the products and services you sell or in the people you employ? What drives customer loyalty? Is itthe quality of product or service or is it the quality of the customer experience that you provide? What determines career advancement and success? Is it working hard – an IQ – or is it working smart – an EQ?
Outdated task-focused management styles are ineffective and counter-creative. Such styles cannot survive and thrive into tomorrow. Companies that want exponential revenue growth and global presence for today, tomorrow and beyond need to invest in developing a people-focused workforce – one possessing the necessary human element skills needed to effectively engage others to earn their respect, cooperation and collaboration. Such a style is essential for the sustained growth and profitability of an organization.
According to Daniel Kahneman, the 2002 Nobel Prize winner for Economics and psychology professor at Princeton University, "The first company in any industry that significantly improves its human connectivity skills will take the field!"
Consider the following:
• At L'Oreal, sales agents hired based on EQ – emotional intelligence – sold significantly more ($91,000 more per sales agent) and had a 63% lower turnover rate than those not hired specifically on EQ, a Human Element skill.
• Studies conducted by The Gallup Organization revealed that satisfied customers defect on price – loyal clients do not. The differentiator is in the creation of emotional connections between company and client. Without this human element there is no real value thus no loyalty.
• As a leader moves up in an organization, up to 90% of their success lies in emotional intelligence. Nine out of ten executives who derail do so because they lack emotional competencies. (Source: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman)
• The top 3 success derailers are: difficulty handling change, not being able to work well with people, and poor interpersonal skills! (Source: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman)
• Poor communication and interpersonal skills, inability to work well with people, and difficulty handling change are all human element issues.
Speaker: Sheila Savar
Sheila Savar is the president and CEO of The Savar Institute, a prestigious firm she founded in 2002. The firm - a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) of Project Management Institute - specializes in the human element of business – the leadership, communication and networking skills needed to advance career and business success and enhance the quality of our personal lives and relationships.
Before starting her firm, Sheila enjoyed a successful 20+ year career in sales, customer care and executive management, working for a broad range of companies from start-up ventures to Fortune 100.
She is a gifted speaker and developmental facilitator whose motivational style inspires people to take actions and make behavioral changes that are professionally and personally transformational. Sheila is a recognized expert facilitator presenting on an array of leadership and development topics including networking; mindful leadership; empowerment; communication and interpersonal skills; and employee and client engagement.
In 2006 Sheila was an ACE Awards finalist; a prestigious award sponsored by the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce; and in 2007 she received a finalist award in the ‘Heroines in Technology’ awards sponsored by Women in Technology and The March of Dimes.
In 2008 Sheila authored her first book on her most requested speaker topic “The Power of Networking”. It is an easy-to-read practical how-to guide for achieving career and business success and it is receiving much acclaim and great reviews on Amazon.
In 2009, Sheila was admitted as a Vistage Expert Resource Speaker, part of an elite corps of sought-after content experts. Vistage is an international executive leadership organization with over 15,000 CEO members in 16 countries.
Sheila is a sought after speaker and facilitator who has earned the respect of global business leaders and organizations such as The World Bank, Microsoft, AOL, Project Management Institute, Duetsche Telekom, British Telecom, The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco, AIIM, United Way and more.
She has a passion for providing a helping hand up to those that wish to improve their lives and regularly offers pro bono keynotes, facilitations and mentoring to local, national and international non-profit organizations and educational institutions.
The daughter of a diplomat, Sheila grew up mostly in the Middle East and North Africa and has travelled throughout Europe and Asia. Her own multi-cultural mix, growing up abroad and educated in international schools results in her natural ability to identify and connect with people of all cultures.
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This dinner meeting presentation will be worth one (1) "category 3" PDU.
The following menu selections are being offered for dinner;
1. Chicken Piccata, Citrus Beurre Blanc,
2. Capelini de Angelo with Roasted Vegetables and Garlic, Virgin Olive Oil, or
3. Grilled Filet of Atlantic Salmon, Fresh Dill Hollandaise.
Dinner also includes:
• Spinach and Mushroom Salad
• Normandie Farm Golden Hot Popovers (a specialty - refer to their web site)
• Hot Coffee or Hot Tea
• Green Beans and Rosemary Potatoes (for entrees 1 and 3)
• Homemade Cheese Cake with Strawberry Coulis
The cost for dinner is $30 for PMI Montgomery County, MD Chapter members and $40 for all others. Payment by cash or check is expected at the door of the meeting (unless prepaid during registration).
Reservations are required. Please RSVP no later than 5:00 PM Sunday, May 2, 2010.
If you RSVP and then discover that you will be unable to attend then please send me an email at siegc@verizon.net telling me to cancel your registration.
Note: There will be two "job tables" for this dinner meeting for those seeking a new project/job and for those seeking to hire a project manager for a project/job opportunity! Please feel free to bring copies of resumes or job postings to share with others. We will continue to use the "two dot" system to indentify attendees who are looking for new opportunities (green dots) and those seeking to hire PMs (orange dots). We also will allow the "orange dot" attendees to briefly describe their open positions during the announcements just prior to the feature presentation.
Please feel free to forward this e-mail to any others who you think may be interested in attending.
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JOB SEEKERS - PLEASE NOTE:
We encourage all of our job seekers and those members who work for companies seeking to hire Project Managers to become a member of LinkedIn and then join the PMI Montgomery County, MD GROUP.
Please use the following link below (or search for the group by name):
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1824513&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=%2Egdr_1237139464172_1
You may also join the group to further interact with other members of our PMI chapter.
Any questions - please email vpcommunication@pmimontgomerycountymd.org
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Registration is now OPEN for the FREE (for members) CLASS (7 PDUs) on Communications Management with Carl Pritchard, PMP on June 15th at Shady Grove.
This offer is only open to the first 300 people who pre-register!
https://www.pmimontgomerycountymd.org/aspx/Registration/MeetingsList.aspx
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Our mission is to provide a forum for Professional Project Managers to promote the principles of Project Management Institute (PMI) through networking with other Project Managers, sharing project experiences, providing and receiving training, and supporting Project Management Professionals in their certification efforts. Our intent is to provide this forum in a place that is convenient to those who either live and/or work in Montgomery County, Maryland.
I hope you will preregister and attend our dinner meeting on Wednesday, May 5, 2010.
Sincerely,
Charlie Geis, PMP, MBA
President
PMI Montgomery County, Maryland Chapter
