Motivational Leadership Reimagined: Energizing and Inspiring Others to Achieve in a world of Remote Work and Social Distancing

About the Session:

Motivation is a catalyst for action, marked with enthusiasm and interest. The mainspring of motivation is the belief that better, more rewarding, and greater achievement is possible. It is that driving force that motivational leaders tap into when they inspire others to perform at their best. Motivational leaders foster a bias for action and connectedness among those on their team or in their organization.

Famous motivators include Apple’s founder Steve Jobs, and five-time championship winning NFL coach, Vince Lombardi. And then there’s the rest of us. Perhaps not so famous and feeling not so motivational in our roles as program and project managers, especially in an environment of remote work and social distancing.

The good news is, you can renew your own motivation, and bring this knowledge and energy to your project teams and organization.

Learning Outcomes

• the meaning of motivation and its importance for leadership success
• key characteristics and actions of motivational leaders

• how to lead people effectively to perform and achieve

About the Speaker:

Katherine McKinley is currently leading portfolio management of enterprise process transformations with Wells Fargo.  Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Katherine held several leadership roles throughout her 24 years in consulting, banking/financial services and technology, working with diverse, global teams. Katherine has lived and worked in Canada, Europe and the United States. She is comfortable working with executives, management and project teams, and especially enjoys the organizational leadership level. These experiences have given her first hand knowledge of the importance of motivation that taps into each person’s innate desire for purpose, meaning and passion in their professional and personal lives.

She is a coach and mentor through her Professional Engineering Associations, STEM in the Park, and most recently, the NCPMI Mentorship program. Katherine has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical with concentration in Management) degree from Carleton University in Canada. She is a licensed Professional Engineer and a certified PMP and PMI-RMP.