Public Sector CoP – "Building better self through Personal Mastery"

Abstract: 

In this session, Parash will lead the discussion on looking at ourselves to identify who we truly are, how we can develop ourselves as a better human by achieving Personal Mastery and how it is applicable with Project Management.  He will delve into the meaning of personal mastery which offers techniques to help achieve the things you want in life, such as material (through work performance), emotional or spiritual gain.  The information shared by Parash derives from science and many anecdotes including his personal development journey. 

Learning Objectives:

• Understanding and developing the self through personal mastery
• Development of personal identity to a servant leadership mindset
• Emotional fulfillment and how it can be applied to employee engagement
• Political power uses without formal positional power to influence objectives

About the speaker:

As the past President of the PMI Los Angeles Chapter (2019) and leader at the Bank of America, Parash Sharma is a seasoned Project Management Executive with over 18 years’ experience leading and engaging Teams including Millennials to award-winning outcomes.  He is currently the Vice President, Release Train Engineer at the Bank of America, a role where he has excelled in the past 11 years, winning several awards.  His natural Servant Leader mindset winds him into the hearts of those he leads; facilitating project excellence and influencing without authority.  In his spare time, Parash serves in the community where he has been exposed to effective strategies for building leaders and influencers.  Parash brings extremely useful insights about personal development using proven methods - something he does quite naturally and effectively.