Chapter Meeting – Nov 2019: The PM’s Role in Decision Making- How do you ensure that your team and stakeholders create the decisions that make your project a success?

Non-Members $25, Members $10, Volunteers $0. No refunds will be provided for cancellations.  

Abstract: 

How many of us have been in a business or project launch meeting and details of what needs to be done start to be thrown around and then the "leader" in the room gets asked a question, and the gut-wrenching response comes back, "Well, It depends." Well, thank you "Captain obvious!" is what we think, well, maybe just me. How many projects or decisions have been stalled by "It depends"? If we as leaders know so much about the path to improved organizational performance, why is it so difficult to get there?

This interactive session will incorporate small group and large group think-tank discussions on how we can close the gap between Knowing versus Doing. We will begin the work to put to death the defacto "It Depends" and build a healthy living environment for decision-making and action-taking.

Learning Objectives: 

• Explore a model to get conversations started and actual ideas on the table
• Personal identification of what role the PM plays as a team member
• What is means to accept the challenge to be an actual Change Agent in your organization

Speaker:  Lawrence E. Henderson, Jr.  

About the Speaker: 

Lawrence Henderson is a comfort disrupting Leadership & Organizational development Coach, Teacher, and Trainer working to deliver social/culturally aware programs that shift the fabric of an organization. Lawrence got his start as an impactful leader through service to his country as a U.S. Army officer.  Now as the Senior Learning Partner for Business Operational Support Services (BOSS), LLC he stands in a position to help individuals, teams, and organizations connect to the best versions of themselves.  He has an unquenchable desire to help bridge the gap for others in their understanding of identity and purpose by Speaking on and connecting the dots from the TED stage, facilitating workshops, seminars, and small groups that provide people the tools to lead today and well into the future.  As an authentic voice to live a life of humility, openness, and transparency Lawrence models the way as a member/volunteer in several nonprofits and professional organizations throughout the Greater Atlanta area to be the change needed in and around our community. He believes that he is aligned for such a time as this standing available for the call that God has placed on his life.  

When it’s time to let his hair down he loves letting the wind hit his face while riding his 2007 Harley Davidson Fatboy, while creating epic memories with his wife Gepre of over 15 years, and their fur-baby Chili aka ChiChi.

Meeting Agenda 

5:30 - 6:30 PM   Networking / Dinner 

6:30 - 7:00 PM   NCPMI Business Announcements 

7:00 - 7:45 PM   Featured Presentation: The PM's Role in Decision Making - How do you ensure that your team and stakeholders create the decisions that make your project a success. 

7:45 - 8:00 PM   Q&A  

New member orientation will be held in the Capital City Boardroom from 5:30 to 6:30 PM 

Please note that the optional attire requirement for the November 2019 Chapter is Semi-Formal. Registration fees will be donated to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.