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19Dec/18

2018 January Virtual PMI Event – Genghis Khan Never Used WebEx- 3 Eternal Secrets of Great Remote Project Teams

Introduction/Description:

Genghis Khan Never Used WebEx – 3 Eternal Secrets of Great Remote Project Teams

It seems like leading projects is harder than ever, especially when the team is scattered across the country or even the globe. But history is full of people who got the job done from far away. Genghis Khan ruled half the world and never held a WebEx meeting? How did he do it?

Join internationally recognized author and speaker Wayne Turmel for this engaging and interactive web presentation. In our time together, you’ll learn:

  1. How leading teams remotely is –and isn’t—different
  2. The 3 eternal truths of leading teams
    • They need a common purpose
    • They need accountability
    • They need to use the technology available to them
  3. Best practices and tips for using technology to build great team relationships.

About the Speaker:

Wayne Turmel

Wayne Turmel is the author of several books including “The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership” and “Meet Like You Mean It- a Leader’s Guide to Painless and Productive Virtual Meetings.” He’s also co-founder of The Remote Leadership Institute. He’s spoken around the world about his passion for helping leaders work with people, projects and teams. You can learn more at www.RemoteLeadershipInstitute.com

Where:

Virtual Meeting

Registration Details:

  1. Sign up like normal.
  2. Once registered and paid, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions.
Event Timing

12:00pm – 12:15pm – Welcome/President Announcements

12:15pm – 1:15pm – Presentation

1:15pm – 1:30pm – Q&A

 

26Oct/18

Save the Date: 2018 La Crosse Mix, Mingle, and Network

La Crosse Event – Sloopy’s Alma Mater (Mix, Mingle, and Network)

Thank you for being a part of the La Crosse/Rochester PMI Chapter. As thanks to you, PMI La Crosse-Rochester Chapter will provide an assortment of appetizers and a FUN networking happy hour!

(Attendees are responsible for all beverages)

Look forward to you joining us!

26Oct/18

Save the Date: 2018 Rochester Mix, Mingle, and Network

Rochester Event – The Tap House (Mix, Mingle, and Network)

Assortment of appetizers will be provided throughout the networking happy hour. The attendees will be responsible for their beverages.  Join us for games and networking!

04Oct/18

PMI La Crosse Event – I’m Not Sure that Word Means What You Think It Means: Talking to Business People About Agile

Introduction/Description:

Agile, like any movement, has its own lexicon – a set of words that are used within the community and help define it.  Unfortunately, as the Agile movement has grown, these words have been distorted, changed and lost their original meaning.

During this session, these words and their original meaning will be examined from a business perspective.  Participants leave with the ability to accurately define and use these terms in way that engages the business in its search for value.

Agile, like any movement, has its own lexicon – a set of words that are used within the community and help define it. Unfortunately, as the Agile movement has grown, these words have been distorted, changed and lost their original meaning.

During this session, these words and their original meaning will be examined from a business perspective. Participants leave with the ability to accurately define and use these terms in way that engages the business in its search for value.

About the Speaker:

Mike Stuedemann, PMP, PMI-ACP, CST

Mike is Co-Founder & Principal Consultant at agilityIRL. In this role, he is responsible for educating, coaching and consulting with his clients in Agile methods and working with all levels of an organization to help them produce products that people want to use.

He has presented on Agile at numerous industry events including PMI-Minnesota’s Professional Development Days, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of IIBA, and Agile Development West.

Prior to founding agilityIRL, Mike co-founded two other Agile consultancies. Mike has also worked for Savigent Software as an Engagement Manager, Medtronic in a number of IT Leadership roles, Data Recognition Corporation as a Business Analyst and for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) as a Staff Consultant.

He has undergraduate degrees in International Management and Japanese from Gustavus Adolphus College and an MBA from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.

Mike lives in Andover, MN with his wife, Erin, and his sons, Joe, Ray and Will. When not spending time with his family, Mike enjoys watching sports and reading.

Where:

Lunda Center

319 7th Street North

La Crosse, WI 54601

 Registration Details:

11:00am – Sign in, Networking

11:15am – Lunch and President Announcements

11:45am – 1:00pm – Presentation

Menu List:

TBD

04Oct/18

PMI Rochester Event – I’m Not Sure that Word Means What You Think It Means: Talking to Business People About Agile

Introduction/Description:

Agile, like any movement, has its own lexicon – a set of words that are used within the community and help define it.  Unfortunately, as the Agile movement has grown, these words have been distorted, changed and lost their original meaning.

During this session, these words and their original meaning will be examined from a business perspective.  Participants leave with the ability to accurately define and use these terms in way that engages the business in its search for value.

About the Speaker:

Mike Stuedemann, PMP, PMI-ACP, CST

Mike is Co-Founder & Principal Consultant at agilityIRL.  In this role, he is responsible for educating, coaching and consulting with his clients in Agile methods and working with all levels of an organization to help them produce products that people want to use.

He has presented on Agile at numerous industry events including PMI-Minnesota’s Professional Development Days, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of IIBA, and Agile Development West.

Prior to founding agilityIRL, Mike co-founded two other Agile consultancies.  Mike has also worked for Savigent Software as an Engagement Manager, Medtronic in a number of IT Leadership roles, Data Recognition Corporation as a Business Analyst and for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) as a Staff Consultant.

He has undergraduate degrees in International Management and Japanese from Gustavus Adolphus College and an MBA from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.

Mike lives in Andover, MN with his wife, Erin, and his sons, Joe, Ray and Will.  When not spending time with his family, Mike enjoys watching sports and reading.

Where:

Charter House

Northview Room

211 2nd Street NW

Rochester, MN 55901

Registration Details:

7:00am – Sign in, Networking

7:15am – Breakfast and President Announcements

7:30am – Ice Breaker, Break, Speaker Introduction

7:45am – Presentation

8:45am – Questions

Menu List:

TBD

03Oct/18

PMI La Crosse Event – What’s Going On Up There? The Neuroscience of Conversation for Project Managers

Introduction/Description:

You know how sometimes you’re having a conversation with a stakeholder or team member, and all of a sudden you realize that they’re completely disconnected from you? Do you ever wonder why that happens and how to fix it? During a conversation, there’s a neurochemical cocktail that’s influencing (and being influenced by) you and the person you are talking to. These influences are unconscious, however, we can learn to recognize the signs of neurochemical impacts and use that information to achieve wildly successful conversations.

This session introduces Conversational Intelligence® (C-IQ®), and other easy-to-use tools for engaging in effective, mindful conversation with clients, project teams, and stakeholders. Together we’ll explore different levels of conversation and their:

  • Intention and interaction dynamics
  • Strengths and pitfalls
  • Best situational use
  • Impacts on trust, influence, power, and success
  • Underlying neurochemistry affecting the brain
  • Skills needed to move to the next level up

About the Speaker:

Jacy Imilkowski

Jacy Imilkowski PMP, CPCC, ACC is an energetic speaker, born storyteller, and self-admitted communication nerd. She deftly weaves story, humor, and expertise to share tools and skills that engage participants’ hearts and minds. Her interactive presentations focus on real-world application, and participants leave every session with tools they can immediately apply in their everyday lives.

When not working Jacy is an avid speculative fiction and fantasy reader, food and flower gardener and enjoys spending time in nature with her partner and dogs.

Where:

Lunda Center

319 7th Street North

La Crosse, WI 54601

 Registration Details:

11:00am – Sign in, Networking

11:15am – Lunch and President Announcements

11:45am – 1:00pm – Presentation

Menu List:

TBD

03Oct/18

PMI Rochester Event – What’s Going On Up There? The Neuroscience of Conversation for Project Managers

Introduction/Description:

You know how sometimes you’re having a conversation with a stakeholder or team member, and all of a sudden you realize that they’re completely disconnected from you? Do you ever wonder why that happens and how to fix it? During a conversation, there’s a neurochemical cocktail that’s influencing (and being influenced by) you and the person you are talking to. These influences are unconscious, however, we can learn to recognize the signs of neurochemical impacts and use that information to achieve wildly successful conversations.

This session introduces Conversational Intelligence® (C-IQ®), and other easy-to-use tools for engaging in effective, mindful conversation with clients, project teams, and stakeholders. Together we’ll explore different levels of conversation and their:

  • Intention and interaction dynamics
  • Strengths and pitfalls
  • Best situational use
  • Impacts on trust, influence, power, and success
  • Underlying neurochemistry affecting the brain
  • Skills needed to move to the next level up

About the Speaker:

Jacy Imilkowski

Jacy Imilkowski PMP, CPCC, ACC is an energetic speaker, born storyteller, and self-admitted communication nerd. She deftly weaves story, humor, and expertise to share tools and skills that engage participants’ hearts and minds. Her interactive presentations focus on real-world application, and participants leave every session with tools they can immediately apply in their everyday lives.

When not working Jacy is an avid speculative fiction and fantasy reader, food and flower gardener and enjoys spending time in nature with her partner and dogs.

Where:

Charter House

Edwards Hall

211 2nd Street NW

Rochester, MN 55901

Registration Details:

7:00am – Sign in, Networking

7:15am – Breakfast and President Announcements

7:30am – Ice Breaker, Break, Speaker Introduction

7:45am – Presentation

8:45am – Questions

Menu List:

TBD

16Aug/18

PMI La Crosse Event – It’s All About Networking – Navigating The Networking Concept for Success! & 15th Anniversary Chapter Birthday Party!!!

Introduction/Description:

Networking is all the rage! You hear about it everywhere! More than 80% of jobs are found thru who you know. Networking is also a great way to learn about new industries, elements in business strategies and work cultures in different companies! It can make YOU be the expert on what is happening in the business community! But, how do you find out who you should know and then how do you navigate the process of informational interviews and participating in networking events to make it work for you? Come to this work session and learn the how/why/where’s of networking.   We will cover the components of good networking strategies and apply the ideas in real life exercises.

About the Speaker:

Tom Colosimo

Tom Colosimo is a Career Architect/Coach. He prides himself as being a ‘master connector’ for networking and helping people connect with people for success. Tom is not your typical career coach/advisor. Along the way, Tom has been an accountant within manufacturing, retail and banking compliance for over 20 years. He then went on to be a third party recruiter for 6 years doing ‘match-making’ within the finance, accounting, marketing, engineering and technology areas of focus.

Tom then spent 8 years at the University Of St. Thomas Opus College Of Business as a Graduate Career Coach/Corporate Relations Manager for the business programs on the Minneapolis Campus. In this role, Tom excelled at making many corporate connections for the MBA students, bring hundreds of corporate partners to the campus for internships, and perm placements.

Since leaving ‘UST’ in 2016, Tom has continued to expand his experience in several ‘corporate’ recruiting roles and for the past year, has worked for an ‘on-line’ college; Altierus Career College based in Minneapolis. In this role, Tom has been assisting students and alums all over the country with job searching, resumes, and connecting people with corporate partners for success.

Tom lives in Oakdale with his wife Barb. They have two adult daughters; Anna and Emily.

Where:

Le Chateau

410 Cass Street

La Crosse, WI 54601

 Registration Details:

11:00am – Sign in, Networking

11:15am – Lunch and President Announcements

11:45am – 1:00pm – Presentation

Menu List:

House salad

Mixed greens, confit tomatoes, nuts and vinaigrette

Marinated and seared chicken breast

Demi-glace and broccolini

Lemon Mascarpone cake

Fresh blueberries

16Aug/18

PMI Rochester Event – It’s All About Networking – Navigating The Networking Concept for Success! & 15th Anniversary Chapter Birthday Party!!!

Introduction/Description:

Networking is all the rage! You hear about it everywhere! More than 80% of jobs are found thru who you know. Networking is also a great way to learn about new industries, elements in business strategies and work cultures in different companies! It can make YOU be the expert on what is happening in the business community! But, how do you find out who you should know and then how do you navigate the process of informational interviews and participating in networking events to make it work for you? Come to this work session and learn the how/why/where’s of networking.   We will cover the components of good networking strategies and apply the ideas in real life exercises.

About the Speaker:

Tom Colosimo

Tom Colosimo is a Career Architect/Coach. He prides himself as being a ‘master connector’ for networking and helping people connect with people for success. Tom is not your typical career coach/advisor. Along the way, Tom has been an accountant within manufacturing, retail and banking compliance for over 20 years. He then went on to be a third party recruiter for 6 years doing ‘match-making’ within the finance, accounting, marketing, engineering and technology areas of focus.

Tom then spent 8 years at the University Of St. Thomas Opus College Of Business as a Graduate Career Coach/Corporate Relations Manager for the business programs on the Minneapolis Campus. In this role, Tom excelled at making many corporate connections for the MBA students, bring hundreds of corporate partners to the campus for internships, and perm placements.

Since leaving ‘UST’ in 2016, Tom has continued to expand his experience in several ‘corporate’ recruiting roles and for the past year, has worked for an ‘on-line’ college; Altierus Career College based in Minneapolis. In this role, Tom has been assisting students and alums all over the country with job searching, resumes, and connecting people with corporate partners for success.

Tom lives in Oakdale with his wife Barb. They have two adult daughters; Anna and Emily.

Where:

Forager Brewing Company

1005 6th Street NW

Rochester, MN 55901

Registration Details:

5:00pm – Sign in, Networking, Appetizers

5:30pm – President Announcements and Speaker Introductions

5:45pm – Presentation

6:45pm – Questions

Menu List:

Appetizer Buffet including:

  • Assorted Veggie Platter with Dill Sauce
  • Pork Nachos
  • Mac N Cheese with Pork
  • Smoked Salmon Bites with Cream Cheese
  • Pizza
  • Forager Burger Sliders
  • Taco Bar
  • Birthday Cake