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September Dinner Meeting!
Effective Facilitation Skills for Project Managers and Business
Professionals
New research indicates project management skills,
including the ability to effectively execute projects and
identify and manage project risk, will be some of the most
sought after skills over the next five years.*Economist
Intelligence Unit, "Innovations in the Improvement of Staff
Performance." 2008.
Everyone understands the critical
importance of project management skills and the increasing
demand for PM professionals.
However, when an organization looks to hire or contract a
PM professional will you stand out?
One way to separate yourself from
other PM professionals is to have a set of refined skills that
are different; a set of skills that increases your ability to
achieve project management results faster, more efficiently and
more effectively.
One skill set that is critical,
and increases results, is the ability to facilitate a group to
desired outcomes.
The ability to build consensus, keep the group focused, generate
energy, manage dysfunction and gain agreement.
Based on The Effective
Facilitator course, you will learn the skills to become a
great facilitator: skills that will separate you from your peers
and improve your ability to lead project teams.
Stuart Smith, a Certified
Professional Facilitator (CPF-IAF), will share with us the keys
to successful facilitation that he has learned over 20 years of
facilitating groups – to include project teams responsible for
system-wide technology and quality management system deployment
and strategic plan execution.
Stuart Smith is a results-focused
professional who has facilitated over 500 meetings,
workshops, project and planning sessions, retreats and strategic
planning events.
Stuart began his career
facilitating small-group leadership programs in the US Army and
now focuses his facilitation practice on helping people and
organizations improve their ability to plan and execute business
improvement strategy and deal with change. He has
facilitated the development and execution of strategic plans for
federal government agencies, international associations, Fortune
1000 corporations, small business and non-profits.
He has solid, “real world”
experience helping organizations both install and realize the
benefits of new Customer Relationship Management and Enterprise
Resource Planning technology systems.
Stuart also has an in-depth understanding of Systems and
Quality Theory and how people work most effectively in
organizations.
For more information or to
register, stop by our registration page by clicking the button
below!
PMI-NEFL dinner meeting
September 20, 2010

Events
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NEFL Events committee has a track record of obtaining the best
speakers, most useful and timely information, all geared to assist
you, the chapter members in furthering your career and knowledge.
The PDUs you earn are a great bonus!
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ATTENTION!
PMI-NEFL nominations are now closed.
2011
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2011nominations@pmi-nefl.org

New Registration Process!
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More details on the change to our event registration
can be found
here.

PMP STUDY GROUP!
Looking to take the certification test and want a leg up? Need some motivation for study? We can help.
PMI-NEFL is organzing a Summer long weekly series of study sessions covering the test topics.
Get more information by contacting:
education@pmi-nefl.org

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Speaking of Podcasts, did you miss the July dinner meeting with PMI founder
Dr. Gordon Davis?
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