Energizing Enterprises Presentations

"The Key to the Importance of Emotional Intelligence"

Whether you are in negotiations, conflict resolution, your level of emotional intelligence is what determines your level of success. It is the tool that we use often without thinking – because it is based in processing that has little to do with your logic and lots to do with your life.

In this short session we will introduce you to some of the tools that make up your emotional intelligence tool-kit. We will also show you the connection it makes to your performance and potential.

Unlike your intelligence quotient your emotional intelligence level can be raised through awareness, addressing the four cornerstones of emotional intelligence in a way to raise your levels while improving your relationships with your colleagues.

It is a simple truth that people would rather work with an incompetent person with good interpersonal skills than a highly competent person who behaves like a jerk. In projects we simply do not have the luxury of dealing only with people we like – we must facilitate the ability to work together with people of all stripes and temperaments.

Emotional intelligence is what helps you do it well.

You start with emotional literacy, apply emotional fitness, determine emotional depth and be able to practice emotional alchemy.

 Deliverables:

• A clear understanding of the impact of emotional intelligence on your performance as a project manager.
• An opportunity for concerted time and energy to sharpen this critical skill set.
• The chance to win a one-hour coaching session to work on an upcoming situation that is critical to your current, live projects.

 

"Leadership — Not an Option"

In every statement of work or requirements definition we strive to be clear about what the product and the product needs. Often we find ourselves working with our stakeholders to educate them about the difference between "must-have" elements and "nice-to-have" options.

As a project manager you must fill many roles — some are must-have roles. Leadership is one of those.

In this talk, Kimi Hirotsu Ziemski, PMP, speaks to the nature, importance and benefits of leadership in the project management environment.

"Negotiations – The Secret Weapon of Powerful Project Management"

This is a part of every single day of every project manager’s life. It is the tool that we use often without thinking — that integral of our ability to execute. That doesn’t mean, however, that it is a tool that doesn’t occasionally need sharpening.

In this short session we will discuss the basics of negotiation and how it affects your level of success in project management, with a particular emphasis on how you negotiate within the performing organization.

Negotiation with partners that you will likely have a long relationship with can provide many different opportunities — to fail or succeed. It is for these reasons we are working together to make the most of your opportunities to succeed!

Deliverables:

• A tool for fast negotiations planning.
• An opportunity for concerted time and energy to sharpen this critical skill set.
• he chance to win a one-hour coaching session to work on an upcoming negotiation that is critical to your current, live projects.

"The Tyranny of the Urgent"

We attempt to meet the challenge to “do more with less.” Professionals are faced with the need to overcome the tyranny of the urgent. Realize the value of critical thinking and communications to persuade and manage expectations in order to support our leadership and our organizations in this discussion with Kimi Hirotsu Ziemski.

Logistics: 45 minutes plus time for Q&A

 

"What Communications Problem?"

Communications: Doesn’t that just sound like one of those things we’re pretty sure we could do better, which we plan to work on when:

• the economy improves and I can hire some more staff to handle ‘real’ work.
• I have a little spare time for some self-improvement.
• I’ve caught up on my sleep.

Join Kimi Hirotsu Ziemski, PMP, in a discussion of how communications can help improve your business, the balance of your life or just a bit of your day.

Energizing Enterprises Workshops

"Communications — The Killer Competency"

What is the primary reason projects, people and organizations fail?

Lack of clear communications

The ability to communicate clearly within multiple levels of education, interest, and commonality is the Killer Competency.

When you have the ability to bridge groups and communities you can drive projects and efforts in the direction of success faster and with less pain — for everyone concerned.

Where the killer ap was the application that would take the world by storm the Killer Competency is what can save, reshape, and grow your professional and personal opportunities.

Using simple tools with a power you will rediscover, you will learn to increase your effectiveness as a team member, as a leader of teams and as a member of your community.

During the workshop you will be working with your classmates in short exercises and then crafting quick notes to help you use the same skills in your life outside of the class.

Join Kimi Ziemski in an exploration of what you can do with The Killer Competency.

 

"Presentation Skills for Project Managers"

It’s the general management skill that is nowhere in the PMBOK.

It’s the single thing that 99% of the American adult public dreads:

Public speaking

There is a difference between project managers and the general public. We aren’t just speaking in a public venue, even when the public venue is a small conference room with only a few senior managers. We are frequently communicating unpopular results or conditions.

In this one-day session we will give you the opportunity to do the few things that can work to alleviate your stress level about public speaking and presentations.

• Pinpoint the key concerns of your audience.
• Quickly and easily tailor your message for your audience(s). Remember, you will have many not just one!
• Practice and develop productive habits that will serve you as a presenting project manager using a live project from your work environment.

You will have the opportunity to practice in a low-risk environment.

You will have the opportunity to review your own performance.

You will take away a tool designed to help you craft an effective message that you can deliver with confidence.

Deliverables:

• A presentation prompt tool.
• A minimum of one presentation tape.
• Improved presentation skills.

"Risk Management"

We all like to say we understand the value of risk management. The major risk we run, time and time again, is that we don’t actually follow through.

When your projects are planned and executed without a strong risk management approach, you do more than put your project at risk — you also are risking your career and the professional health of your team members. You will find that a structured approach with a strong focus on mutual clarity can help. The most critical part of this process is the level of rigor you use in your risk management approach.

You bring your projects: one past and one present. We provide the time and guidance in this one-day workshop so you can apply best practices, some things you haven’t had time to think about in a while, and a sense of humor. Together we’ll work on your project’s risk management plan. You’ll regain a sense of control and proactive management on your present project. You’ll be able to defend the time invested in risk management based on an old project.

Topics to be covered:

• Risk Definition
  • When you begin
  • Key inputs
  • Who else should you bring into the process?
  • What to do when your client or sponsor has more questions than answers?
• Risk Identification
  • Risk events
  • Root cause exploration
• Risk Analysis
  • Assuring that you are making the best use of your time by prioritizing and evaluating the risk events.
• Risk Response
  • Root cause-driven response planning and mitigation strategies
  • Dateline for risk monitoring and closing
• Lessons learned

Deliverables:

• Enhanced risk management plans ready for execution.
• Increased rigor in future projects’ risk management.

 

"Risk Management — The Ultimate Sales Planning Tool"

Risk = Reward

It is the basis of the sales environment. It is also the basis of clearly thought-out and well-executed plans for success.

Using classic risk management tools and techniques we will spend three days developing first-action plans for management of risk as an element of the successful sales campaign.

The first focus is the level of risk associated with the sales professional’s entire territory or revenue stream on an annual basis. In this section of the workshop participants will develop an overall territory plan.

The second focus is on the top five opportunities/threats in the territory. The deliverable will be a higher level of skill as well as an executable action plan for thirty days on their top opportunities.

The learning objectives for participants involved in this workshop are to:

• Understand the basic risk management approach as directed toward sales activities.
• Apply the tools and techniques of risk management to their territory and their top five opportunities/threats.
• Develop and implement thirty-day action plans.
• Implement timely sales activity updates.

Your risk is in not achieving the best results from your people and your organization. Your reward is repeatable, productive sales efforts that can reap revenue, profits and commissions.

 

"Scope Management – Sanity Maintenance"

As any project manager knows, one of the keys to successful project completion is the management of the requirements —ß scope management.

Whether you are finding that the projects you manage are challenged due to the lack of clarity around requirements or organizational issues that challenge the project scope or a combination of both you will find in this one-day workshop that a structured approach with a strong focus on mutual clarity can help with your sanity maintenance.

Topics to be covered:

• Scope Definition
  • When you begin
  • Key inputs
  • Who else should you bring into the process?
  • What to do when your client or sponsor has more questions than answers
• Scope Planning
  • Starting the process
  • Keeping your team involved appropriately
  • How much can you do?
• Scope Control
  • Change control management
  • Records and version management
• Exercises around four possible case studies tailored to industry and organizational challenges as discovered during initial discussions.

An important part of scope management includes understanding the relationship between scope management and the achievement of the project objectives. The Project Manager is the bridge between scope management and achievement of project objectives.

Deliverables: 

• Clarity of objectives.
• Action plan.
• Additional identification of risks.

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