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Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone: Evolution from PM to Leader

Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone: Evolution from PM to Leader. Darla M. Howard-Ramirez, MBA, PMP PMIWDC Past Chair PMIWDC Shenandoah Valley Community January 29, 2013. Project Management is Growing & Valuable!.

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Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone: Evolution from PM to Leader

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  1. Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone:Evolution from PM to Leader Darla M. Howard-Ramirez, MBA, PMP PMIWDC Past Chair PMIWDC Shenandoah Valley Community January 29, 2013

  2. Project Management is Growing & Valuable! • PMI now has more than 650,000 members and credential holders in more than 185 countries. • As many as 97% of executive respondents agreed that PM is critical to business performance and organizational success, and 94% agreed that PM enables business growth. PWC Global Project Management Report 2012

  3. Typical Day in the PM Life • Application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements • Established Tools and Processes • From Chaos to Order • Rarely Boring • Communicating

  4. I Know What I Am Doing

  5. Comfy Couch

  6. Time to Evolve • Move Out of that Comfort Zone! • PM is the foundation for becoming a Leader • By being here tonight, you have proven that you want more than the status quo

  7. Get Out of Your Comfort Zone Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein

  8. OH! The Possibilities • Be a Better PM • Get a Promotion • Improve Material Ownership • Have the Perfect Family Life • Make More Money • Stop Smoking • Lose Weight

  9. Groundhog Day or Progress?

  10. Evolution of a Leader: Move Around

  11. Evolution of a Leader: READ

  12. Evolution of a Leader: THINK • Lift up your head and look around • Where is this industry going? • How do I align my skills to be prepared for this change?

  13. Evolution of a Leader: Courage • Speak up when it is prudent • State your case • Support and promote good ideas • Make sound decisions

  14. Evolution of a Leader: Visionary

  15. Evolution of a Leader: Inspirational • Treat others the way you would want to be treated • Get buy in and support for your ideas • Be the “Go To” Person

  16. Evolution of a Leader: TRUST "Trust is the easiest thing in the world to lose, and the hardest thing in the world to get back."

  17. Evolution of a Leader: Motivational

  18. Evolution of a Leader: Traits Traits of a Leader • Mobile • Informed • Think • Courageous • Visionary • Inspirational • Trustworthy • Motivate Others • Shows How the “Seemingly Impossible” Can Be Done

  19. Evolution of a Leader: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

  20. Evolution of a Leader: YOU

  21. PM Leadership Examples in Our Midst Chris Fristad, MBA, PMP – Past President of PMIWDC & Current Leesburg Rotary Club President David J Schwantes, PMP – Founder of this Shenandoah Valley PMIWDC Community. Perfect example of being a catalyst and lifting his head to look beyond - Having vision and wanting to satisfy a need, makes things happen! YOU – How are you going to make a difference?

  22. Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

  23. Parting Thoughts • “The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it.” ― Tricia Cunningham • “Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.” ― Zig Ziglar, Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World

  24. Questions

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