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Managing projects can be challenging, especially if they span multiple divisions, time zones and countries. Done wrong, it can destroy careers (and companies!). Done right, it can garner you a "seat at the table." Are your Project Management skills ready to lead?

This highly interactive session will provide you the tools to Plan for Success; Lead and Execute Projects big or small; Deliver Results all while meeting Budget and Schedule Deadlines.

Learning Objectives:

• The essentials of Project Management: In-depth analysis of pre-project planning; identifying goals, deliverables and requirements (even while constantly shifting); creating a work breakdown structure illustrating what needs to be accomplished, in what order and by when; developing comprehensive time and costs estimates that fit within your organization's financial objectives; and targeting your messages to influence key stakeholders and gain their support for your project.
• Defining deliverables in financial terms your senior leaders care about (and will actually pay attention to).
• Conducting comprehensive risk probability vs. impact analysis to determine the likeliest causes for your project to become derailed and how to plan for and overcome those challenges (and any subsequent delays to your project).
• Easy-to-implement Project Management tools to help you plan for and manage your project including Gap and SWOT analyses, Fishbone (Cause & Effect) diagrams, Goal Breakdown Structure diagram, RACI matrix and several types of Gantt charts.
• Potential software tools that can help you get organized and track your project including Microsoft Project and/or Excel, Mind-Mapping software, SharePoint, Smartsheet and Basecamp to name a few.

Without question, leadership skills are critical for senior roles that have oversight over people and departments. However, savvy employees that are seeking a leg-up on career advancement start exhibiting their leadership chops from whatever seat they currently occupy.   This session will take the mystery out of what it takes to lead from the chair you're in right now by exploring the six critical traits of great leaders and how to implement them in your day-to-day.

Learning Objectives:

• What it means to lead from the chair you're in right now.
• Why it's critical to learn to lead when you don't have direct reports (and how that will help set you up for success when you do have employees reporting to you!).
• How to lead company-wide initiatives without making enemies of your co-workers.
• How to leverage your company's resources and opportunities to gain the leadership knowledge you need to grow your career.
• Driving your own leadership development when your organization doesn't have a clear path or support for growth.

Getting stuff done in the office can be challenging even under the best of circumstances. Everyone has their own priorities and deadlines. However, you've also got your own projects and getting them successfully implemented typically requires assistance from employees who don't work for you. This is where your powers of influence can help!   In this fun and lively presentation, we'll review strategies to help you influence without authority for your projects and your career!

Learning Objectives:

• Inspiring others to share your vision (not just HR).
• Recognizing resistance to change from senior leaders - and how to overcome it.
• Why adapting your communication style to the person you're influencing is critical to your success (and how to do it on the fly).
• Going beyond logic - using emotions to win your point.
• Using 'constructive persuasion' to change viewpoints.

If you think negotiating skills are only for salespeople, think again!  Every single relationship in HR's world entails some negotiation. 

Trying to increase your company's productivity levels? Expanding product lines? Buying a competitor? Getting more from your benefits provider? Asking for your own well-deserved promotion? In all of these situations, you'll have to negotiate to succeed.

This highly interactive session gives you the tools to negotiate with the toughest CEO, vendor or employee!

Learning Objectives:

• Overcoming the zoom divide to get to the heart of the other side's concerns during negotiations.
• The 5 Negotiation Styles (Avoid, Compete, Accommodate, Collaborate, Compromise) and when to employ (and avoid) each.
• It's not just about money: what other negotiation criteria can help you (and the other side) achieve a win-win outcome.
• Transforming your negotiation criteria from subjective to objective factors.
• Reframing negative internal conversations that can sabotage your negotiation prowess.
• Employing proper preparations to prevent a lousy outcome for you!