Interview to Thomas Walenta, PMI Board of Directors
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During the PMI EMEA Congress in Rome last May I had the opportunity to interview Thomas about Ethics. See the interview clicking in this LINK and tell us what you think about Ethics in your day to day job.
Some interesting case you want to share?
Thank you!!!
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Laura Samsó
on: November 14, 2017 06:35 PM |
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Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Thanks for sharing Laura - Will take a look at it.
Great interview Laura, thumbs up on the youtube page.
Drew Craig
Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard
Philadelphia, Pa, United States
Stéphane Parent
Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Thomas shares important ideas about ethics and conduct. I will take away the need for prioritization and honesty from Thomas' interview.
Thanks for sharing an informative interview
Very elating and refreshing to listen to and hear Thomas Walenta speak. Great!
Jaycee Krüger
Director | Mhlegahlatini (Pty) Ltd
Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa
Kevin Coleman
Subject Matter Expert, Author, Speaker and Strategic Advisor| - Insights
Pa, United States
Samer Alhmdan
Senior Project Manager, PMP, PMI-RMP, LEED AP, EDGE Expert| dar
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Thank you for the valued information!
Jeff Ball
Senior Project Manager| Gas Liquids Engineering
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Karthik Ramamurthy
Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz
Chennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
Excellent interview, Laura...
And great perspectives, Thomas!
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