The Diversity and Risk Management webinar will explore the impact of diversity variables on risk management methodology. Various challenges and opportunities to overcome them will be examined. This webinar will benefit anyone who desires to perform project risk management in a more inclusive manner with team members who are diverse, as we all are.
Joint-webinar CoP Ethics and Global diversity-
Current events keep this topic at the top of our minds. Census 2010 is still surprising employers, it is an election year, war on terror, school and workplace violence, “Don’t ask – Don’t Tell is abolished” – on and on, and organizations are grappling with, struggling with their own workplace diversity and inclusion issues. The what and how will be presented – of being a more inclusive employer. Join us for a highly informative and interactive forum.
This webinar will focus on inclusive behaviours that will help project managers be more effective as leaders of diverse teams. This may include communication styles, culture, work styles, ethnicity, gender, etc. When it comes to managing projects and teams to achieve desired outcomes, philosophy and theories of diversity and inclusion are not enough. We have to define the behaviours that project managers need to practice in order to fully engage each individual, and ensure that the team is in snyc with each other. By knowing how to include other people, uncover and leverage their skills, you can get more done, in less time, with less stress.
From our 4Q Track: Resource Management and OPM, we'll present in collaboration with the LEAD CoP and the Global Diversity CoP: Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business & Life will redefine how you view and comprehend people. Africa-born, New York Times bestselling author, Stefan Swanepoel shares the different parallels between our concrete jungle and the real jungle. Take the surprisingly accurate three-minute quiz and discover whether you are an enterprising crocodile, a strategic lion, a risk-taking mongoose or another one of the “Serengeti Seven.” Learn to develop your own strongest survival skill and identify and understand the strengths of those you work with – all while having fun and developing an extraordinary team
Project managers tend to seek consensus amongst stakeholders for a variety of reasons. However, there are circumstances in which consensus can hide the correct option, create high risks and lead to the failure of the projects. From the Panama Canal to the Cuban missile crisis that nearly started the third world war, learn from the great world leaders how to provoke diversity of opinion amongst stakeholders to achieve the best possible solution for the success of the projects.
Project management is becoming recognized on an international scale. In support of this, there are a number of efforts underway to promote a global view of how we think about, discuss and practice project management. But to what extent is project management a universal language? To what extent can it be? Or are we all simply sowing confusion as we use the same words to mean very different things?
As our global world continues to shrink nearly proportionally to how technology tends to grow, so does our ability to exploit virtual environments to maximize economies of scale, reach broader audiences and make personal connections. This article discusses what PMs should consider when planning virtual training.
Effectively applied, project communication is the glue that holds your project together. Stick to it!
Having the ability to connect to systems with round-the-clock availability has led us down a path of high expectations and preconceived outcomes. These challenges exist for any organization that chooses to make some portion of its operation available to customers at all times, causing some resources and personnel to get stretched in all directions.
Managing projects that span countries and cultures brings with it its own set of challenges, not the least of which is a greater risk of failure. This article explores some of those challenges and complexities that are unique or amplified when managing global projects.
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