Past Event - January Luncheon (Virtual Only) - Networking as a Strategic Project Management Resource

Kentuckiana Chapter Meeting – January 17, 2023

Topic: Networking as a Strategic Project Management Resource

Abstract

Successful project management involves the ability to harness and leverage the power and potential of available resources, knowledge, and support. Networking is a required skill in today’s matrix-oriented corporate environment. This session is a complete strategy to accelerate project success, positively impact career advancement and get more done through the corporate network.

During this session, participants will learn how to mine and maximize every networking contact. As a result of participating in this program, they will have the ability to build even more productive and profitable relationships while accelerating results.

Learning Objectives

• Two types of corporate networks and how to use each.
• The "social" network phenomenon and how it is secretly working for you.
• Six phases of networking and how to maximize each for optimum results.
• Three secret relationship drivers that impact and accelerate trust.
• Four-Step Corporate Networking Action Plan

Bio

Michael Hughes, North America’s Networking Guru, is recognized by professionals and business leaders as the expert in the use of networking as a business strategy and professional competency.

He specializes in helping professionals increase results by improving their ability to develop and leverage relationships. For the last twenty-plus years, he has been coaching business, corporate and sales professionals to achieve better results.

His client list includes Project Management Institute, Association for Service Quality (ASQ), APICS Alcatel-Lucent, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Staples, RBC Royal Bank, Fannie Mae, Ball State University and the University of Ottawa’s Telfer Executive MBA program.

1 Power Skills PDU