Whole Brain Project Management

Jim Lewis, PMP - world-renowned project management authority - back by popular demand!   

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Topic: A Whole-Brain® Approach to Improving Project Performance

Many of the causes of project failure can be traced to faulty thinking, which leads to poor planning, inadequate execution, flawed decision making, and poor communication. Using tools from the Technology of Thinking™, you can avoid these common causes of project difficulty and get better results from yourself and your team. Participants in this workshop will take an abbreviated survey to determine their thinking preferences. They will also learn how to apply the whole-brain model to improve the intellectual capital of all members of their project teams, thus improving project performance.

Note: Whole-Brain is a trademark of Herrmann International. Technology of thinking is a trademark of the Lewis Institute. 

Tickets:
Chapter Members $100, Non-Members $130

Continental breakfast and afternoon snack included.   There is a 1-hour break for lunch.  A list of local resturants and directions will be provided at check-in.

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Date, Time, and Location:
October 16, 2009 from 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Check-in and breakfast start at 8am.  The speaker will begin at 8:30am.  

The Greenfield Education & Training Center
57 South Center Drive
Daleville, VA 24083
Phone 540-966-3984
http://www.vw.vccs.edu/workforce/Greenfield

PDUs:
Participants will receive 7 PDUs for this program. The Lewis Institute is a Registered ® Education Provider. 

Why You Should Attend: 
Many of the causes of project failure can be traced to faulty thinking, which leads to poor planning, inadequate execution, flawed decision making, and poor communication. Using tools from the Technology of Thinking™, you can avoid these common causes of project difficulty and get better results from yourself and your team.

No doubt you have heard about left- and right-brain thinking preferences, but this does not go far enough. There are actually two left and two right-brain modes of thinking, and each of us has preferences for how much we use each of the four modes. Over 56 percent of the population prefers to use just two modes (in various combinations), and only three percent prefer to use all four modes. This confirms that most of us use only a fraction of our brain power. 

The good news is that we can change this.

In this one-day workshop, participants take an abbreviated survey to determine their thinking preferences. We will begin by explaining the model of thinking, together with individual interpretations of your preferences, followed by exercises to show you how thinking differences lead to miscommunication, work preference differences, and other areas of human behavior that affect project performance. We will also show you how to compensate for these differences and actually use them to your advantage to improve team performance.

Topics Covered:
Brain dominance and thinking preferences
Effects of preference on behavior

 Communication
 Problem solving
 Relationships
 Team performance
 Work preferences
 Career choices

How to apply the Technology of Thinking to improve your project performance

About the Instructor:
Jim Lewis has trained over 40,000 individuals around the world in project management. He is the author of 12 best-selling books on project management, including Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control, 4th Edition. His books have been translated into Chinese, Spanish, Polish, and Russian. He began his career as an Electrical Engineer and designed communications equipment for 15 years, before returning to NC State University to earn a Ph.D. in psychology. He is a highly rated instructor, who teaches how to actually manage, as opposed to just how to use tools of project management. He can be reached at pmpsych-lewisinstitute@yahoo.com if you have questions about what will be covered in this program.

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