Columbia Lunch Meeting - How to Work with Jerks Without Becoming One

 PMI Baltimore Site - Columbia Lunch Meeting

This educational event qualifies for 1.00 PDU within the PMI Talent Triangle - Leadership Project Management

How to Work with Jerks Without Becoming One

Synopsis: 

       Working with difficult people is an experience all of us share. Facing the challenges of project and program management is hard enough, but it can be made even harder if we have to work with people who make our work lives unpleasant through their behavior. We sometimes wish we could change them into productive, congenial colleagues so we can concentrate on things like scope, time and cost.

      Since leadership is not limited to position, all of us need to be able to respond appropriately as leaders to inappropriate behavior. In this presentation Ron will provide a typology of difficult people and the kinds of behaviors they exhibit, discuss some the reasons difficult people behave the way they do, offer suggestions for effectively dealing with their behavior and help you learn how you can avoid becoming a difficult person.

Presenter:

Ron Taylor

Ron Taylor is an internationally-known leader, lecturer, author, and consultant.  Ron served as President and CEO of PMIWDC, the largest PMI Chapter in the world, with over 10,000 members. During his term the DC Chapter was named Chapter of the Year and Ron was named PMI Leader of the Year.   

Ron is an Adjunct Professor in the MBA Program at both Virginia Tech and George Mason University. He is represented by the Washington Speakers Bureau, and his latest book, Leadership: Stories, Lessons and Uncommon Sense is available on Amazon.com.  

Ron has an MBA from the University of Kentucky and holds the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute.  Additional information can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Taylor_(author) or at his website: http://therontaylorgroup.com

MEETING LOCATION: 

Charles I. Ecker Business Training Center
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD 21046

AGENDA:

11:30 AM - Check-in, networking, and lunch

12:00 - 1:00 PM - Presentation

This educational event qualifies for 1.00 PDU within the Talent Triangle - Leadership Project Management