The Blueprint for Success: Manage Your Career Path Like a Project

Will you choose your path, or will your path be chosen for you?

In today's era of rapid innovation, it's more important than ever to take an active role in steering the course of your career. However, common career guidance is often dated, generalized, and difficult to apply. In this session we will discuss how to apply best practices of project management to your career planning process, identifying and earning the role of your dreams.

Are You Read to Be an Economy of One?

Are you (and your family) ready to become an Economy of One? Elizabeth built this program to address the 70%+ of people who don’t like what they do and are uncertain how to create financial security in an increasingly uncertain world. With an anticipated 80% of knowledge workers being impacted by Ai by 2028, we certainly can’t depend on others to create financial or career security for us. Instead, people must think and act like entrepreneurs, even if they aren't sure they want to become one. Elizabeth will provide to you an industry proven best practice process to become an economy of one, enabling you to drive demand for what you can uniquely supply.
Economy Of One was pioneered with Partner Frank Bonura at the United States Military, where they were brought into Ft. Leavenworth to teach our brightest Veterans how to translate the value of their military experience to jobs in the corporate marketplace. After this, the course was presented in colleges and workshops which have shown to produce measurable change for those attending. Elizabeth will introduce the testimony of a Project Manager who has used principles of Economy of One over the past 15 years to create job security and contract based opportunities. She will share her story speaking specifically about the implications of this program for Project Managers, describing practical applications and ideas for multiple industries.

Leading with Psychological Safety

This session explores how leaders can create teams that thrive by fostering psychological safety, including the belief that people can speak up, take risks, and learn from mistakes without fear of blame or humiliation. We’ll walk through a practical, lighthearted framework that emphasizes small, intentional improvements that add up to lasting cultural change.

Projyct Management: Putting the “Y” In

You’re a great project manager able to organize teams, meet delivery commitments, and control costs... yet your career isn’t progressing as much as you had hoped, and you’re not getting the level of recognition you desire. You want to know why. The reason may be the \"why.\" It can be easy to get lost within the operational necessities of delivery and lose focus on the strategic imperative behind each of your projects. This session will cover common reasons for project initiation and how to align your success with organizational success.

Leading with M.O.R.E Clarity in Uncertainty: Turning Ambiguity into Advantage

I'll be walking participants through the M.O.R.E. framework:
   1) Manage Perceptions: Making value visible and reframing stakeholder expectations.
   2) Own Outcomes: Shifting from deliverables to true impact.
   3) Relentlessly Reassess: Building flexibility into scope, cadence, and reporting.
   4) Expand Perceptions: Seeing beyond the immediate to align projects with bigger organizational and societal goals.
This session will also include two interactive breakout activities designed to keep participants engaged and help them apply the framework in real time.

Future of Project Management: How to thrive in the Age of AI

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how projects are planned, executed, and delivered. From predictive analytics and intelligent automation to Al-assisted decision-making, the role of the project manager is rapidly evolving.

This session explores the future of project management in the Age of Al—highlighting the opportunities, challenges, and skills needed to thrive.

Drawing on 20+ years of Fortune 500 IT leadership and academic research, Ravi Baburajan will provide practical insights on how project leaders can harness Al to drive efficiency, reduce risk, and create real business impact.

Managing Project Success – Seven Influences on Success

While project success rates have improved as project management tools and techniques have become more widely accepted, and the definition of success has been broadened to include the concept of providing value, many projects still fail or aren’t as successful as they could have been. In this session, we will explore seven influences on project success beyond the traditional iron triangle and the creation of value, how each can influence project outcomes, and how to apply insights regarding these influences to improve project planning and execution.

Practical Innovation Techniques to Increase Perspective, Identify Solution Options, and Gracefully Resolve Conflicts

PMs who elevate their teams by leading them to incorporate the science of systematic innovation achieve more on-time / in-budget completions because they unlock creative solution finding methods that work with people from all walks of life.  What you learn today has helped generate patent ideas, improve negotiation skills, and turn project skeptics into strong supporters. Combine these tools with your PMs skills to become unstoppable.

The Project Manager as Change Manager

Project managers are often change managers. The implementation of a project, new software, or improving a process creates a change that affects people, process, and technology. This can be difficult and require associates to develop resilience along with emotional intelligence. Change management is a key part of successful project delivery and post deployment. This presentation will provide an overview of change management, discuss the key elements of managing change and building resilient teams, and share lessons learned from my experience.

Simplicity is the Strategy: Master Simplicity. Command Results. Thrive in Uncertainty.

In a world full of distractions, complex processes, and endless \"should-dos,\" it’s easy to feel stuck, overwhelmed, or off course. In this dynamic, story-driven session, Paul Porras shows you how to cut through the noise and focus on what truly matters—both personally and professionally. Drawing on his own journey from juggling a full-time job, family, and launching a speaking career, Paul introduces practical strategies to regain clarity, set meaningful goals, and make consistent progress.

My First 100 Days in Office

This presentation was first designed in 1986 with Ewing Marion Kauffman (Mr. K) from the iconic Marion Laboratories. It was created when I got promoted to Regional Sales Director at the age of 31 becoming the youngest RSD in the company’s history at that time. After a successful beginning to that position I took that learning to my Adjunct Professor role at Webster University and created a new approved course entitled Managerial Leadership. The project for that class that was created was My First 100 Days in Office. This came about since attending graduate school for most students was to prepare them to gain more responsibility at work and eventually gain a promotion.
Over the years in taking over companies and creating new ones this process is now a foundation for creating success for people as well as companies that bring in or promote leaders.

These presentations will be made available to all attendees after the event has concluded.