Celebration of 2019 PMI Mentoring Year, 'Building Mentoring Bond, Dealing with difficult project team members

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PMI Melbourne Chapter

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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>Our Melbourne PMI Mentoring 2019 Year Celebration Event is open for all Melbourne PMI Chapter members.</SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN> -- Melbourne PMI Mentoring 2019 Year Celebration --</SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><STRONG>Agenda:</STRONG><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><STRONG>1.   5:30 to 6:00. Registration, networking and opportunity to talk to other members about the Mentoring program  </STRONG><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><STRONG>2.  6:00 to 6:10. Melbourne PMI Board Update by Vik Kapoor, Vice-President and Mentoring Program Board Sponsor</STRONG><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><STRONG>3. 6:10 to 6:15. Mentoring pairing update by Anna</STRONG><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><STRONG>4. 6:15 to 6:45. Mentoring Challenges &amp; Opportunities: building your bond, by Jeferson Souza and Ludovic Grosjean</STRONG><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>Jeferson is a Volunteering Director at PMI Melbourne Chapter</SPAN><SPAN>. Previously, Jeferson was volunteering at Sao Paulo PMI Chapter in Brazil.</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>Jeferson had taken roles of Project Manager, PMO Manager, Business Development, Technical Account Manager, Solution Sales Manager and Project Manager for top tier organisations and markets, in several projects spread across international locations (Brazil, Germany, Sweden and Australia).  Currently Jeferson is working as Senior Consultant at CGI (Conseillers en gestion et informatique – Australia)</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>Ludovic is a Chartered Engineer</SPAN><SPAN> with 13 years of Ocean experience and Principal Consultant at OceanX Group. Ludovic holds a formal qualification in Mechatronics Engineering and Environmental Monitoring.</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>As a supporter of Rotary Values and former President of Melbourne City Rotaract Club (MCRC), Ludovic has been providing an innovative approach to clean water through his environmental project "The OceanCleanX". As a leader and community educator, he strives for projects to reduce water pollution on a global scale and make a long-term difference for humanity. His career focus is to build collaboration between organizations in order to advance Engineering and preserve the Environment with the ultimate goal of Saving our Oceans.</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>In 2018, Ludovic Grosjean was selected by Barry Rassin, President of Rotary International, to showcase his work at the United Nations in Kenya and was named “1 of 6 Rotary’s People of Action: Young Innovators”.</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>In 2019, Ludovic was also named one of “Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers” by Engineers Australia CEO, Peter McIntyre.</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>Jeferson and Ludovic will talk about their mentoring experience, how an effective mentoring increases confidence, productivity, success and enhances career satisfaction of both mentor and mentee.</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><STRONG>5. 6:45 to 7:25. "How to deal with a difficult person on a project" by Ella Gruntowicz</STRONG><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>Ella started her career in project management at IBM managing software development for Telstra. Later she managed and delivered various projects for NAB and South East Water. Ella has used both the traditional Waterfall and Agile approaches.</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>After moving on from IT, Ella now runs her own Life Coaching and Executive Coaching practice. She is passionate about developing Communication and Presentation skills in her clients, as well as building and developing Emotional Intelligence, Influencing skills, Empathy, Resilience and Stress Management skills.</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>Ella has presented several successful workshops as part of PMI Mentoring events.</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>Each of Ella’s workshops was a great success and was very well received.</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>This time, Ella will run an interactive workshop for project managers that will raise and cover the following questions:</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>·        How do we describe a “difficult person" on a project</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>·        Why is it important for a project manager to have skills to engage with and lead many different people, including a “difficult person”</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>·        What skills does a project manager need to be able to work successfully with a "difficult person"</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>·        In a real-life example that Ella will cover, what would you do to resolve the situation in a positive way?</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><STRONG>6. 7:25 to 7:30. Thanks and next steps</STRONG><SPAN><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN>Please join us in celebrating another successful year for our Mentoring program.</SPAN></P>
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