Wishing you all a happy October!
We have a lot going on, so here we go!
Some of our chapter leaders and members were at the NA Leadership
Meeting this past month and some at the PMI Global Summit, and we
learned about a lot of new programs that PMI has to share with all of
the Chapter’s members. You’ll be hearing some exciting information in
the months to come.
Back here in our New Jersey Chapter, there is so much to do and learn
this month!
We have an in-person meeting, the PMINJ career fair, a special event
the Power of Mentoring, an amazing Women in Leadership meeting, and an
amazing Power Skills workshop!
We will have an
IN PERSON meeting
on Tuesday 10/15 at the Somerville
Elks Club in Bridgewater, with also an option for the Virtual event that
is broadcast from the Elks. I will be there and hope to see many of you in-person!
Thursday 10/17 the
Women in Leadership LCI
brings you Lisa Tretler, with
a presentation on tapping into “mindset diversity” to improve innovation
and collaboration. Women and men alike are invited, and the meeting is
filling up fast!
Wednesday 10/23, Anupama Kinatukara will share a session on the
Power of Mentoring
. Anupama is our PMINJ Director of Surveys, and an
accomplished international speaker on leadership. You will learn about
mentoring, and also PMINJ’s own
mentoring program
, which has been
successful over many years!
On Friday 10/25, we will have our semi-annual
career fair
. This is a
full day of a keynote by John Hadley, a career panel, several career
coaches, an opportunity for 1-on-1 review of your resume and LinkedIn
profile, and recruiters looking for project professionals! Whether
you’re in transition, looking for a change, or looking just to
strengthen your career skills, be sure to come! We are virtual by ZOOM.
On Saturday 10/26 the esteemed Neal Whitten, who was a featured speaker
at our Symposium in May, will conduct a 4-pdu workshop! It is called
“The Wonderful World of Power Skills: Achieving Exceptional
Performance”
. It is a nominal cost for such a special opportunity. Be
sure to be a part of it!
Please check out our
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
page every month, just
off our “About” menu on the website, to supplement your cultural
competence.
One observance of note is Breast Cancer Awareness month. PMINJ sponsors
and participates in “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer”, and you will
soon see information posted on how you, too, can walk with and donate to
the cause with the PMINJ team. This year’s event is on Sunday 10/27 at
Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ. I’ll be there, we are hoping for
a beautiful day for this important, and yes, fun, event!
As always, consider
volunteering
to be part of the team making PMINJ a
great place for its members! Click on the Volunteer icon near the
bottom of our website home page and find your opportunity.
On behalf of the PMINJ Board, be well and we hope to see you again soon!
"Wherever you are... we are there with you!"
Mark
