by Mike Ososki, PMP, Communications Committee

It was cozy and energized, wrapped in deep wisdom and good humor. Presenter and teacher extraordinaire Andy Crowe wowed us all with his warmly engaging stage presence, sharing many things of motivation. And who can’t relate to that topic?

Mr. Crowe suggests, “There are so many motivation theories, it numbs the mind.” Epicurus and Aristotle may have started it with concepts like net pleasure, attraction/avoidance, and the idea of happiness for the sake of happiness. Most of these ideas still hold true today.

Written by Valerie Williams-Ndikintum, PMP

Twice a month PMI Atlanta’s Toastmasters Chapter conduct meetings at 6:30p held at Nancy G’s. The August 14th meeting not only gave Toastmasters speakers the ability to practice their craft of speech writing and delivery, it also served as the chapter’s annual changing of the guards; a farewell to the 2013-14 officers and induction of the 2014-15 officers. The meeting was high in attendance with 11 guests in addition to Toastmasters members.

The theme of the August 14th meeting was Leadership, facilitated by Toastmaster Barbara D. Wallace. Speeches delivered during the meeting consisted of one Icebreaker, two manual speech projects and a Table Topics session.

Candidate Search – Nominations Committee

The Nominations Committee for the Atlanta Chapter of PMI is announcing the search for Board Candidates to fill the positions of:

Vice Chair
Director 2 (Treasurer)
Director 4 (at large)

Candidates for these positions will participate in the election to be held in November 2014 and will assume office on January 1, 2015.

The Atlanta PMI Chapter has over 4,500 members and is guided by an executive board. The board performs strategic planning, develops the chapter budget, procures services through contracts, and provides support and development to the Leadership Team, which in turn oversees the day-to-day operations.

"Motivating Project Teams" by Andy Crowe, CEO and founder of Velociteach

Best-selling project management author Andy Crowe explores the topic of motivating project teams to operate at their peak performance. In his high-energy style, Crowe weaves existing motivational studies with cutting edge behavioral research to unlock how project managers can channel the underlying motivation of individuals and teams. By exploring such topics as contingent, intrinsic, and extrinsic motivators, managers will be exposed to techniques they can immediately put into practice to help their teams operate at their full capacity.

Participate in our Newcomers Meeting or Professional Growth Session: "US Government CIO requiring Agile Practices" by Jann Thomas, Enterprise Agile Coach - LeadingAgile

Date: Monday, September 8, 2014
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North

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