Leadership and Change Management - 2018602

Friday, August 24 - Saturday, August 25, 2018
8:30am to 5:30pm

There are many characteristics of a good leader that are difficult to define. Most are skills that are developed over time but how can someone achieve them? This course will explore the qualities of leadership and provide a better understanding of how to develop these skills. This class will demonstrate specific areas that require focus and the different roles and behaviors a leader must have to be successful. As a result, each student can build an action plan, based on their own style, to become a good leader.

Course Objectives:

After completing the course, attendees will be able to:

• Understand what leadership is and identify effective leadership behaviors
• Develop a vision and enable your team to execute on your vision
• Understand leadership responsibilities in terms of training and succession planning
• Identify various leadership styles and when to use them
• Understand how to coach and develop teams
• How to motivate and empower
• Effective delegation
• Instilling values, ethics and trust

Who Should Attend?

1. People managers
2. Senior professionals
3. Individuals seeking knowledge on how to lead people and organizations

Instructor

Kris Ballard lives in Atlanta, GA, and has a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Georgia. She holds a Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute.

Kris has over 35 years of experience in: management consulting (PwC); strategy, planning and portfolio management; organizational change leadership; process management; and program/project management of large, global information technology projects. She’s worked internationally and in the US with both public and private sector organizations such as M&M/Mars, Delta Airlines, The Coca-Cola Company, Johnson & Johnson, Honda, numerous state government agencies in California and Georgia, and various federal government agencies.

Kris most recently spent over 20 years at The Coca-Cola Company leading their business intelligence practice, acting as the CIO for the global marketing function, and leading the PMO for the global application delivery function and the global infrastructure/operations function. In the PMO roles, she was responsible for design, implementation, governance and execution of portfolio management and program/project management processes.

Fees

$ 576 --- PMI Atlanta Chapter Member
$ 772 --- Non-members

First 10 registrants get $57.60 OFF with coupon code: First10_2018602

PDUs Earned

PMP/PgMP: 16, PMI-ACP: 16, PMI-SP: 16, PMI-RMP: 16, PMI-PBA: 16
PMI Talent Triangle: Technical: 0, Leadership: 8, Strategic: 8

Location

Northpoint Executive Suites – 200 Milton Park building, Suite 150, 11175 Cicero Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30022

Please note that walk-ins on the same day as class are not allowed. Registration must be completed on-line in advance of RSVP date provided in course description.

* For information on the event, please contact Lindsay Hendrix or leave a voicemail message at 770-795-9097