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Sunday, April 29, 2007
American Football, Teamwork and Project Management! Dallas PMI Chapter hears from former Dallas Cowboys' Star Quarterback Roger Staubach
Mr. Roger Staubach, one of the most entertaining, insightful and popular personalities in American business and sports was the luncheon keynote speaker at the recently concluded PMI Dallas Chapter’s first annual Professional Development Day on 28 April. Mr. Staubach is currently the chairman of the board and CEO of The Staubach Company, a leading global real estate advisory and development firm that delivers cost-effective solutions for users of office, industrial and retail space in the USA and other countries.
A 1965 graduate of the US Naval Academy, Roger Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys professional football team in 1970 after serving four years in the US Navy. He led the Cowboys to four Super Bowl appearances during his 10 year career, with victories in Super Bowl VI and Super Bowl XII.
He was the mot valuable player in Super Bowl VI, named to the Pro bowl six times, and elected to the NFL Hall of Fame. Since leaving professional football and launching is real estate company, he has won numerous civic and industry awards. He serves on the board of AMR corporation, the parent of American Airlines, and is involved with numerous civic, charitable and professional organizations.
Staubach also jointly owns Hall of Fame Racing, a NASCAR Nextel Cup auto racing team, with fellow former Cowboys’ quarterback and hall-of-famer Troy Aikman, which began racing in 2006. In January 2007, Roger was named the chairman of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Bid Committee, whose goal is to have the Dallas Ft Worth Metroplex host the Super Bowl in 2011.
Drawing on his many experiences in football and business, Roger told stories and described experiences to demonstrate the importance of teamwork, sacrifice and leadership on project teams. His most significant message: “if you care more about team success than about your own, the team will be more successful and so will you!”
He delivered some very funny but educational anecdotes from individual football games and seasons, including the famous 1971 season when the Cowboys turned a mediocre season into a championship one after losing four games, to end with a ten game winning streak based on an attitude change from individual to team success. Roger was also extremely complementary of his co-workers at The Staubach Company, emphasizing the importance everyone in the company places on honesty, integrity, communications, teamwork and customer service. He noted the importance of technology and their IT group to everything they do today.
Following his 45 minutes talk, Roger was presented with a gift by PMI Dallas Chapter president Dwaraka Iyengar, then stayed for photographs and short visits with members of the conference team and speakers.
With over 3,800 members, the PMI Dallas Chapter is one of the oldest and largest PMI chapters in the world. Monthly dinner meetings feature a wide variety of project management experts and topics, and typically attract over 200 attendees. The chapter sponsors workshops, PMP development opportunities, an annual Vendor exhibition, a school outreach program, corporate interaction and other activities.
The president of the PMI Dallas Chapter for 2007 is Mr. Dwaraka Iyengar, PMP (shown in photo with Roger Staubach). The Dallas Chapter fully supports the PMI objective of “Making Project Management Indispensable to Business Results”. For additional information, visit http://www.pmidallas.org/index.phtml.
Reported from Dallas, Texas, USA by David Pells and Nelson Soucek.
A 1965 graduate of the US Naval Academy, Roger Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys professional football team in 1970 after serving four years in the US Navy. He led the Cowboys to four Super Bowl appearances during his 10 year career, with victories in Super Bowl VI and Super Bowl XII.
Staubach also jointly owns Hall of Fame Racing, a NASCAR Nextel Cup auto racing team, with fellow former Cowboys’ quarterback and hall-of-famer Troy Aikman, which began racing in 2006. In January 2007, Roger was named the chairman of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Bid Committee, whose goal is to have the Dallas Ft Worth Metroplex host the Super Bowl in 2011.
Drawing on his many experiences in football and business, Roger told stories and described experiences to demonstrate the importance of teamwork, sacrifice and leadership on project teams. His most significant message: “if you care more about team success than about your own, the team will be more successful and so will you!”
He delivered some very funny but educational anecdotes from individual football games and seasons, including the famous 1971 season when the Cowboys turned a mediocre season into a championship one after losing four games, to end with a ten game winning streak based on an attitude change from individual to team success. Roger was also extremely complementary of his co-workers at The Staubach Company, emphasizing the importance everyone in the company places on honesty, integrity, communications, teamwork and customer service. He noted the importance of technology and their IT group to everything they do today.
With over 3,800 members, the PMI Dallas Chapter is one of the oldest and largest PMI chapters in the world. Monthly dinner meetings feature a wide variety of project management experts and topics, and typically attract over 200 attendees. The chapter sponsors workshops, PMP development opportunities, an annual Vendor exhibition, a school outreach program, corporate interaction and other activities.
The president of the PMI Dallas Chapter for 2007 is Mr. Dwaraka Iyengar, PMP (shown in photo with Roger Staubach). The Dallas Chapter fully supports the PMI objective of “Making Project Management Indispensable to Business Results”. For additional information, visit http://www.pmidallas.org/index.phtml.
Reported from Dallas, Texas, USA by David Pells and Nelson Soucek.
