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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Helen Cooke leads Project Leadership Workshop in Finland
PMI Fellow Helen Cooke was facilitator and lecturer for a Project Leadership Workshop in Finland on Monday, 17 November 2008. The workshop was organized by Projektiyhdistys, the national project management association of Finland, and immediately preceded the 2008 PM Days Project Management Symposium scheduled for 18-19 November in Espoo, Helskinki, Finland.
The workshop, entitled “Teematilaisuus: Leadership is Action not Position,” held at the Martintalon Auditorio in Vantaa, was attended by approximately 40 members and guests of Projektiyhdistys. The host of the workshop was the Pöyry, a large global network engineering company with 8,000 employees in 30 countries.
(Photo: Jyry Louhisto, General Manager of Projektiyhdistys; Jarmo Suominen, President of the Pöyry Chemical Industry Business Area; Helen Cooke and Veikko Valila, President of IPMA)
During the workshop, Helen (pictured) presented information and led the audience in discussions about the following topics; she also facilitated two panel discussions during the 3-hour workshop.
Helen Cooke, BA, MA, PMP and PMI Fellow, (pictured) is a project management consultant and coach based in Illinois, USA. A former executive with United Airlines, McDonald’s Corporation, Deloitte and several other US companies, Ms. Cooke has over 20 years experience in project management. She has consulted to a large range of public and private organizations worldwide in the last ten years, taught at several universities, and served on the advisory board of the Chicagoland Executive Advisory Council for the Project Management Institute (PMI). As she mentioned to workshop participants, Helen’s heritage is 100% Finnish.
The local host of the 2008 PM Days in Helsinki was the Projektiyhdistys, Project Management Association Finland, based in Espoo, Finland. Projektiyhdistys is the national membership body for Finland in the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and is the oldest and largest national PM Association in Northern Europe. The general manager of Projekiyhdistys is Jyry Louhisto, who is also the project director for the 23rd IPMA World Congress in Finland. For further information, visit www.pry.fi.
(Photo: Jyry Louhisto, General Manager of Projektiyhdistys; Jarmo Suominen, President of the Pöyry Chemical Industry Business Area; Helen Cooke and Veikko Valila, President of IPMA)
During the workshop, Helen (pictured) presented information and led the audience in discussions about the following topics; she also facilitated two panel discussions during the 3-hour workshop.
- What it takes to lead – various sources of influence and how to get them
- The art of Change and Innovation – looking at the whole organization in context and defining broad roles
- The Importance of Learning and Renewal – as the business world changes around us, how to adapt and renew oneself
- The Future is With Us Now: Trend Watching – many current trends were previously predicted. Were we listening? What is happening today that can provide insight into the future?
- The Power of Creativity – looking at the same problem or issue from different viewpoints can provide new opportunities; how do we encourage others to tap their creativity?
- How the Internet has Changed How We Work – sharing ideas before they are fully developed takes courage and process!
The local host of the 2008 PM Days in Helsinki was the Projektiyhdistys, Project Management Association Finland, based in Espoo, Finland. Projektiyhdistys is the national membership body for Finland in the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and is the oldest and largest national PM Association in Northern Europe. The general manager of Projekiyhdistys is Jyry Louhisto, who is also the project director for the 23rd IPMA World Congress in Finland. For further information, visit www.pry.fi.
