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Opportunity Unstuck! Tom Sheives shares advice from new book at 3rd UT Dallas Project Management Symposium
Reported by Ann R. Miller and David Pells in Dallas
Tom Sheives, PhD, offered some great advice to attendees at the 3rd UT Dallas Project Management Symposium on 13 August 2009, in his presentation entitled "Opportunity Unstuck: Create Your Right Time, Right Place, Right Opportunity". Tom's presentation was based on his newly published book entitled "OPPORTUNITY unstuck!"
The 3rd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium was held in the School of Management on The UT Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas during 13-14 August 2009. The event was organized by the Graduate Program in Project Management (PM) in the School of Management's Executive Education Center at UT Dallas, in partnership with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum. The theme for the symposium was "Managing in a Changing World".
According to Tom (pictured at right), "The four golden keys to 'unsticking' your career are (1) become a recognized expert; (2) become emotionally engaged - with your work and with people; (3) actively help others; and (4) become an effective team member." During his presentation, he discussed how to achieve those important leadership traits, with examples and personal stories - including his recent professional and volunteer activities in Panama.
According to Tom (pictured at right), "The four golden keys to 'unsticking' your career are (1) become a recognized expert; (2) become emotionally engaged - with your work and with people; (3) actively help others; and (4) become an effective team member." During his presentation, he discussed how to achieve those important leadership traits, with examples and personal stories - including his recent professional and volunteer activities in Panama.
Tom Sheives, PhD, is an author, coach and speaker with True Solutions, Inc., in Dallas, Texas. Tom has coached, mentored and trained project managers at such companies as Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin and Microsoft, and has developed and delivered training courses for PMP® recertification, PM Fundamentals, Requirements Development, Leadership and Teaming. As part time faculty member of The UT Dallas, Tom has recently helped deliver over 52 days of project management training to the Panama Canal Authority in support the $5.2 billion canal expansion program. Tom is a graduate of the University of New Mexico, Texas A&M University, Baylor University and Coach University in the USA. His new book, OPPORTUNITY unstuck!, was published in March 2009.
For additional information about Tom Sheives, or to contact him about his presentation or new book, visit http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#Sheives.
The 3rd UT Dallas PM Symposium was launched on Thursday, August 13, with welcoming addresses by James Joiner, Director of the Graduate Program in Project Management at The UT Dallas and Mr. Hasan Pirkul, PhD, Dean of The UT Dallas School of Management. They were followed by two keynote speakers, retired US astronaut James Reilly, PhD, and Tom Leppert, the popular mayor of the City of Dallas. Other events on 13 August included 24 professional presentations in five streams by project management experts and professional practitioners. The first day ended with a networking reception for participants in the atrium in the School of Management. The second day of the symposium, August 14, featured keynote speeches by Edwin Andrews, PhD, Director of Academic and Educational Programs and Services for the Project Management Institute (PMI); Mark Penny, Project Executive at Manhattan Construction, the prime contractor for the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas; and Veikko Välilä, Secretary General of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). The second day also included 15 professional presentations and three panel discussions. Official attendance for the two day event was around 225. To see the full symposium program, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/graduate/execed/projectMgmtProg/projSymposium.
The Project Management Program at UT Dallas provides application-oriented education for professionals with significant project, program or general management responsibilities. Established in the Executive Education Center in The UT Dallas' School of Management, students have the option of earning a Certificate in Project Management, a Master of Science degree with an emphasis in project management, or a Master of Business Administration degree with project management emphasis.
The UT Dallas PM program, originally developed in 1997, is accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC) of Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is a PMI Registered Education Provider Program (PMI R.E.P.). The program is taught by world-class faculty with a blend of industrial project management, consulting and teaching experience. The UT Dallas PM Program is delivered both on campus and online, and attracts students from across the USA and worldwide. For more information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project.
The PMI Dallas Chapter is a volunteer-based professional association dedicated to supporting the growth and development of project management practitioners, as well as building awareness of the project management discipline and its critical role in business and organization success. With more than half a million members and credential holders in over 170 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the leading membership association for the project management profession. Founded in 1984 and with over 4,000 members, the PMI Dallas Chapter is one of the world's largest PMI components. To learn more about the PMI Dallas Chapter and its service offerings, visit www.pmidallas.org
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Tom Sheives, PhD, offered some great advice to attendees at the 3rd UT Dallas Project Management Symposium on 13 August 2009, in his presentation entitled "Opportunity Unstuck: Create Your Right Time, Right Place, Right Opportunity". Tom's presentation was based on his newly published book entitled "OPPORTUNITY unstuck!"
The 3rd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium was held in the School of Management on The UT Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas during 13-14 August 2009. The event was organized by the Graduate Program in Project Management (PM) in the School of Management's Executive Education Center at UT Dallas, in partnership with the Dallas Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and PMForum. The theme for the symposium was "Managing in a Changing World".
According to Tom (pictured at right), "The four golden keys to 'unsticking' your career are (1) become a recognized expert; (2) become emotionally engaged - with your work and with people; (3) actively help others; and (4) become an effective team member." During his presentation, he discussed how to achieve those important leadership traits, with examples and personal stories - including his recent professional and volunteer activities in Panama.
Tom Sheives, PhD, is an author, coach and speaker with True Solutions, Inc., in Dallas, Texas. Tom has coached, mentored and trained project managers at such companies as Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin and Microsoft, and has developed and delivered training courses for PMP® recertification, PM Fundamentals, Requirements Development, Leadership and Teaming. As part time faculty member of The UT Dallas, Tom has recently helped deliver over 52 days of project management training to the Panama Canal Authority in support the $5.2 billion canal expansion program. Tom is a graduate of the University of New Mexico, Texas A&M University, Baylor University and Coach University in the USA. His new book, OPPORTUNITY unstuck!, was published in March 2009.
For additional information about Tom Sheives, or to contact him about his presentation or new book, visit http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#Sheives.
The 3rd UT Dallas PM Symposium was launched on Thursday, August 13, with welcoming addresses by James Joiner, Director of the Graduate Program in Project Management at The UT Dallas and Mr. Hasan Pirkul, PhD, Dean of The UT Dallas School of Management. They were followed by two keynote speakers, retired US astronaut James Reilly, PhD, and Tom Leppert, the popular mayor of the City of Dallas. Other events on 13 August included 24 professional presentations in five streams by project management experts and professional practitioners. The first day ended with a networking reception for participants in the atrium in the School of Management. The second day of the symposium, August 14, featured keynote speeches by Edwin Andrews, PhD, Director of Academic and Educational Programs and Services for the Project Management Institute (PMI); Mark Penny, Project Executive at Manhattan Construction, the prime contractor for the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas; and Veikko Välilä, Secretary General of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). The second day also included 15 professional presentations and three panel discussions. Official attendance for the two day event was around 225. To see the full symposium program, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/graduate/execed/projectMgmtProg/projSymposium.
The Project Management Program at UT Dallas provides application-oriented education for professionals with significant project, program or general management responsibilities. Established in the Executive Education Center in The UT Dallas' School of Management, students have the option of earning a Certificate in Project Management, a Master of Science degree with an emphasis in project management, or a Master of Business Administration degree with project management emphasis.
The UT Dallas PM program, originally developed in 1997, is accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC) of Project Management Institute (PMI®) and is a PMI Registered Education Provider Program (PMI R.E.P.). The program is taught by world-class faculty with a blend of industrial project management, consulting and teaching experience. The UT Dallas PM Program is delivered both on campus and online, and attracts students from across the USA and worldwide. For more information, visit http://som.utdallas.edu/project.