Webinar Description

Summary 

  • 🌍 Global welcome and community building: The host encourages participants to join the PMI community on LinkedIn and YouTube for continued learning and discussions. 
  • 💼 Importance of personal and professional progress: The webinar emphasizes strategies for accelerating career and personal growth, focusing on leadership, overcoming barriers, and career development. 
  • 🎯 Recap of five key strategies: A review of five career growth strategies from a previous webinar, covering setting clear goals, negotiating value, and the importance of lifelong learning. 
  • 👩💼 Career challenges for women: The session highlights common challenges women face, including navigating male-dominated industries, building leadership skills, and overcoming barriers to career advancement. 
  • 📈 Transitioning and career strategy: Advice is provided on transitioning into project management and making strategic career moves, such as salary negotiation and acquiring new skills. 
  • 🏢 Insights for business owners: Tips for business owners include breaking business goals into manageable actions to accelerate growth. 
  • 💡 Leadership for women: Developing leadership skills, advocating for yourself, and balancing warmth and assertiveness are key points for women looking to grow in leadership roles. 
  • 📚 Purpose-driven career acceleration: The session emphasizes aligning personal values with career goals for long-term success and fulfillment. 

Insights Based on Numbers 

  • 5 powerful strategies: The key strategies covered earlier in the year, now revisited to help individuals reflect on their career path. 
  • 60-100%: The percentage of child-rearing and household management handled by women globally, adding extra career challenges on top of professional demands. 
  • 3 PS of Promotability: Performance, potential, and personal aspirations are critical factors for advancing in your career, as highlighted by a talent management expert. 

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About the Speakers

Liz Hector a Project and Program Manager for 35+ years.  Liz worked at PWC and IBM for 15 years, focusing on large IT implementations and innovation projects with clients such as ABN AMRO Bank and Shell. She also ran the Human Captial Practice and worked on the IBM/Apple collaboration.  Today, Liz’ focuses on her work with NGOs and her ProjectSkillsMentor YouTube channel.  She also mentors others as a way to engage and encourage others. Liz is also the Social Impact Lead for PMI UK, working on multi-chapter events.  She is excited to start her master’s program in digital marketing this summer.

 

Maria Ntomazi a seasoned Project Portfolio Manager with over 20 years in banking and finance. Formerly leading digital banking solutions at Eurobank, now manages diverse projects in the IT and natural cosmetics sectors, optimizing workflows and value delivery. Certified as an Investment and Insurance Advisor with recent credentials in Value Stream Management from PMI and the Value Stream Management Consortium. Currently participating in a postgraduate program from Caltech CTME on DevOps and preparing for PMP certification, she is passionate about leveraging technology to transform financial services and drive innovation. Maria works in Greece.

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