Summary: Only One Thing Stands Between You and Success. It Isn’t Experience. It Isn’t Talent.” World-renowned leadership expert John C. Maxwell says if you want to succeed, you must learn how to connect with people. And while it may seem like some folks are just born with it, the fact is anyone can learn how to make every communication an opportunity for a powerful connection. In Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, we will share the Five Principles and Five Practices to develop the crucial skill of connecting, including: • Finding Common Ground • Keeping Your Communication Simple • Capturing People’s Interest • Inspiring People • Staying Authentic in all Your Relationships The ability to connect with others is a major determining factor in reaching your full potential. It’s no secret! Connecting is a skill you can learn and apply in your personal, professional, and family relationships. Benefits 1. Increase ability to influence and negotiate with project sponsors and team members 2. Increased collaboration 3. Improved productivity to ensure projects are completed on time, on budget, high quality, and delivering to higher sponsor satisfaction levels 4. Improved engagement from team members What Your Will Learn: Differences in our communication styles How to find common ground Keeping you communication simple Capturing people’s interest Inspiring people Staying authentic in all your relationships PMI PDU Category: Leadership – 1 PDU Activity Code: IPC2018-S03
