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Join us for our January Chapter Meeting, Influence Without Authority by Shawn O’Connell, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSP-SM, PSM2, PSK.

Everyone wants to be more influential at work. In today's onsite/virtual world, influence is the only way to manage, lead and get things done.  To be able to influence without authority in a more agile world, you must recognize that everyone's responsibility always exceeds their authority. The skillful use of influence will clearly demonstrate the subtle art of getting things done. Reciprocity, Building Effective Relationships and Becoming a Partner with Your Boss are all areas we can improve upon.  Influencing Without Authority is the name of the game in this age of collegial organizations, joint ventures, partnerships, and alliances.  Please join us for this interesting topic that will always have you thinking about the influencing models you will be using throughout your career.

Shawn O’Connell has over 40 years of experience in the high-tech fields of Biomedical and Clinical Engineering, Healthcare, Telecom, and Information Technology fields.  He is a retired Chief Warrant Officer of the U.S. Army and Army Reserves. He has been involved in project management since 1988 and several forms of Agile since 1998.  Shawn has presented at numerous Biomedical Symposiums and was the Executive Chair of the 12th Annual Northeastern Biomedical Symposium.  He has presented at the Project Summit/Business Analyst World, IT Portfolio Management Symposium, and GITEX Technology Week in Dubai.  He has run a $100 MM project for the state of Ohio, shut down mainframes, implemented Oracle ERP apps and Salesforce apps.   Shawn likes to give back to the project management profession by volunteering for numerous positions for non-profits to include President of the Microsoft Project User Group, Boston and President of the Ocean State PMI Chapter.

Earn 2 PDUs!

Food will be sandwiches and salad.