Jimmy Godard

Business leaders, managers, and directors may be brilliant leaders in one situation and do not have the same results in another. Management gurus agree: Anyone can lead, not everyone can be a successful leader. The previously embraced command-and-control techniques are increasingly ineffective. Today’s business environment demands leaders to be alert, agile, enterprising, and skilled in the art of diplomacy. As a leader, it's imperative to articulate who you are, what you stand for, and why you're excited to lead your team. Are these areas you feel you need to develop? Do you have a compass to guide you on the journey of leading through challenging times, your teams, stay flexible in dealing with them; try to respond to them in ways that address their needs and interests. “Developing your Leadership Compass” is a highly-interactive reflective process that sets a path to transformational leadership.

Big Data is a game changer. From employees’ generated data to machine generated data, organizations have to deal with new streams of data that come their way. This is a new era of data-driven insights in all industries. Many consider big data as a revolution that requires all of our attention, program, and project managers are not immune. Interested in leading the change? Join this presentation to understand the role of big data program/project managers, the required skills, what the team structure looks like, how to define the program direction, and milestones. This presentation will also provide an overview of resources, tools, and techniques to better understand the basic of big data analytics, how you can meticulously plan and then actively manage your big data projects successfully.

Have you looked at your workload recently and asked yourself why you have so much to do, yet nothing seems to get done? Effective time management is an indispensable skill. All of us want more time to do more. While none of us can squeeze more hours into a day, we can all find more time for the essential things in our lives. This session introduces simple time management tips that will help you get more out of your work day and reduce distractions so you can stay focused on what matters most. Take-Away: Thinking differently about time management Dealing with feeling overwhelmed Using Eisenhower's matrix of tasks Scheduling your tasks Executing your task