Speaking

Popular speaker and best-selling PM author Neal Whitten is a frequent speaker at conferences, seminars, workshops and special events—serving private companies, institutions and public organizations. His motivational messages include subjects on personal performance, soft skills, leadership and all aspects of project management. There is no limitation to audience size. Presentations typically span from an hour to a day, but can be longer.

Behaviors that Lead to Exceptional Performance
Success does not just happen—it is made to happen. Success is born of behaviors and choices that lead to exceptional performance. Neal Whitten reveals leading edge best-practice behaviors that will promote your professional and personal success. Some of these behaviors—intentionally or not—are often avoided. As you strive to achieve your dreams, these behaviors can lay the foundation for your journey. Be prepared to rethink what constitutes effective behavior. You won’t want to miss this! The presentation is based on Neal’s best-selling PM book, Neal Whitten’s Let’s Talk! More No-Nonsense Project Advice—Over 700 Q&As! Power Snippets.

No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects
Successful projects—and careers—don't just happen, they are made to happen. Neal takes leadership and project management to a personal level by revealing leading-edge best practices that make all the difference between leading consistently successful projects and playing the victim with troubled projects. Focusing mostly on leadership and soft skills, this thought-provoking seminar reveals choices to make and behaviors to adopt that are invaluable in helping a person become a successful project manager and leader. Learn to think for yourself, re-energize your initiative and drive, and take control of your destiny. The seminar is based largely on Neal's best-selling PM book, Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects. Power Snippets.

Are You Too Soft?
Most project managers—most leaders—are not consistently willing to make the tough and unpopular project-related decisions, even though their instincts warn them that they are not taking the most effective action. Witness examples of project manager actions (or inactions) that are indicative of too-soft behavior. Will you recognize familiar behavior? You don't have to be rude, insensitive, arrogant or a bully to avoid being too soft. None of these attributes is acceptable—ever! Be prepared to rethink what constitutes effective project management and leadership behavior. Power Snippets.

Behaviors to Master When Dealing with Your Leaders
Your leaders want you to know—need you to know—the behaviors they consistently expect from you. Just because you have a leadership role doesn't mean you are living up to their expectations. Not only will Neal Whitten identify what your boss expects from you, he will articulate what you expect from those under your direction. Topics include: don't take it personally, don't dump and run, make it brief, offer professional criticism, bring solutions with problems, wear one face, and many more. Learn how you can enhance your image, effectiveness, and career—while making your leaders' jobs easier. Power Snippets.

Eight Dumb Project Management Beliefs
There is much more to learn within the project management profession than meets the eye of the casual practitioner/observer. Many of the lessons are not obvious but become clearer once we have been exposed to them. In this seminar Neal Whitten reveals eight commonly held beliefs that are thought to be true, but all are false. Examples include: If you don’t lead project members, they will lead themselves and Committed dates are fixed. Be prepared for some “Aha!” moments. Power Snippets.

Samples of More Presentation Topics

• Change the Culture in Your Organization—Project by Project
• Escalate Is Not a Dirty Word
• Is Your Professional Behavior Respected?
• Recognize and Deal with Professional Immaturity
• What Good Is a Mentor?
• Foster Interpersonal Communications
• Turn Criticism into an Asset
• The Roles & Responsibilities of a Project Manager
• The Roles & Responsibilities of a Resource Manager
• The Roles & Responsibilities of a Project Sponsor
• Promote the Advancement of Project Management in Your Organization
• Ten Project Execution & Control Best Practices
• Ten Project Planning Best Practices

For More Information
For more information, you can e-mail or call 706-692-3910.
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Neal Whitten, PMP
The Neal Whitten Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 1030, Jasper, GA 30143
706-692-3910; Fax: 706-692-3913
Email:     neal@nealwhittengroup.com
Website: http://www.nealwhittengroup.com

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