June 2023 President's Corner
A message from our 2023 President, Eric McKendall:
Special shout out to Piyalee Das for her informative presentation during last month's Chapter meeting! Thank you, Piyalee! Do you have a topic you'd like to present? Let us know! Email our VP of Programs at vpprograms@pmicac.org.
For this month we consider the fact that many of our chapter members will be off on June 19th to recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday and let us review this question for the month.
What is the history of the Juneteenth Holiday?
We at PMICAC celebrate all cultures and embrace enhanced understanding for all represented in our work environment.
The construction industry is seeing emerging changes as reflected by this podcast episode.
Cutting-Edge Technologies in Construction Projects
The construction sector is moving toward a more digital and connected future, with new technologies changing how teams are executing projects. Guests discuss how innovations, from digital twins and parametric design to augmented and virtual reality, are boosting efficiency on projects, how teams can build buy-in for adopting and experimenting with new tech and the skills project managers need to lead these next-gen construction projects.
Of course we at PMICAC are your go-to for certification but this PMI article provide additional insight for our young professionals.
Certifications Hold the Key for Ambitious, Young Project Professionals
Are you young, ambitious, and ready to make your mark on the project management profession? More young project professionals are turning to certifications to gain greater on-the-job credibility and career autonomy.
Certifications Empower Project Professionals | PMI Blog | PMI
I have long thought that learning never ends in our careers, but this article provides additional insight that is well worth the read.
Build a Strong Learning Culture on Your Team
With the nature of work changing so rapidly, it’s no longer enough just to offer employees opportunities for upskilling and reskilling. Companies also need to help workers become “expert learners” — and a key way of doing that, the learning-and-development expert James McKenna writes, is to follow the principles of the Universal Design Framework for learning, or UDL. In this article, McKenna lays out some of those principles and offers advice to companies who want to make it possible for their employees to become expert learners.
Build a Strong Learning Culture on Your Team (hbr.org)
I hope you find value in these and look forward to seeing you at our next event!
Eric McKendall, MSM, PMP, CLCP
President, PMICAC 2023
We'd like to give our very own Operations Advisor, Philip Diab, a BIG thanks for his presentation at our April Chapter Meeting! Lots of great information shared and engagement from the members.
Our March President's Reception was a huge success! Many thanks to our speaker, Ken Craig for bringing an engaging, lively presentation on, "A Secret to Project Success". Thank you to our members that engaged in great conversations, and sharing opportunities while enjoying a delicious meal. We wish Ken many congratulations on his retirement from McLeod Software!
March is the time for daylight savings, spring cleaning, St. Patrick's Day, Spring Break, March Madness and growth. As part of this year's strategy, one of our goals is to hold chapter events where our members work. We want to thank Protective Life for hosting last month's chapter meeting and for Anoop Mishra presenting leadership and management in the post-pandemic work environment. He provided some great tips that we can all incorporate into our teams.
