| WEEK 46 |
| Monday. 13 November, 2023 | ||
| 7:30 am |
Job Search Breakfast Meeting November 13, 2023When: November 13, 2023 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Where: Virtual Meeting (Registrants will receive joining details from Meeting Leader)
Description:
This group is established to provide job search support for Silicon Valley project management professionals. It is sponsored by the Silicon Valley chapter of the Project Management Institute - PMI (www.pmisv.org) to help our members in transition improve their probability of landing a future job. In conjunction with the chapter's Career Management Seminars and Career Development Workshops, the Job Search Group focuses on providing: |
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| Tuesday. 14 November, 2023 | ||
| 7:30 am |
PM Breakfast Meeting - San Mateo - Nov 2023When: November 14, 2023 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Where: Virtual Meeting (Registrants will receive joining details from Meeting Leader)
Description:
Monthly the chapter holds seven geographically dispersed (Project Management) PM Breakfast Meetings in San Francisco’s Peninsula, South Bay and East Bay. Each of these is a small gathering (10 to 15) project managers for a discussion of the current PM environment, sharing of information, and brainstorming of current challenges. The meeting's agenda is the topics brought by the attendees. Every meeting is facilitated by a chapter volunteer. |
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| Wednesday. 15 November, 2023 | ||
| 6:00 pm |
PM Insights Foster City Virtual Meeting: Turning Strategy Into OutcomesThere are many definitions of what strategy is, many focus on competitive advantage, sustainable growth, superior performance, and organizational goals and objectives. Most conversations target how to define a winning strategy, but few spend little time discussing execution. This event is designed to bridge the gap between strategy leadership, those defining strategy, and execution professionals, those skilled and experienced in bringing big ideas to life. |
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| Thursday. 16 November, 2023 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
SV Monthly Book Club : The Culture CodeBook of the month:The Culture Codeby Daniel Coyle
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Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Virtual
Host: Marc Scotchlas
About the Book
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Talent Code unlocks the secrets of highly successful groups and provides tomorrow’s leaders with the tools to build a cohesive, motivated culture.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERG AND LIBRARY JOURNAL
Where does great culture come from? How do you build and sustain it in your group, or strengthen a culture that needs fixing?
In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world’s most successful organizations—including the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six, IDEO, and the San Antonio Spurs—and reveals what makes them tick. He demystifies the culture-building process by identifying three key skills that generate cohesion and cooperation, and explains how diverse groups learn to function with a single mind. Drawing on examples that range from Internet retailer Zappos to the comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade to a daring gang of jewel thieves, Coyle offers specific strategies that trigger learning, spark collaboration, build trust, and drive positive change. Coyle unearths helpful stories of failure that illustrate what not to do, troubleshoots common pitfalls, and shares advice about reforming a toxic culture. Combining leading-edge science, on-the-ground insights from world-class leaders, and practical ideas for action, The Culture Code offers a roadmap for creating an environment where innovation flourishes, problems get solved, and expectations are exceeded.
Culture is not something you are—it’s something you do. The Culture Code puts the power in your hands. No matter the size of your group or your goal, this book can teach you the principles of cultural chemistry that transform individuals into teams that can accomplish amazing things together.
Praise for The Culture Code
“I’ve been waiting years for someone to write this book—I’ve built it up in my mind into something extraordinary. But it is even better than I imagined. Daniel Coyle has produced a truly brilliant, mesmerizing read that demystifies the magic of great groups. It blows all other books on culture right out of the water.”—Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Option B, Originals, and Give and Take
“If you want to understand how successful groups work—the signals they transmit, the language they speak, the cues that foster creativity—you won’t find a more essential guide than The Culture Code.”—Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better
About the SV Monthly Book Club : Register Here
The SV Monthly Book Club is a no-cost forum to discuss books and publications that touch on various topics about project and program management. It recurs on the 3rd Thursday each month, virtually. There is no club membership, and anyone can join the discussion forum of the month. To attend the forum, please pre-register (for free) and be sure you have pre-read the book of the month. Registration is necessary as we are limiting the number of attendees, so that everyone has a chance to express their opinion and listen to others.
This is a professional event. While we are open to opinions from all angles during the book discussions, please be respectful to the host and all attendees.
About the Event Leader
Marc Scotchlas is the event leader and discussion moderator
Registration
- Required and limiting attendees. First come first serve.
- Zoom link to be distributed to registrants on the day of the event. Look for a Zoom invitation the day of the event from scotchlas@gmail.com. Feel free to set that not to go to your junk mail.
Additional Information
Event Leader: Marc Scotchlas {Click here to contact Marc}
PDU: Up to 5.0 PDU to complete the pre-reading; 1.0 to participate in the monthly meeting. PDU claim code available to attendees at end of event.
Recognize that PDU credit may be partial if you've read only the part of the book that you will read, or that full credit can be taken later after the discussion event is complete and you have completed the entire book. There's no drop-dead requirement by the discussion date for reading, but the discussion is much fuller if you've read the entire book.
Speakers
Marc Scotchlas - Event Host
Shot Director at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Marc served a career in the Navy prior to joining Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2018, serving as Shot Director at the National Ignition Facility. Managing operations at the world’s premier laser facility that is leading the way to ignition and solving humanity’s energy needs has been his passion since. Residing in the Bay area and perpetually expanding his horizons has been his pastime.