WELCOME PMI MONTANA!
This is Mark Kenny! Thank you for considering me for your professional development days in September. I appreciate you considering me and would love to make it work! Here are several resources for you to review, including videos, topics, relevant experience, and engagement activities. Reach out any time at mark@markskenny.com or (615) 656-0465.
VIDEOS
MARK’S SPEAKING demo video
VIDEO FROM A RECENT IN-PERSON FULL KEYNOTE
Watch the Video on Vimeo
Password: markspeaksteams
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Mark is a former project manager and started a project management software company many years ago. Since that time, he has extensive speaking experience which includes speaking to PMI and many other audiences.
TOPICS
The following are two recommended topics. Should you select me as your keynote speaker, we can work together to merge the topic with your theme as much as possible. Naturally, I can provide more information, including learning objectives, as needed.
TOPIC #1: IT’S TIME TO RE-ENGAGE TEAMS
How can project managers re-engage and re-ignite their functional and project teams? What would it look like for project managers to have the confidence to take the lead and create a team environment with high retention that is fun, engaging, productive, and satisfying? In this highly interactive and fun session, Mark challenges project managers to examine the impact they have on the team experience and provides the three critical steps to lead without embarrassment. It’s time for project managers to make a real difference in the team culture of the organization.
TOPIC #2: the hippo solution: eliminate territorial thinking and unleash teams
Did you know that hippos are one of the most territorial, hostile animals on the planet? In an era where more and more work is being done across boundaries, leaders must transform their organization from hippo-esque territorial thinking to a culture of teamwork that feeds collaboration and adaptability. Through five transformative actions, Mark Kenny shares the roadmap for project managers to bring their organizations together to embrace forward change. Based on Mark’s book, The Hippo Solution: Eliminate Territorial Thinking and Unleash your Teams.
ENGAGEMENT
Mark’s sessions are fun and highly interactive. Some of the many techniques that Mark uses for in-person interactivity include:
- Bringing audience members up on stage for contests
- Mini live case studies with audience members
- Audience quizzes
- Shot-outs
- Large group contests
- Audience members interacting with each other
MARK’S PROCESS
Mark typically brings a five-step process to every engagement:
- Pre-Engagement: interviews with several board and / or chapter members to understand current goals and audience challenges.
- Pre-Event Promotion: Mark typically provides a video that you can use to promote the event.
- Event: the actual keynote event!
- Post-Event Resources: a PDF or video to answer questions; Mark also often provides a video with the practical how-to’s of re-engaging teams so the audience can further apply the learnings from the keynote.
- Post-Event Contest: 30-day contest for audience members to take action!
FEE
Mark’s typical keynote fee is $5,000 + travel. Mark travels from Nashville, Tennessee.