Hungry in Brazil
Monday, October 03, 2011
Going to the PMI conference in Sao Paul (August 15-17) and travelling in Brazil taught me two key lessons:
1. People everywhere are hungry for skills and knowledge – There were over 700 participants at the conference almost exclusively from the Sao Paulo area. Approximately 400 people attended my session on Conflict Management. Well over the original estimate of 250 attendees the people in the audience hung on to the experiences, approaches and tools that I shared with them. The maturity of the audience was awesome, the questions and dynamics amazing – their hunger for more in the human aspects of managing projects was clear. Feedback since my return has been incredible.
2. Brazil is a rising star and needs encouragement and support from countries like ours – What a beautiful country with rich diversity and passionate people proud of who they are and eager to show what they are capable of! As Canadians with a similar passion and pride we can be strong partners for them in the world of project management.
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