VOLUNTEER TO BE PART OF BUILDING BETTER FUTURES IN 2013!
Interested?
Come along to a Volunteer Information Session for Building Better Futures
and speak with current volunteers in each Program / Group
When: Tuesday 16 October 2012
Where: City of Sydney RSL Club. 565-567 George St
Sydney NSW 2000
Information evening will be held in Meeting Room No. 5
Time: 6pm
Learn new skills?
Meet new people?
Give back to your profession and the community?
BUILDING BETTER FUTURES
DO YOU WANT TO:
Tony, tell us a little bit about yourself? I have been working as a manager in the IT space for the past 10+ years, moving into project management about 3-4yrs ago at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. I’m married and have two boys aged 10 & 11. I also coach my youngest boys’ soccer team.
How did you hear about the program and what made you want to volunteer? Since joining PMI and gaining my PMP I have wanted to find out where I could really add value and still learn more. Searching through the Sydney Chapter website there are many things you can get involved in and volunteer for. I felt BBF was the area that interested me the most and I liked the approach of the Community Coaching Program.
What do you most enjoy about being a part of the Community Coaching Program? I’m working with the Not-for-Profit organisation ‘Good Beginnings’, mentoring and coaching a few of their project managers a couple of hours each week. This engagement has been fantastic for me because it ticked my number one box of “adding value”. The team at Good Beginnings has recently asked me to prepare a presentation for their Annual General Meeting attended by all their employees, so the coaching is not only benefiting the project managers that I work with weekly but we are also spreading the word about project management throughout the whole organisation. I’ve also found working with Suzy and the rest of the CCP team a fantastic experience... it’s rewarding to see the results of our persistence and hard work.
Spotlight on a Volunteer
PMI COMMUNITY COACHING PROGRAM
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