The Wonderful World of Power Skills: Achieving Exceptional Performance with Neal Whitten
What You Will Learn
Upon completion of this training, learners will be able to:
- Identify Power Skills that can take your performance to a higher level.
- Learn to think and act effectively for success.
- Build a Power Skills foundation for an organization that can result in continuously and positively evolving.
Description
Embark on a transformative journey with this 2-day course designed to elevate your professional and personal life. Discover the essential Power Skills that drive success in both projects and the workplace, honed through years of collaboration with top professionals. These skills not only break down personal barriers and teach how to think and act, but also foster a culture of continuous improvement within any organization.
This training goes beyond the basics, empowering every individual within a project, organization, or company to thrive and evolve together. By embracing these Power Skills, you and your team can achieve unparalleled performance, benefiting both individuals and the organization.
Ideal for leaders, aspiring leaders, and anyone seeking to enhance their performance, this course covers a range of foundational skills, team dynamics, and effective leadership interactions. Key Power Skills include:
- Prioritizing your top three daily tasks
- Occasionally breaking conventional rules
- Facing necessary confrontations head-on
- Thinking independently
- Regularly practicing boldness and courage
- Making decisions with an owner’s mindset
- Embracing the role of a good actor, and much more.
This course could be one of the most impactful investments in your personal and professional growth. Experience the accountability, inspiration, and encouragement you have been searching for—and don’t be surprised if it changes the trajectory of your career and life.
The class is conducted by a leading project management and professional development authority with tons of experience, 8 books, and many stories to share. Join Neal for a fun, informative, and beneficial investment in your job and career. You become who you choose to be!
AGENDA
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Introduction
- What are Power Skills?
- What does exceptional performance look like for an individual?
- What does exceptional performance look like for an organization?
- What’s in it for you?
Foundational Power Skills (24)
- Manage daily to your top three priorities
- Break the rules occasionally
- Never avoid necessary confrontation
- Think for yourself
- Routinely practice boldness and courage
- Make decisions as if you own the business
- Live in your present moments
- Don’t make it personal or take it personally
- Evaluate yourself daily
- Be a good actor
- ...and more
Exercises:
- Self-assessment questionnaire
- Deciding top three Power Skills to focus upon
- Creating a Performance Improvement Plan
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Power Skills for a team (shared values) (15)
- Demonstrate personal initiative
- Be reliable
- Be proactive
- Focus on solutions
- Practice continuous improvement
- Fully participate
- Share knowledge
- Maintain a positive attitude
- Promote team success
- ...and more
Power Skills for interacting with your leaders (17)
- Make it brief
- Don’t take it personally
- Keep your leaders informed
- Wear one face
- Don’t dump and run
- Close issues
- Meet commitments
- Make your leaders look good
- Show you can be trusted
- ...and more
Identify your top three takeaways from the class
PDU Allocation Table
Ways of Working | Power Skills | Business Acumen | Total | |
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CAPM® / PMI-CP™ / PMP® / PgMP® | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
PMI-ACP® / Agile* | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
PMI-SP® | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
PMI-RMP® | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
PfMP® | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
PMI-PBA® | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
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Instructor(s)

Neal Whitten PMP
Neal Whitten, PMP, is a consultant, trainer, mentor, speaker, and author in the areas of power skills and leadership, project management, team building, and employee development. He is the author of eight books, has written over 150 articles for professional magazines, and was a contributing editor of PMI’s PM Network® magazine for more than 15 years. He has presented to thousands of people from hundreds of companies, institutions, and public organizations worldwide. Neal has held the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification since 1992.