Dates:

• Wednesday, October 19, 2022, and Wednesday, October 26, 2022
• This is a 2-day event (held over 2 weeks) you must attend both days to receive credit
• Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST on both days

Speakers:

• Glenn Richardson, MBA
• Heidi Timmerman, MBA, CPCM, NCMA Fellow, NCMA Director

Intended Audience:

• This seminar is perfect for anyone working in acquisition, preparing to take on a new leadership role, and current leaders ready to hone their skills!

Description:
Contract management is a dynamic profession that relies on strong leaders to create solutions for organizations, customers, and end-users. Sometimes that means thinking bigger when it comes to the critical role a contract management team plays in accomplishing the mission and driving an organization forward.

In this hands-on seminar, participants will explore leadership opportunities and challenges faced by contract managers, learn to leverage specific leadership skills, and develop a personal, 90-day leadership plan to hit the ground running.

Level of Difficulty:

• Intermediate

Learning Objectives:

• Introduction: Define” leadership” and develop personal leadership criteria and beliefs
• Objective 1: Develop and leverage strategic relationships from a contracting leader’s unique perspective—build a plan to:
  • Identify critical counterparts and key influencers,
  • Build trust and credibility,
  • Establish partnerships, and
  • Leverage relationships to create solutions.
• Objective 2: Build a reputation as a solution-maker within your organization—build a plan to:
  • Take a broader, solution-oriented approach to challenges;
  • Add value through your technical knowledge and career skills; and
  • Connect your work to the mission.
• Objective 3: Communicate to get results—build a plan to:
  • Craft a results-driven message,
  • Refine your message to connect with the audience, and
  • Establish presence and project confidence.
• Objective 4: Empower and engage a team of contract managers—build a plan to:
  • Establish a shared team vision,
  • Create a culture of engagement, and
  • Build up other emerging leaders.
• Objective 5: Lead effectively through periods of disruption, change, and innovation—build a plan to:
  • Act decisively during periods of change,
  • Re-evaluate vision during periods of change,
  • Demonstrate emotional intelligence,
  • Identify key disruptors to and innovations coming to our profession, and
  • Plan for volatility.

Course Material:

• Workbook will be available in My Virtual Training

CMBOK Competency:

• 1.0 Leadership

Credits:

• 7.0 CPE/CLP credits for participation

Cost:

• $230 member / $287 non-member
• To register another person or a group, email memberservices@ncmahq.org with the company name, webinar date, and number of attendees with their email addresses.

Connectivity Requirements:

• This training is conducted through My Virtual Training and presented via Zoom.
• *Note: Ensure all pop off blockers are disabled.
• To have all the Zoom features available during the live virtual training, we recommend using the most up-to-date version of Zoom for your system. System Requirements can be found here.